▁and ▁Detroit ▁fans ▁would ▁shout ▁" E e - Y ah " ▁when ▁Jenn ings ▁appeared ▁on ▁the ▁field . ▁( See ▁also ▁Jack ▁Sm ile , ▁E e - y ah : ▁The ▁Life ▁And ▁Times ▁Of ▁Hugh ie ▁Jenn ings , ▁Baseball ▁Hall ▁Of ▁F amer ) ▁ ▁Be hind ▁the ▁ant ics ▁was ▁a ▁great ▁co aching ▁mind . ▁Con nie ▁Mack ▁called ▁Jenn ings ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁greatest ▁man agers ▁in ▁history , ▁along ▁with ▁John ▁McG raw ▁and ▁Joe ▁Mc Car thy . ▁One ▁of ▁his ▁greatest ▁challeng es , ▁and ▁accomplish ments , ▁during ▁his ▁years ▁in ▁Detroit ▁was ▁to ▁manage ▁the ▁un man age able — Ty ▁C obb . ▁Jenn ings ▁recognized ▁C obb ' s ▁talent ▁and ▁his ▁complicated ▁psych ological ▁make up ▁and ▁concluded ▁the ▁best ▁strategy ▁would ▁be ▁to ▁let ▁C obb ▁be ▁C obb . ▁Jenn ings ▁reported ly ▁called ▁C obb ▁aside ▁one ▁day ▁and ▁said , ▁" There ▁isn ' t ▁anything ▁about ▁baseball ▁I ▁can ▁teach ▁you . ▁An yth ing ▁I ▁might ▁say ▁to ▁you ▁would ▁merely ▁h inder ▁you ▁in ▁your ▁development . ▁The ▁only ▁thing ▁for ▁you ▁to ▁do ▁is ▁go ▁ahead ▁and ▁do ▁as ▁you ▁please . ▁Use ▁your ▁own ▁judgment .. ▁. ▁. ▁. ▁. ▁Do ▁what ▁you ▁think ▁is ▁best ▁and ▁I ' ll ▁back ▁you ▁up ." ▁ ▁In ▁, ▁during ▁a ▁game ▁in ▁which ▁" pick - ups " ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁Tig ers ▁when ▁the ▁regular ▁team ▁went