▁f ella ▁who ▁could ▁do ▁everything ▁is ▁Al ▁Kal ine . ▁He ▁was ▁just ▁the ▁ep it ome ▁of ▁what ▁a ▁great ▁out f iel der ▁is ▁all ▁about ▁– ▁great ▁speed , ▁catch es ▁the ▁ball ▁and ▁throws ▁the ▁ball ▁well ." ▁Manager ▁Billy ▁Martin ▁once ▁said , ▁" I ▁have ▁always ▁referred ▁to ▁Al ▁Kal ine ▁as ▁' M ister ▁Per fection '. ▁He ▁does ▁it ▁all ▁– ▁hitting , ▁field ing , ▁running , ▁throwing ▁– ▁and ▁he ▁does ▁it ▁with ▁that ▁extra ▁touch ▁of ▁br ill ian cy ▁that ▁marks ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁super ▁ball player ... ▁Al ▁fits ▁in ▁anywhere , ▁at ▁any ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁line up ▁and ▁any ▁spot ▁in ▁the ▁batt ing ▁order ." ▁ ▁Post - play ing ▁career ▁ ▁After ▁his ▁playing ▁career , ▁Kal ine ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁Detroit ▁area , ▁and ▁he ▁remained ▁active ▁within ▁the ▁Tig ers ▁organization , ▁serving ▁first ▁as ▁a ▁color ▁comment ator ▁on ▁the ▁team ' s ▁television ▁broadcast s ▁( 1 9 7 5 – 2 0 0 2 ) ▁mostly ▁with ▁play ▁by ▁play ▁announ cer ▁and ▁former ▁T iger ▁and ▁fellow ▁Hall ▁of ▁F amer ▁George ▁K ell , ▁and ▁then ▁later ▁as ▁a ▁consult ant ▁to ▁the ▁team . ▁Starting ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Kal ine ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁special ▁assistant ▁to ▁Tig ers ▁President / CE O / General ▁Manager ▁Dave ▁D omb row ski , ▁and ▁his ▁duties ▁included ▁co aching / ment oring ▁out field ers