Joe Maddon leaving Rays

[Taylor]

If he were to go to the Astros, we would get demolished by them. 

 

That already happens.

[211275]

Would love to see him in an Angels uniform but Moreno doesn't have the balls to fire Mike, too bad. He will end up with the Cubs. 

[Amazing Larry]

lol

[Hollyw00d]

Presenting the new manager for the 2015 Oakland A's.....

[Amazing Larry]

The main board cracks me up during October-December. 

[Blarg]

Would love to see him in an Angels uniform but Moreno doesn't have the balls to fire Mike, too bad. He will end up with the Cubs.

Yeah, billionaires are always so timid.

[211275]

Yeah, billionaires are always so timid.

Hes buddies with Scioscia and he's afraid to fire him, why else would he keep him around for so long? You can't have a loaded roster and that payroll and miss the playoffs 4 straight years. He should have been gone years ago. 

Edited October 24, 2014 by MBell

[Angels]

Would love to see him in an Angels uniform but Moreno doesn't have the balls to fire Mike, too bad. He will end up with the Cubs.

Great post.

I think it's a combination of the length and size of the contract and fright from the backlash he would receive for letting go of a manager who guided a great team to the best record in baseball.

Well, he can always use Scioscia's postseason failures as a reason I suppose or the 4 years prior of not making the postseason despite those luxurious signings and huge expectations.

I would love to see Maddon manage this team. Do it, Arte!

Edited October 24, 2014 by Angels

[mtangelsfan]

Hes buddies with Scioscia and he's afraid to fire him, why else would he keep him around for so long? You can't have a loaded roster and that payroll and miss the playoffs 4 straight years. He should have been gone years ago. 

 

Maybe because he just won 98 games lol.

[211275]

Maybe because he just won 98 games lol.

And then did what in the playoffs? Oh yea, got swept by a wildcard team...No one cares about or remembers the regular season

[nate]

Maybe because he just won 98 games lol.

 

And then managed the Angels out of the ALDS.  He has a terrible postseason record.  Time to move on.

[Jay]

I think QuinlonMinion hacked MBell's account.

[T.G.]

Arte Moreno is a Vietnam veteran... Yeah, I'm sure he's scared.

Edited October 24, 2014 by True Grich

[Angels]

And then did what in the playoffs? Oh yea, got swept by a wildcard team...No one cares about or remembers the regular season

Exactly right. You play to win the title, not get swept in the first round to an inferior club.

Scioscia's tragic decision making certainly played a role why the Angels got swept.

Really hoping for Maddon... Make it happen, Arte!

[AngelsAndRamsFan]

Would love to see him in an Angels uniform but Moreno doesn't have the balls to fire Mike, too bad. He will end up with the Cubs.

Lol. Even if Moreno was interested in firing/replacing Sosh, Maddon wouldn't be interested in managing the Angels. He's buddies with Sosh and he would never stab Sosh in the back by taking the job.

[mtangelsfan]

And then did what in the playoffs? Oh yea, got swept by a wildcard team...No one cares about or remembers the regular season

 

who then in turn swept the Orioles.  should they fire Showalter?

[T.G.]

Here we go....

 

12 pages or bust.

[mtangelsfan]

And then managed the Angels out of the ALDS.  He has a terrible postseason record.  Time to move on.

 

What a dumb post nate.  The 2-4 hitters are what killed the Angels. 

[Angels]

who then in turn swept the Orioles. should they fire Showalter?

Pretty sure he's talking about his entire postseason failures since 12 years ago...not just one isolated series.

Edited October 24, 2014 by Angels

[211275]

What a dumb post nate.  The 2-4 hitters are what killed the Angels. 

Did the 2-4 hitters also make the dumb decisions over the past 10-12 years in the postseason that knocked the Angels out of the playoffs too? 

[Guest]

Yeah, billionaires are always so timid.

If anything I suspect a lot of Scioscia's most frustrating moves were actually done at Moreno's insistence, which means changing mangers won't fix the problem. 

[mtangelsfan]

Pretty sure he's talking about his entire postseason failures since 14 years ago...not just one isolated series.

 

Pretty sure he said they got swept by a wild card team.  So he was referring to this season.

[T.G.]

[Blarg]

Hes buddies with Scioscia and he's afraid to fire him, why else would he keep him around for so long? You can't have a loaded roster and that payroll and miss the playoffs 4 straight years. He should have been gone years ago.

an inflated payroll doesn't win games. Players that can perform win games. The mismanaged roster acquisitions is on Moreno, not Scioscia.

[T.G.]

Let's see.... who actually came out of the wood work this time?