Breaking: Bill Stoneman will become the Angels' interim GM.

[Inside Pitch]

No, it isn't.  His loyality is being proven towards his friend right now by helping him out.  Nothing more, nothing less.

 

Cut the BS about his being in it to help his friend, Disney hired Stoneman, not Moreno.   I don't doubt the two are close after all these years but he's hardly a yes man.  Bill Stoneman was pretty widely respected for his ability to put front offices together.  He was for all intents and purposes the "king maker" in Montreal, twice passing up the opportunity to be the GM because of his family.  Dan Duquette, Dave Dombrowski, Jim Beatie, and Kevin Malone were all hand picked by Stoneman to serve as GM of of the Expos and it was at his recommendation that Larry Beinfest was brought in after he left.   Sure he's someone Moreno is familiar with but he may just be the best person available to help find the next GM of this franchise -- for all we know he may have been one of the people involved in picking Dipoto. 

[VariousCrap]

Cut the BS about his being in it to help his friend, Disney hired Stoneman, not Moreno.  

 

 

 

Stoneman's role since he quit the GM position is why he and Arte are so close now.  It is not BS.

[JAHV76]

Stoneman could have passed on this opportunity he has nothing to prove at his age. The fact they had a seasoned GM in house is a good thing for the interim time period considering they are closing in on the trade deadline.

[VariousCrap]

Stoneman could have passed on this opportunity he has nothing to prove at his age. The fact they had a seasoned GM in house is a good thing for the interim time period considering they are closing in on the trade deadline.

 

 

 

With an interim GM who is known for not making trades???  Yes, very good.

[Stradling]

Stoneman is a yes man because a guy named various crap says so. AW Fact.

[VariousCrap]

Stoneman is a yes man because a guy named various crap says so. AW Fact.

 

 

 

To deny that Sosh runs this team after the last 24 hours is hysterical.

[JAHV76]

With an interim GM who is known for not making trades??? Yes, very good.

He traded for Adam Kennedy and Chone Figgins.

[Stradling]

To claim a 71 year old man who hired Mike and who won a World Series as a GM is a yes man and will take orders from Sosh is basically you looking for another reason to hate Sosh. He's given you plenty of material that you don't have to conjure up nonsense.

[ten ocho recon scout]

Another overpaid free agent signing???

i was more saying it sarcastically, but yes.

Reality is theres no help coming from the farm. We likely lose aybar after this year, as well as iannetta (even though hes sucked this year). Their replacements internally arent much more promising. We still need another outfielder, and going bt this year and the second half, calhoun isnt as good as we hoped (but not ready to write him off). We obviously need something...and theres not a lot out there.

[VariousCrap]

To claim a 71 year old man who hired Mike and who won a World Series as a GM is a yes man and will take orders from Sosh is basically you looking for another reason to hate Sosh. He's given you plenty of material that you don't have to conjure up nonsense.

 

 

You and I can go back and forth on this all night.  

 

Let me say this:  I hope you are right.  I only want the team to win.  I don't care who is the GM, manager or players.  

 

Just F'n win.

[Angel Oracle]

i was more saying it sarcastically, but yes.

Reality is theres no help coming from the farm. We likely lose aybar after this year, as well as iannetta (even though hes sucked this year). Their replacements internally arent much more promising. We still need another outfielder, and going bt this year and the second half, calhoun isnt as good as we hoped (but not ready to write him off). We obviously need something...and theres not a lot out there.

Aybar isn't a FA until after 2016.

[beatlesrule]

I would lose my shit if MS became the Angels GM.

You mean like is announced as a GM/Manager? You need it to be official or something?

[stormngt]

I was a harsh critic. I celebrated when he resigned. Four years of Reagins and i apologized for every negative thing i said about the man.

Not necessarily. You could be an honest yes man. I wasnt following the Angels during Stoneman. Did he suck? Lots of wins in those years.

[Ohtaniland]

Prepare for the "We are going to stand pat" quote by Stoneman. 

 

I told you first.

[AngelsLakersFan]

Time to put the Stoneman gear back on sale. 

 

 

 

Might need to update that for HD...

[Ohtaniland]

At least Stoneman and Scioscia are on the same page.

 

 

 

[JarsOfClay]

With an interim GM who is known for not making trades???  Yes, very good.

 

stop hating on stoneman.

 

if your first trade was trading edmonds for kent bottenfield and adam kennedy, you would never make a trade again either.

[tomsred]

Didn't Stoneman accept a consulting role with the Angels when he stepped down as GM and has still been an advisor to the team ever since? I think this make sense for an interim position while the seek a long term GM I the offseason. He's familiar with the team.

 

Yes, that's true.  I've seen him every year at Spring Training, and passed him a number of times at Angel Stadium.

[tomsred]

stop hating on stoneman.

 

if your first trade was trading edmonds for kent bottenfield and adam kennedy, you would never make a trade again either.

 

And without Adam Kennedy we would have never won a World Series, or played in one for that matter.

Edited July 2, 2015 by tomsred

[ScottT]

And without Adam Kennedy we would have never won a World Series, or played in one for that matter.

 

[Lhalo]

And without Adam Kennedy we would have never won a World Series, or played in one for that matter.

Quit patronizing all of us by trying to justify a horrible trade.

[Lhalo]

Bottenfield was part of that deal FFS.

[VariousCrap]

Stoneman is a yes man because a guy named various crap says so. AW Fact.

 

 

 

Ahem...

 

"This is Mike Scioscia’s team – today, like perhaps never before – and everything else is mostly just for looks.

 

So, when the Angels finally got around to announcing that former GM Bill Stoneman would be returning to the job and taking over for Dipoto, it generally was understood that it would’ve been more cost efficient and just as practical for them to have hired a puppet."

 

 

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/dipoto-669792-angels-one.html

Edited July 2, 2015 by VariousCrap

[VariousCrap]

And without Adam Kennedy we would have never won a World Series, or played in one for that matter.

 

 

 

I could say they same about the roids.

[ELEVEN]

Bring back Tavares. I want to see entertainment only an angry midget can provide.

So re-sign Figgins?