DiPoto speaks

[Travis Painter]

@JeffFletcherOCR: Jerry Dipoto: "I just felt like it was the right thing to do for my own position, my own state of mind."

@JeffFletcherOCR: Dipoto: "This isn’t about a singular event. This is about whats right for me, right for my famly, and franky whats right for the Angels."

@JeffFletcherOCR: Dipoto wouldn't address supposed power struggle with Scioscia: "I have really no interest in getting into a comment string with Mike."

[Broad Street]

Thanks Fletcher!

[Guest]

He's not doing himself any favors there.

[Broad Street]

He's not doing himself any favors there.

He's taking the high road as expected. Doesn't do himself any favors but also tried to keep the distractions down for the team.

[mulwin444]

Sounds like he's rising above it. Good for him. Right thing to do.

[seenoevil]

thank you Jerry!

[Troll Daddy]

The guy's a quitter ... good luck finding another GM job.

[nate]

Maybe he was just tired of people capitalizing the P

[Docwaukee]

now it all makes sense

[Tyler]

This is like the veteran pitcher getting a borderline pitch called a strike over the up and coming star prospect at the plate.

 

At the end of the day, Scioscia has a track record and way more credibility than Dipoto. Dipoto didn't like being challenged by his manager so much and likely asked Arte if he could remove him and Arte said 'no, rook'. Dipoto breaks and doesn't get another at bat. 

Edited July 2, 2015 by Shane

[robblin17]

He also said:

@MikeDiGiovanna: Jerry Dipoto: "Just felt this was the right thing to do for my own state of mind, my family. I wasn't able to help the club the way I wanted to."

[full circle]

He wasn't ALLOWED to help the club the way he wanted to.

[Travis Painter]

Maybe he was just tired of people capitalizing the P

Autocorrect on my iPhone

[tomsred]

He wasn't ALLOWED to help the club the way he wanted to.

 

 

That's the owner's decision, the buck stops with Arte on how to define Dipoto's role, or at the very least Carfino. 

[Troll Daddy]

I find it hard to believe Dipoto quit just because Scioscia wasn't implementing his scouting reports. According to Tim Salmon ... Mike was using analytic reports as far back as 2000. He also said Mike was open to using every edge available in those reports. So in reality ... Scioscia was new school before it became fashionable.

Why do I feel Arte had more to do with his resignation than Scioscia did.

Edited July 2, 2015 by Troll Daddy

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

Because Arte is an ahole?

[tomsred]

I find it hard to believe Dipoto quit just because Scioscia wasn't implementing his scouting reports. According to Tim Salmon ... Mike was using analytic reports as far back as 2000. He also said Mike was open to using every edge available in those reports.

Why do I feel Arte had more to do with his resignation than Scioscia did.

 

Interesting, they said the same thing on the national telecast tonight about Scioscia's use of analytic reports.  They were also commenting on the large number of shifts the Angels used tonight.  People like to categorize these guys as sabermetric and old school.  The truth is that both have some of each in them, not 50/50 but it's somewhere in between, not the extremes.  

[full circle]

That's the owner's decision, the buck stops with Arte on how to define Dipoto's role, or at the very least Carfino.

Correct. Arturo Moreno and his poor decision making has been the biggest problem with this team since 2009.

[Ohtaniland]

He has a backup plan.

 

 

 

[ScottT]

Very unprofessional.  I'm outraged.

[ScottT]

I find it hard to believe Dipoto quit just because Scioscia wasn't implementing his scouting reports. According to Tim Salmon ... Mike was using analytic reports as far back as 2000. He also said Mike was open to using every edge available in those reports. So in reality ... Scioscia was new school before it became fashionable.

Why do I feel Arte had more to do with his resignation than Scioscia did.

 

Those "analytics" may have consisted of Lefty/Righty splits and small sample sizes vs certain pitchers for all we know.  Salmon's been gone for 8 1/2 years. Even he admitted he has no idea what Scioscia uses now. I've never heard anyone else claim Scioscia was into analytics... it's all been the opposite.  In this day in age, it's hard to fool everyone but your own players.  Heck, I've never heard them make a claim like Salmon alluded to.  Salmon has a soft spot for Scioscia.  Understandably so.  

 

I've heard a couple reporters say that rival GMs said the Angels are worse off without Dipoto. Ouch.

[AngelsLakersFan]

Sciascia's idea of analytics is going with a .200 hitter who is 2 for 6 against the starter over the .280 hitter who is 0 for 4...

[tomsred]

Those "analytics" may have consisted of Lefty/Righty splits and small sample sizes vs certain pitchers for all we know.  Salmon's been gone for 8 1/2 years. Even he admitted he has no idea what Scioscia uses now. I've never heard anyone else claim Scioscia was into analytics... it's all been the opposite.  In this day in age, it's hard to fool everyone but your own players.  Heck, I've never heard them make a claim like Salmon alluded to.  Salmon has a soft spot for Scioscia.  Understandably so.  

 

I've heard a couple reporters say that rival GMs said the Angels are worse off without Dipoto. Ouch.

 

The commentators on the national broadcast today said Scioscia used analytics as early as 2000.  Not saying if it's right or wrong, but they did say it, right around the sixth or 7th inning.

[ScottT]

I think Scioscia said that, too.  Laughable, really.  We are talking about a guy who has sacrificed in front of Mike Trout several times, knowing Trout would be walked.  It is safe to say he is more "old school"

[Halos of Anaheim]

Sciascia's idea of analytics is going with a .200 hitter who is 2 for 6 against the starter over the .280 hitter who is 0 for 4...

So true it hurts.