Scioscia regarding pitching. "terrible" "absolutely awful"

[Jammer36]

https://twitter.com/PedroMoura/status/331195541834829825

 

I guess the ball wasn't coming out of his hand well today...

[Stradling]

Ok, who here disagrees?

[Jason]

Hopefully he is no longer in denial

[jshep]

You know we're in trouble when Scioscia is ditching the script.

[tennischmp]

Good to hear it took him this long to figure it out.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

On the day after Scott Kazmir picked up his first major league win in almost two years.

[RallyMo]

That's refreshing to read and a real bummer that it's reached this point.

[Ohtaniland]

Scioscia is coming unraveled. He's throwing his players under the bus and maybe they deserve it but the players will toss him under the bus next. Huge changes are needed across the board.

[Mark68]

No shit, Sherlock.

[gurn67]

Scioscia is coming unraveled. He's throwing his players under the bus and maybe they deserve it but the players will toss him under the bus next. Huge changes are needed across the board.

Already happened last year.

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/26/torii-hunter-called-out-manager-mike-scioscia-after-loss/

[Vegas Halo Fan]

"We have to fight a little harder. I don’t think we believe we’re trying that hard. We’re just going through the motions. We have to do what we’re capable of doing. That’s everybody; not just the players."

 

That could apply to this season as well. The problem is that there is no Torii Hunter in the clubhouse this year, nobody with the credibility, the respect and the emotional investment in the team to step forward and say something like this. I doubt that anyone on the current club will bother.

[austin724]

There is a leader in Mike Trout, but he is still too young yet.

[gurn67]

The only veteran leader and clutch hitter from 2012 wasn't even given a qualifying offer. I think Trumbo and Trout will eventually take those roles but it may take until some of the extremely high-priced veterans are "Moo Vaughned" out of town.

[Ohtaniland]

Already happened last year.

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/26/torii-hunter-called-out-manager-mike-scioscia-after-loss/

 

Arte took Scioscia's side that time. I doubt Arte will this time.

[haloman]

That could apply to this season as well. The problem is that there is no Torii Hunter in the clubhouse this year, nobody with the credibility, the respect and the emotional investment in the team to step forward and say something like this. I doubt that anyone on the current club will bother.

Get over Torii Hunter! It was the same shit last year with him on the team and the year before that also. Cut the cord already

[Inside Pitch]

Hopefully he is no longer in denial

 

Or he got tired of spewing a company line he simply doesn't believe.

[Ohtaniland]

Scioscia regarding pitching. "terrible" "absolutely awful"

 

Reading into this, it's a direct shot at Dipoto for not handling this problem in the offseason.

[Inside Pitch]

Tell you what I find more telling.   Mike Scioscia normally makes one of his "I believe this is a Championship caliber" type speeches when the team stumbles out of the gate.   I don't remember him doing that this year -- or I missed it when he did.  This year, it's almost always been about the team still trying to find itself or something along those lines.

 

I think Dipoto's long term vision for this team is the right course of action, but anyone unwilling to put this roster on him is kidding themselves.  Even if we pawn Hamilton and Pujols on Arte, this pen and that rotation are entirely Dipoto.

[FabulousFabregas]

The same words describe his managing.

[NrM]

Get over Torii Hunter! It was the same shit last year with him on the team and the year before that also. Cut the cord already

Agreed. Torii Hunter didn't bring the Angels much success. This lost leadership line from angelswin is nothing more than "hyperbole"

[mtangelsfan]

Sosh says nothing, posters are pissed.

Sosh says something vanilla, posters are pissed

Sosh says something positive, posters are pissed

Sosh says something negative, posters are pissed.

 

What I glean from this, posters just want to be pissed.

[Blarg]

Plenty to be pissed about. Winning would at least remove a couple items from your list.

[mtangelsfan]

and there are plenty of sensible things to be pissed about.  This comment isn't one of them.

[nate]

So would some say that the words were not coming out of Scioscia's mouth well last night?

 

Honestly I don't care what he has to say, actions on the field are all that matter.

[WestistheBest]

Ok, who here disagrees?

No way, he's right. There is no manager who could manage this mess of pitching. NONE. We take the lead, it's taken back, we take the lead it's taken back. 

 

It is interesting that he said it. I'd like to be a fly on the wall in some of the "meetings"