Mike Scioscia

[robblin17]

It is never Scioscia's fault. Read the company lines, morons.

[joeywings]

You just had a eerie feeling when he pulled JW out.

And leaving De La Rosa in like that ?
He didn't have anyone warm up outside  of  Ernasty while de la Loca was tanking ?

[joeywings]

He probably wouldn't mind working for Philadelphia. He has family there

For a restaurant ?

The Phillies wouldn't hire his fa t a zz .

[haloman]

Listen Jack, we want to know why a manager who probably has more experience and qualifications than anyone in the MLs isn't managing like a professional. What other conclusions can be made? That he completely forgot how? It can't be ruled out that he is trying to get fired. Evidence is certainly mounting to support this thesis. Sorry you are another one of the absolute apologetics. Makes me sick.

Trying to get fired? That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard. All he has to do is quit and he would have a job tomorrow (probably with a bigger paycheck). If anything, he's over-managing. Thinking about it too much. He needs to turn the page and stay within his mechanics.ha

[AZMike]

Trying to get fired? That's the stupidest thing I've ever heard. All he has to do is quit and he would have a job tomorrow (probably with a bigger paycheck). If anything, he's over-managing. Thinking about it too much. He needs to turn the page and stay within his mechanics.ha

 

no way does anyone give him 5+ years guaranteed and almost $30M if he signs a new contract. On the other hand if he's "dismissed" he still get that money with the Angels paying for most of it.

 

He could even take a year or two off, clear his mind a bit, THEN decide to make a  comeback with an NL team going through a rebuild or somtehing, all while being paid Arte Moreno's money for his troubles.

[Stradling]

You are crazy if you think Mike wouldn't get a very similar contract if he quit and took the rest of the year off. Remember the Dodgers basically print money.

[YouthofToday]

Don't fire Scioscia. I want a better 2014 Rule 4 draft pick. Firing The Sciosciapath will not help this endeavor.

Address managerial options after the season...

[ukyah]

this thread is going well. all sides are representing themselves eloquently and with aplomb.

[tdawg87]

Pulling Jerome was a stupid decision. There's really no way to defend it.

That said, the pitchers in this bullpen are pathetic. When they are asked to get outs (regardless of whether they should have been asked in the first place) they need to come in and get ****ing outs. Not walk the bases loaded. This is the worst bullpen I have ever seen.

[Stradling]

Pulling Jerome was a stupid decision. There's really no way to defend it.

That said, the pitchers in this bullpen are pathetic. When they are asked to get outs (regardless of whether they should have been asked in the first place) they need to come in and get ****ing outs. Not walk the bases loaded. This is the worst bullpen I have ever seen.

I completely agree with this.

[rageous]

Pulling Jerome was a stupid decision. There's really no way to defend it.

That said, the pitchers in this bullpen are pathetic. When they are asked to get outs (regardless of whether they should have been asked in the first place) they need to come in and get ****ing outs. Not walk the bases loaded. This is the worst bullpen I have ever seen.

Somedays they don't have it.

Scioscia should have known better after allowing 2 straight walks to load the bases that it's time to take him out.

Was anyone else surprised that he walked the only hitter without a single walk in 137 plate appearances this year?

[jshep]

Somedays they don't have it.

Scioscia should have known better after allowing 2 straight walks to load the bases that it's time to take him out.

Was anyone else surprised that he walked the only hitter without a single walk in 137 plate appearances this year?

 

I certainly wasn't surprised by that, Kohn had no idea where any of his pitches were going(which is pretty much the story of Michael Kohn's major league career).

 

Frieri should have appeared in that inning at some point. If nothing else, to face Keppinger.

[Angel Oracle]

This is the after effects of Kohn just becoming a pitcher late in his college career, which wasn't long ago.

He has significant work to do in the command category.    He does have good stuff, but very inconsistent command. 

Once Madson, Burnett, and Jepsen have all returned, release Lowe, and send Buckner and Kohn down for sure. 

That would then leave Frieri, Madson, Burnett, Jepsen, Downs, DeLaRosa, Coello, and Richards. Which one gets sent back down?

[Chuck]

No. It. Isn't.

This is the type of post I'm talking about LT.

[Cool_Herc]

Very Jon Lovitz as Gary Fogel in Seinfeld

 

This was exactly my thought, as well. 

[tdawg87]

Somedays they don't have it.

Scioscia should have known better after allowing 2 straight walks to load the bases that it's time to take him out.

Was anyone else surprised that he walked the only hitter without a single walk in 137 plate appearances this year?

Oh I agree that his bullpen management last night (and frankly all year long) was pretty bad. But it's like we all expect Mike to put in "the right guy" every time. Unfortunately when your pen is as bad as this one, there simply is no "right guy". Reach into a bag of crap and you're probably going to pull out a piece of crap.