Is Scioscia gone after this season?

[Glen]

Give us your fresh takes.

[Blarg]

Glen, there is nothing fresh about this. He is gone. Eppler waited out his contract to placate the owner, now it's Billy's turn to choose his manager. He will not extended Mike Scioscia's contract.

[Vlad27Trout27]

Hopefully!! We need a change at helm.

 

[Angel Oracle]

Yes, and take Hinske with him.

[fan_since79]

14 minutes ago, Blarg said:

Glen, there is nothing fresh about this. He is gone. Eppler waited out his contract to placate the owner, now it's Billy's turn to choose his manager. He will not extend Mike Scioscia's contract.

Doesn't Arte have a say in this? Or is it all Billy's call?

 

[Angel Oracle]

I would hope that even Arte understands that after 19 seasons, having the same manager can leave you behind, as other teams adapt to the new strategies in baseball.

And yes, it seems stale after 19 seasons. 

Countdown: 53 games

[Blarg]

4 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

Doesn't Arte have a say in this? Or is it all Billy's call?

 

Child, please. It's like you want to scratch a scab to watch yourself bleed again.

[stormngt]

22 minutes ago, Blarg said:

Glen, there is nothing fresh about this. He is gone. Eppler waited out his contract to placate the owner, now it's Billy's turn to choose his manager. He will not extended Mike Scioscia's contract.

Agreed

[mulwin444]

Usually in cases where there was some interest in retaining a manager, they sign a small 2-3 year extension at the end of the 2nd to last year of the current contract.  That didn't happen in this case and, because there hasn't been much noise from Mike or his agent on the issue, it appears the feelings are mutual all around.

[Angel Oracle]

There isn't much more to accomplish here, anyway.   Fifth on the all-time wins list with one team (Mack, McGraw, Cox, Alston, Scioscia), and Alston is too far in front.  

[Turd Ferguson]

I said no. I think he'll be gone before the season ends.

Time for a fresh perspective. 

[GrittyVeterans]

They'll announce they're parting ways with him the day after the season ends. 

Don't think he'll full on retire, but I could see him moving into a more part time advisory type role. Guy has been in professional baseball for 40 years straight, immediately after his playing career he began coaching. Probably time for a break

[robblin17]

Cant wait!

[WeatherWonk]

11 minutes ago, GrittyVeterans said:

They'll announce they're parting ways with him the day after the season ends. 

Don't think he'll full on retire, but I could see him moving into a more part time advisory type role. Guy has been in professional baseball for 40 years straight, immediately after his playing career he began coaching. Probably time for a break

Never thought of that, but I bet you're right. He will stay with the team in some capacity. But I think he is gone as manager.

Clubhouse catering?

[IEAngelsfan]

1 hour ago, fan_since79 said:

Doesn't Arte have a say in this? Or is it all Billy's call?

 

Actually, it's my call and he's gone after this season.

You're welcome.

[IEAngelsfan]

5 minutes ago, WeatherWonk said:

Never thought of that, but I bet you're right. He will stay with the team in some capacity. But I think he is gone as manager.

Clubhouse catering?

Italian Chef Extraordinaire!

[Glen]

I see Troll Daddy voted twice.

[Taylor]

He'll be gone as a manager, but I believe the Angels will "promote" him into a front office position. Whether you like Scioscia or not, he's earned a lifetime spot in the Angels org.

[mulwin444]

Just now, Glen said:

I see Troll Daddy voted twice.

And once as a "Yes" just to throw you off

[UndertheHalo]

I think he’s probably finishing up his last season as the manager.  It would be cool if he wants to stick around the organization in some other capacity. 

[Stradling]

He will be gone as the manager and probably be a special consultant to the team, much like Bill Stoneman was after his GM days were over.  I look forward to it, not only for the direction change, that will be interesting.  I also look to see what it does to this place.  There will be a job opening for “all things bad related to the Angels” on here.  I just want the next manager to be skinny and not Italian.  

[Taylor]

I look forward to no more TJ surgeries and better relievers once Scioscia is finally gone!

[Angel Oracle]

2 minutes ago, Taylor said:

He'll be gone as a manager, but I believe the Angels will "promote" him into a front office position. Whether you like Scioscia or not, he's earned a lifetime spot in the Angels org.

Just as long as he doesn't have unlimited control over how the roster is constructed and the strategies on the field, both of which are dinosauric.

[Glen]

1 minute ago, Stradling said:

He will be gone as the manager and probably be a special consultant to the team, much like Bill Stoneman was after his GM days were over.  I look forward to it, not only for the direction change, that will be interesting.  I also look to see what it does to this place.  There will be a job opening for “all things bad related to the Angels” on here.  I just want the next manager to be skinny and not Italian.  

As I've said before, I just want a different manager to be mad at after we lose.

[Taylor]

Just now, Angel Oracle said:

Just as long as he doesn't have unlimited control over how the roster is constructed

He wouldn't. He would serve as a consultant.