Rosenthal: Scioscia expected to step down at end of season

[halonatic13]

Bye Felicia!  Ding dong the witch is dead.

[Amazing Larry]

2 minutes ago, FabulousFabregas said:

 

Hopefully the Fat Man is lying.

Poor guy doesn’t understand how a person’s contract isn’t renewed in the age of social media. 

[robblin17]

2 minutes ago, FabulousFabregas said:

 

Hopefully the Fat Man is lying.

Haha. Scioscia gonna Scioscia. Just leave dude. We’ve dealt with your bullshit for long enough. 

[ScottT]

23 minutes ago, The Ghost of Bob Starr said:

I’d like to see them do something unique.  Like a bobblestomach.  

Pullover giveaway

[Second Base]

But seriously, bittersweet. It'll never be the same.

[mulwin444]

No manager would have won with this collection of players...no manager will win if the players don't change.

[robblin17]

4 minutes ago, mulwin444 said:

No manager would have won with this collection of players...no manager will win if the players don't change.

Yeah, Scioscia proved with flying colors that he can’t win with much more than a killer squad. 

[Hubs]

You all realize how bad so many managers the Angels had before Scioscia were right? I really only remember Marcel Latchemen, Doug Radar, and Terry Collins.

I do think it’s time for a change. And I think it will be someone like Torii Hunter, someone Young and out of the blue. 

[BackUpTheTruck]

Thank you Mike, it's been a privilege seeing you manage the Angels since the day I became a fan of the "Disney" Angels.

I also loved seeing you in The Simpsons.

[tomsred]

Angels next manager will be .......Albert Pujols.

[bloodbrother]

11 minutes ago, robblin17 said:

Yeah, Scioscia proved with flying colors that he can’t win with much more than a killer squad. 

This can be said about any manager

[robblin17]

3 minutes ago, bloodbrother said:

This can be said about any manager

Sure. Always an excuse for Sosh. 

[Ace-Of-Diamonds]

9 minutes ago, tomsred said:

Angels next manager will be .......Albert Pujols.

Erstadt

[mulwin444]

3 minutes ago, robblin17 said:

Sure. Always an excuse for ____ 

FIFY

[Catwhoshatinthehat]

If he isn't back next year he had a pretty good run being manager for that long especially in this day and age. I appreciate everything he's done but definitely think it's time for a change just to get some new blood in there. 

[ettin]

21 minutes ago, tomsred said:

Angels next manager will be .......Albert Pujols.

This is not out of the realm of reality. Perhaps it was the intention with the personal services contract he signed? Is Arte that much of a forward-thinker? Kinda scary and weird you brought that up lol. This may be very prescient of you.

[ettin]

Albert would have the respect of the clubhouse for sure, @tomsred

[JarsOfClay]

Glory Hallelujah!

If Scioscia had any integrity he would have submitted his resignation after the 2012 disaster so the angels can finally move on in another direction -- instead Sciosca stayed put and held the team hostage for the last 6 damn years.

And yet he still gets praise from some people here.

I say - Good riddance LOSER.

[kevinb]

Sad day. As much as I have harped on Mike. The guy is a class act. He’s been with the organization almost 20 years. It is going to feel super strange not seeing him in the dugout. I don’t blame him for the losses this team has endured. I blame the GMs and Arte for what happened to this organization. He’s the manager and can only do with what he has been given. Solid guy great manager. Will probably end up in the hall of fame wearing an Angels hat. Thanks for all the good memories Mikey! 

[robblin17]

7 minutes ago, Kevinb said:

Sad day. As much as I have harped on Mike. The guy is a class act. He’s been with the organization almost 20 years. It is going to feel super strange not seeing him in the dugout. I don’t blame him for the losses this team has endured. I blame the GMs and Arte for what happened to this organization. He’s the manager and can only do with what he has been given. Solid guy great manager. Will probably end up in the hall of fame wearing an Angels hat. Thanks for all the good memories Mikey! 

While I understand your point, I think a lot of people forget that Scioscia had an extremely heavy influence over the roster. 

Scioscia picked Mathis over Napoli and who knows what else  

The narrative that Scioscia was just served a bunch of shitty teams is BS because Scioscia had his hands ALL OVER most of the teams he managed. 

[Stradling]

So the 19 years prior to Scioscia this team had 11 or 12 different managers.   Prior to Scioscia this team was well under .500 as a franchise, and we were basically cellar dwellers most of the 14 years leading up to his being hired.  Under his leadship he helped lead the team to have a career record over.500, one of only a handful of teams in MLB history to have a winning franchise record.  This team was a revolving door of manager after manager, which does not allow for any continuity for an organization.  He is by far the best manager this organization has ever had.  

We have a handful of individuals on here who lack perspective and don’t understand things like this.  That group of people instead of saying anything remotely respectful towards a guy who helped bring the Angels out of obscurity would rather use this forum to continue to be douchebags.  I too am ready for a change, but I won’t ignore what he has done for the team.  If you can’t see what he has done for the team, that is on you and not on anything Scioscia has ever done or said.  

Good luck Mike.  I look forward to your number being retired.  

[Stradling]

2 minutes ago, robblin17 said:

While I understand your point, I think a lot of people forget that Scioscia had an extremely heavy influence over the roster. 

Scioscia picked Mathis over Napoli and who knows what else  

The narrative that Scioscia was just served a bunch of shitty teams is BS because Scioscia had his hands ALL OVER most of the teams he managed. 

None of the teams in the last 7 seasons would this be true.  

[tdawg87]

Lasagna.

[kevinb]

Just now, robblin17 said:

While I understand your point, I think a lot of people forget that Scioscia had an extremely heavy influence over the roster. 

Scioscia picked Mathis over Napoli and who knows what else  

The narrative that Scioscia was just served a bunch of shitty teams is BS because Scioscia had his hands ALL OVER most of the teams he managed. 

Shitty teams? He choose Napoli over Mathis. I agree I disagreed with that call and hated it. Wells was probably his trade as well. I don’t agree with all of his moves. But again like I said. I don’t think a manager in Baseball wins or losses many games. This sport is an individul sport masquerading as a team sport. If the players don’t perform there’s not much a manager can do. It’s not like they can draw up plays or have some scheme. Players have to hit. Pitchers have to pitch. Good guy sad to see him go. Name another manager in Baseball who would have this team in first place this year. 

[aznhockeyguy]

Wow, didn't expect it to happen during the season.