Joe Maddon and LA Angels agree to three-year deal to become next manager

[Lhalo]

1 minute ago, totdprods said:

Certainly, this could already apply as Wooten and Molina are already on the MLB coaching staff, but I wonder if we might see another name or two join the staff...perhaps Mickey Callaway takes a break from managing and returns as pitching coach? Maybe we see Erstad as bench coach? Ron Roenicke returning as bench coach?

Erstad left Nebraska to spend more time with his family. I highly doubt he quits a head coaching job to become a bench coach a thousand miles away.

[2112]

1 hour ago, Jeff Fletcher said:

Also, "working it on" pretty much means they agreed but the paperwork isn't done. Short of that, no one says anything.

Facts.

Always giving us facts....  

[Chuck]

7 minutes ago, True Grich said:

In the quad and through the gymnasium. 

[Bronson]

What this also tells us and the sports world is Arte wants to win and he wants to win now. No more of this one year rental shit. We are going big this offseason and this is the proof right here.

[Troll Daddy]

Joe manages with his instincts and not some piece of paper with numbers on it.

 

good hire 

[tomsred]

Great news, this team really needed something very positive.

 

[cysomeawfulpitcher]

32 minutes ago, True Grich said:

FINALLY...

UNITY in the CommUNITY

What an OpportUNITY

[Chuck]

8 minutes ago, rafibomb said:

Then they can recreate this picture when we win the championship in 2021

Is that this dude in the middle back? Who is it?

[Lou]

1 minute ago, tomsred said:

Great news, this team really needed something very positive.

 

since the dodgers have Magic Johnson, this will have to do

[Angel Oracle]

My only reaction to this is:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[tomsred]

 

[totdprods]

14 minutes ago, Lhalo said:

Erstad left Nebraska to spend more time with his family. I highly doubt he quits a head coaching job to become a bench coach a thousand miles away.

Just speculating. It is convenient though now that he isn’t at Nebraska, and money can move a family to SoCal. Things change. Maybe Percival? Maybe Callaway?  Maybe no one else, or new roles for Wooten or Molina.

[Jeff Fletcher]

41 minutes ago, UndertheHalo said:

I think @Jeff Fletcher got the story first.  Awesome Jeff !

That's a little murky.

Jon Heyman had that "it was close" first. I think I was the first to have an actual story, and not just a tweet, that said it was happening, but even that story initially said "nearing a deal."

It's all bunch of nonsense that 99 percent of fans who aren't looking at Twitter every second don't even care about..

[Taylor]

On 10/12/2019 at 2:22 PM, Sean-Regan said:

Unless drug use is a lot less common than I suspect, I tend to doubt it will directly affect signings. But I don’t think Maddon will be signing and getting a press conference or this will dominate the questions. 

 

On 10/12/2019 at 3:05 PM, Sean-Regan said:

Only reasons I could see this becoming a issue is if I’m completely wrong about how widespread the problem is, if there’s evidence taking it up high into the organization leading to big names getting banned, or if the publicity is bad enough that guys like Maddon and Cole don’t want to get mixed up with it. 

 

On 10/12/2019 at 4:34 PM, Second Base said:

How in the heck are the Angels supposed to convince Maddon or any major free agent to sign with the team, or even return to contention with this hanging over their head?

 

On 10/12/2019 at 4:45 PM, Jay said:

This is what I'm thinking. Is Maddon going to want to be anywhere near this org?

 

On 10/12/2019 at 6:26 PM, TroutCron said:

Why would Maddon want to sign on to this mess? I don’t see any FA signing either. Arte needs to clean house starting with Carpino and Eppler, and of course Kay. 
 

This is the worst case scenario for this team at this time. 

 

[Lou]

I agree

[Taylor]

[Inside Pitch]

25 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

Is that this dude in the middle back? Who is it?

Poor Token!

[Chuck]

2 minutes ago, Inside Pitch said:

Poor Token!

Too funny. 

No but, I really don't know who that is so Token was my next best guess. 

[Docwaukee]

Cool.  

[Hubs]

Good Choice. I wonder how he’ll round out the staff.

[Warfarin]

37 minutes ago, Bronson said:

What this also tells us and the sports world is Arte wants to win and he wants to win now. No more of this one year rental shit. We are going big this offseason and this is the proof right here.

This.  I think we will spend a significant amount of money to improve our roster this offseason.

I'm predicting Cole + Ryu.

[Hubs]

Just now, Hubs said:

Good Choice. I wonder how he’ll round out the staff.

Ebel at 3rd

Discarcina as Bench

Callaway as pitching

[Lhalo]

3 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

Too funny. 

No but, I really don't know who that is so Token was my next best guess. 

It's not Alfredo Griffin?

[Taylor]

1 minute ago, Lhalo said:

It's not Alfredo Griffin?

Racist.

[T.G.]

It's Garrett Morris