Mickey Callaway to the Angels as pitching coach

[disarcina]

Who is going to be the bench coach?

Well, the first LA Times story reporting that Maddon was getting the job (not the stories about the press conference announcement - the story about a week before that) -- had a lot of glowing quotes about Maddon from DiSar.

DiSar was a coach on.Callaway's NY Mets staff (was he first base coach ? Hopefully he wasn't third base coach -- Loved DiSar as a player but for us the two years he was third base coach, I think we had more guys thrown out at the plate than any other MLB team -- and we had guys cut down at third as well -- he was a total disaster the two years he was Halos third base coach) -- 

Anyway -- that initial LA Times story full of DiSar quotes praising Maddon sure read like either a job interview for Bench Coach or a job application for the job.

Not sure if that approach is going to work or not --

but with the Callaway hire, don't be surprised if DiSar rejoins the Angels once again in some capacity,

 

[Tank]

1 hour ago, maddong said:

Agreed. Sosh has too strong of a personality to be some bench coach. He’s not coming back.

I dunno. it worked in "remember the titans" when they fired the head coach and then rehired him as the defensive coordinator.

[Tank]

I'm perfectly okay with new blood. I don't feel any need to have a "we're putting the band back together!" approach on this and keep hiring guys from '02.

[cysomeawfulpitcher]

4 hours ago, maddong said:

Agreed. Sosh has too strong of a personality to be some bench coach. He’s not coming back.

If anything Maddon should be the bench coach with Sosh at the helm

[Pancake Bear]

No team in baseball would put Maddon as bench coach for anybody. Even if he were hypothetically willing and the team felt their current manager was superior, his going rate is above what most managers receive, let alone bench coaches.

[halonatic13]

We can forget about trading for Thor now.  

[GalericX]

Will be interesting if the arm injuries decline.

[Out]

6 hours ago, disarcina said:

Who is going to be the bench coach?

Well, the first LA Times story reporting that Maddon was getting the job (not the stories about the press conference announcement - the story about a week before that) -- had a lot of glowing quotes about Maddon from DiSar.

DiSar was a coach on.Callaway's NY Mets staff (was he first base coach ? Hopefully he wasn't third base coach -- Loved DiSar as a player but for us the two years he was third base coach, I think we had more guys thrown out at the plate than any other MLB team -- and we had guys cut down at third as well -- he was a total disaster the two years he was Halos third base coach) -- 

Anyway -- that initial LA Times story full of DiSar quotes praising Maddon sure read like either a job interview for Bench Coach or a job application for the job.

Not sure if that approach is going to work or not --

but with the Callaway hire, don't be surprised if DiSar rejoins the Angels once again in some capacity,

 

No!

[Billy_Ball]

Marcel Lachemann was fired as Angels manager in '96 and rehired as Pitching Coach for '97.

[totdprods]

8 hours ago, halonatic13 said:

We can forget about trading for Thor now.  

Callaway and Wheeler seemed to have a good rapport though.

[Jeff Fletcher]

12 hours ago, disarcina said:

Who is going to be the bench coach?

Well, the first LA Times story reporting that Maddon was getting the job (not the stories about the press conference announcement - the story about a week before that) -- had a lot of glowing quotes about Maddon from DiSar.

DiSar was a coach on.Callaway's NY Mets staff (was he first base coach ? Hopefully he wasn't third base coach -- Loved DiSar as a player but for us the two years he was third base coach, I think we had more guys thrown out at the plate than any other MLB team -- and we had guys cut down at third as well -- he was a total disaster the two years he was Halos third base coach) -- 

Anyway -- that initial LA Times story full of DiSar quotes praising Maddon sure read like either a job interview for Bench Coach or a job application for the job.

Not sure if that approach is going to work or not --

but with the Callaway hire, don't be surprised if DiSar rejoins the Angels once again in some capacity,

 

I have heard nothing about possible bench coach candidates so this is totally my opinion...

If I had a 65-year old manager, I’d want a young bench who could be groomed as the successor. 
 

Eric Chavez?

[halonatic13]

55 minutes ago, totdprods said:

Callaway and Wheeler seemed to have a good rapport though.

[zenmaster]

1 hour ago, Jeff Fletcher said:

I have heard nothing about possible bench coach candidates so this is totally my opinion...

If I had a 65-year old manager, I’d want a young bench who could be groomed as the successor. 
 

Eric Chavez?

Yes please 

[vlad27]

This is good - Callaway is best as a pitching coach and mediocre as a manager 

[Billy_Ball]

2 hours ago, Jeff Fletcher said:

I have heard nothing about possible bench coach candidates so this is totally my opinion...

If I had a 65-year old manager, I’d want a young bench who could be groomed as the successor. 
 

Eric Chavez?

I'm on board with that.

[beatlesrule]

17 hours ago, Dochalo said:

Sosh is not coming back.  There's no way.  

There's a Callaway.

[Angel Oracle]

5 hours ago, totdprods said:

Callaway and Wheeler seemed to have a good rapport though.

I’d much rather sign Wheeler than to trade too much away for two years of Thor.

Cole can be the Halos version of  DeGrom or Thor anyway.

Edited October 27, 2019 by Angel Oracle

[T.G.]

I remember when Tim Wallach was a hot commodity. What happened? And I've wondered why Willie Randolph has never had another shot...

[totdprods]

Wheeler seems like he’s going to be such a top target for so many teams, it is seemingly really unlikely the Angels land him, regardless of Cole or not. 

I do think Maddon will really help tip the scales for some FAs. He has the presence and rep to make a difference. Perhaps Callaway and Wheeler have something strong enough to help draw him here as well. 

[mmc]

 

[Billy_Ball]

[Second Base]

3 hours ago, Billy_Ball said:

Oh..... What the frick is that? No wait, I don't want to know what elicits those reactions from that man.

[Angel Oracle]

Great choice!

On top of his pitching coach credentials, it’s always cool to look back to when he outpitched 20 game winner Derek DX Lowe at Fenway in August 2002 in front of a Sunday Night BSPN audience. 

[disarcina]

On ‎10‎/‎27‎/‎2019 at 7:41 AM, Jeff Fletcher said:

I have heard nothing about possible bench coach candidates so this is totally my opinion...

If I had a 65-year old manager, I’d want a young bench who could be groomed as the successor. 
 

Eric Chavez?

that would make perfect sense. Almost too much sense -

which means it probably won't happen.

I expect to see DiSar perhaps back in the Halos fold - maybe in a role he would do better at -- roving minor league infield instructor/ minor league player development director.

[Lou]

I've asked this before and still haven't received an answer:

what is it that you guys know about Chavez that makes him such a good coaching candidate?