The Answer

[failos]

[Revad]

I’d forgotten how handsome he is.

[failos]

1 minute ago, Revad said:

I’d forgotten how handsome he is.

I never forgot.

[Stradling]

The absolute best. 

[bloodbrother]

OGAAT

[UndertheHalo]

Ok.  I’m good with them firing the big brain if they bring back the Lasagna god. 

[DMVol]

I’d take him over Maddon right now…

[failos]

Just now, UndertheHalo said:

Ok.  I’m good with them firing the big brain if they bring back the Lasagna god. 

Sosh is too old school to take over his friend's job.

[bloodbrother]

2 minutes ago, DMVol said:

I’d take him over Maddon right now…

I'd take him over Maddon any time

[UndertheHalo]

1 minute ago, failos said:

Sosh is too old school to take over his friend's job.

 

[UndertheHalo]

Just want him back 

[desiderata]

Until then, I am going to the game tomorrow to turn this team around myself.  

[UndertheHalo]

I still hold AO personally responsible for driving my friend Mike Scioscia away. 

[mmc]

No, how about we move on from the geriatrics and let Minasian pick someone he has good rapport with?

[bloodbrother]

4 minutes ago, UndertheHalo said:

Just want him back 

Team could use this fire in the dugout

[bloodbrother]

@mmc is right, it's time to look forward, not backward

With how well former catchers tend to do transitioning into managers, I think we all know who should become the next Angels manager

It's time for the student to become the master. Scioscia won't be back, but his legacy will live on

[Angel Oracle]

This is really old school, but as I’ve said, Maddon reminds me of Dave Garcia, the manager at the start of 1978.  

Couldn’t light a fire under anyone.  

Got off to an 18-9 start in 1978, and then tanked culminating in a 17-2 embarrassment in Chicago and immediate firing after that.

Fregosi took over and kept them in contention into late September, back when only division champs saw the post-season.

Edited June 1, 2022 by Angel Oracle

[mmc]

I mean I got nothing against Sosh, but I don't know why anyone would think a manager who hasn't won a playoff game in his last 9 seasons is "the answer" for anything

[Stradling]

7 minutes ago, mmc said:

I mean I got nothing against Sosh, but I don't know why anyone would think a manager who hasn't won a playoff game in his last 9 seasons is "the answer" for anything

Because we watched the teams that were given to him and we also understand that the losses to KC were on the players. I highly doubt he told Trout and Albert to have zero hits in game one, and two hits in game two.  

[Taylor]

[mmc]

2 minutes ago, Stradling said:

Because we watched the teams that were given to him and we also understand that the losses to KC were on the players. I highly doubt he told Trout and Albert to have zero hits in game one, and two hits in game two.  

I mean I'm not saying he's necessarily responsible for anything, just that he's very far removed from being "the answer" to anything

[Stradling]

1 minute ago, mmc said:

I mean I'm not saying he's necessarily responsible for anything, just that he's very far removed from being "the answer" to anything

He’s an upgrade over anything we have had since and before him.  He was the manager of the team when you were born.  

[Blarg]

He is retired and by his own account he will not manage another team. 

[Jason]

8 minutes ago, Taylor said:

Maybe sosh is trying to slim down and has switched to veggie lasagna and lost all his mojo as a result

Edited June 1, 2022 by Jason

[mmc]

1 minute ago, Stradling said:

He’s an upgrade over anything we have had since and before him.  He was the manager of the team when you were born.  

I don't disagree but that's not enough to make me want him back.  I'd prefer this team go with someone young and modern who's on the same page as Minasian.  I would replace Maddon with Scioscia for sure though