Phil Nevin out as Angels manager, Minasian to remain GM

[ScottM]

2 hours ago, Smartass24 said:

Arte needs to extend Minasian then. If he doesn’t then we are just going to end up with another GM who didn’t get to pick his manager or another new manager in a year. 

Was going to say this. He’s had his ups and downs but just let the guy run baseball ops through 2027 and see what he can do with autonomy.

[AngelsFaninGA]

Meh, they'll just hire another guy with no experience. Not that it matters with this roster anyway

[khouse]

4 hours ago, Chuckster70 said:

I'm happy he's gone. Really soured on him as the season progressed. 

Are you talking about this season or in 2022? And...yes, BOTH would be a perfectly acceptable answer given how his terrible in-game decisions cost us wins in each...

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

Is Sadaharu Oh available?

[stormngt]

3 hours ago, Angels 1961 said:

Eight losing seasons, 4 mangers in 6 years this team is a total mess. It has zero direction going to lose Ohtani and watch Trout ask for a trade.

The most tiring phrase i read on Angelswin

[m0nkey]

11 minutes ago, stormngt said:

The most tiring phrase i read on Angelswin

In a couple months you will only have to read the Trout asking for a trade part

[stormngt]

5 minutes ago, m0nkey said:

In a couple months you will only have to read the Trout asking for a trade part

God i hope so.

[fan_since79]

Almost all news outlets are using the word fired in their headlines.

Nevin fired.

 

[BTH]

3 hours ago, Jeff Fletcher said:

It’s a zoom so it’s not on TV

Have they said what time the zoom is?

[Just Sayin]

19 minutes ago, fan_since79 said:

Almost all news outlets are using the word fired in their headlines.

Nevin fired.

 

Yeah I was noticing that too….

[jsnpritchett]

I'm home now and I quickly scanned through. Did I miss any posts from @Swordsman78? Or is he curled up in the fetal position, clutching a teddy bear for support, unable to post?

[tdawg87]

2 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

I'm home now and I quickly scanned through. Did I miss any posts from @Swordsman78? Or is he curled up in the fetal position, clutching a teddy bear for support, unable to post?

He has not posted yet lol

[mmc]

3 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

I'm home now and I quickly scanned through. Did I miss any posts from @Swordsman78? Or is he curled up in the fetal position, clutching a teddy bear for support, unable to post?

He's yet to post today.  Fortunately his profile says he's been online though, otherwise I would be concerned

[angelsnationtalk]

I'm happy with these moves. I do like Minasian as the GM and he deserves the chance to build something through and through.

Never was a fan of Nevin. I enjoyed his passion, but that was about it. 

I love the idea of Erstad, but I think they're going to go after a seasoned coach like Melvin and Buck (yikes). 

Salmon and maybe a few others might get some roles on the staff. 

[T.G.]

7 hours ago, jsnpritchett said:

I'm home now and I quickly scanned through. Did I miss any posts from @Swordsman78? Or is he curled up in the fetal position, clutching a teddy bear for support, unable to post?

He's changing his name to Swordsman79, hoping we won't be able to tell it's still him.

[ten ocho recon scout]

2 hours ago, T.G. said:

He's changing his name to Swordsman79, hoping we won't be able to tell it's still him.

To be fair all anyone needs to do is change their profile pic.

Whenever anyone does that I get super confused.

[Blarg]

7 minutes ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

To be fair all anyone needs to do is change their profile pic.

Whenever anyone does that I get super confused.

I agree, Lou.

 

wait...

[Jay]

11 hours ago, fan_since79 said:

Almost all news outlets are using the word fired in their headlines.

Nevin fired.

 

Apparently they've all recognized their error and are no longer saying fired.

[fan_since79]

1 hour ago, Jay said:

Apparently they've all recognized their error and are no longer saying fired.

Well, he was basically told to get lost. In nicer words of course, but still the same.

"We don't need you here anymore."

[fan_since79]

[T.G.]

FS79, thank you for your contribution.  You may take the rest of the year off now.

[Blarg]

Nevin wasn't fired, he was offered free agency.

[fan_since79]

11 minutes ago, T.G. said:

FS79, thank you for your contribution.  You may take the rest of the year off now.

No! I'm excited about the Hot Stove thread, where we'll rejoice over Arte signing an aging free agent to a gigantic contract. I can't wait!

[Hubs]

Some of my issues with overreaching have to do with my own management (non-baseball) career. I believe firmly in delegating and letting my employees do their thing. I hate micro management and one of my own bosses is the epitome of this. (One is a micro manager and the other is a delegator, I get along much better with the delegator). Micro management is so annoying and is among the worst traits in management. 

Whomever the front office hires, they need to trust to give them the data and the details and let them manage the game. They also need a huge overhaul in their own analytic process, as these are not all equal. Clearly the Dodgers or Rays are doing something the Angels aren't. They need to emulate that.

This also goes for Arte and Carpino as well. Trust your employees to do their best and delegate responsibilities.

Edited October 3, 2023 by Hubs

[cjcinec]

Nevin has been stealing a paycheck for a long time. I hope he’s hurting just like I was every time I had to watch Barria pitch. Maybe they are curled up on a couch somewhere spooning. Neither one of those clowns belong in baseball at any level. As for Minasian he should have been let go as well. He went all in with a pair of deuces at the trading deadline with Nevin as his manager. That’s the definition of insanity.