Angels hire Ron Washington as manager

[Angels in 2030]

Josh Hamilton as the new Angels hitting coach.

Esteban Loaiza as the new Angels pitching coach.

[HanfordGuy]

42 minutes ago, tdawg87 said:

Black guy.

[HBAngel13]

Not super excited about this. Only two years though, both of which will likely be developmental years.  Hopefully he can bring some structure and preparation
 

Love to be surprised, but this feels like a neutral move.

[AngelsFaninGA]

Decent enough hire. Probably won't make difference given what the roster will look like and Arte still being owner though

[jsnpritchett]

4 minutes ago, HBAngel13 said:

Not super excited about this. Only two years though, both of which will likely be developmental years.  Hopefully he can bring some structure and preparation
 

Love to be surprised, but this feels like a neutral move.

Given the state of the team, though, why would any of the top candidates really want to come here? 

[mpcincal]

59 minutes ago, Chuckster70 said:

Boom! 

 

I think they definitely should bring in Hunter, Erstad and Gil so they can learn the ropes and take over when Washington retires.

[Vegas Halo Fan]

5 minutes ago, HBAngel13 said:

Not super excited about this. Only two years though, both of which will likely be developmental years.  Hopefully he can bring some structure and preparation
 

Love to be surprised, but this feels like a neutral move.

If nothing else, the club is not tied into a long term contract if it doesn't work out.

[cals]

4 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

Given the state of the team, though, why would any of the top candidates really want to come here? 

Because all of the potentials are Boomers and Gen X'ers.  Folks that still like to challenge themselves and not have the winning just handed to them.  

[Angels 1961]

Going to be 72 in April halos should start games at 530 pm. Hard for us AARP members to stay up late.

[HBAngel13]

I don’t see us contending despite what the team puts forth publicly, so I would have preferred letting an up and comer have a shot. 
 

I would have given the nod to Buck over Washington, but I doubt the results are materially different between the two.

[Hubs]

Sorry but sexual assault allegations and cocaine use should've disqualified him from this job. He's the one guy I didn't want. 

If they wanted the experience and the authority of a veteran manager, they should've hired Scioscia. 

 

[Second Base]

5 minutes ago, Hubs said:

Sorry but sexual assault allegations and cocaine use should've disqualified him from this job. He's the one guy I didn't want. 

If they wanted the experience and the authority of a veteran manager, they should've hired Scioscia. 

 

If sexual assault and cocaine were determining and qualifying factors, we wouldn't have a single politician in DC. 

[jsnpritchett]

12 minutes ago, cals said:

Because all of the potentials are Boomers and Gen X'ers.  Folks that still like to challenge themselves and not have the winning just handed to them.  

So if that's true, why were the only candidates rumored to be on the list either near the end of their careers (Washington, Showalter) or neophytes (Hunter, Erstad, etc.)?  It sounds like Counsell didn't really give them the time of day.

[Second Base]

People are reacting as if hiring a manager means something. 

[Angelsfan1984]

5 minutes ago, Hubs said:

Sorry but sexual assault allegations and cocaine use should've disqualified him from this job. He's the one guy I didn't want. 

If they wanted the experience and the authority of a veteran manager, they should've hired Scioscia. 

 

why the hell do people keep saying this nonsense!? It's the same thing with free agents....it takes two parties to agree to a contract. If he wanted the job he would have reached out. He didn't...therefore he wasn't hired.

Washington worked without incident for Atlanta for 8 years. For god's sake, we had someone with far more sexual assault allegations in the white house for 4 years. Get over the pretend outrage.

 

[cals]

3 minutes ago, jsnpritchett said:

So if that's true, why were the only candidates rumored to be on the list either near the end of their careers (Washington, Showalter) or neophytes (Hunter, Erstad, etc.)?  It sounds like Counsell didn't really give them the time of day.

Obviously those other guys were taking advice from their Millennial and Gen Z kids.

[Taylor]

Nice! Ron Washington is almost old enough to run for president.

[Taylor]

1 hour ago, Blarg said:

I thought @Taylor would be the first to point out a diversity hire.

I've trained you all well enough where I no longer need to.

[Second Base]

Just now, Taylor said:

Nice! Ron Washington is almost old enough to run for president.

Yes, but is he pedo enough or orange enough?

[Swordsman78]

1 hour ago, Blarg said:

Nevin.

Why do you keep bringing up people who are not connected to the Angels?

[Hubs]

11 minutes ago, Second Base said:

People are reacting as if hiring a manager means something. 

How did Chris Woodward and Tony Beasley do with the Rangers in 2022? How did Bochy do with them?

[Taylor]

7 minutes ago, Second Base said:

Yes, but is he pedo enough or orange enough?

If you're asking if he's ever made sexual comments about his own daughter, the answer is probably no.

[Hubs]

11 minutes ago, Angelsfan1984 said:

why the hell do people keep saying this nonsense!? It's the same thing with free agents....it takes two parties to agree to a contract. If he wanted the job he would have reached out. He didn't...therefore he wasn't hired.

Washington worked without incident for Atlanta for 8 years. For god's sake, we had someone with far more sexual assault allegations in the white house for 4 years. Get over the pretend outrage.

 

Right, well, he hasn't had a managers job since resigning from Texas in 2014. I also dont like his age, as at 72, he needs a young guy (which will probably be Montgomery) to be his bench coach and future manager. A 2 year deal also sucks.

 

This article paints a rosy picture of him, but we'll see...I guess.

https://www.espn.com/espn/otl/news/story?id=5629215

[Angelsfan1984]

1 minute ago, Hubs said:

Right, well, he hasn't had a managers job since resigning from Texas in 2014. I also dont like his age, as at 72, he needs a young guy (which will probably be Montgomery) to be his bench coach and future manager. A 2 year deal also sucks.

 

This article paints a rosy picture of him, but we'll see...I guess.

https://www.espn.com/espn/otl/news/story?id=5629215

But you're good with Scioscia who is 65 and hasn't managed at any capacity in the MLB since 2018?

[Erstad Grit]

A day after Victor said he didn't want to come to the West Coast lol