Halos the most boring and predictable team in MLB

[ghoetke]

What a fool I am to keep watching them hoping for a turnaround.They are a zero and that's the truth. Enjoy Trout while he's here.

[disarcina]

Mike Scioscia has always been a formula manager......every one has a defined role until they play themselves out of it.

 

opposing teams really don't have to scout the Halos --

 

never understood why Scioscia is so formula driven -- especially with the pen -- be like La Russa was, mix it up a bit, keep the other team guessing.

 

opposing teams can pencil out their line up and know who to PH in the 8th/9th because they know who will be pitching.........every time.

[EDinTUSTIN]

Although with this pen it doesn't matter who will be pitching and when.

[Angel Oracle]

Scioscia is boring and the team doesn't win enough.

Two things crying out for change.

What was it that Moreno saw in him to give an unprecedented contract?

[Mudville]

6 playoff seasons and walks by a World Series trophy in the stadium lobby.

[stevestevens]

Ghoetke is just a fool to believe. Just a fool to believe, he's like the wind. 

 

[Angel Oracle]

6 playoff seasons and walks by a World Series trophy in the stadium lobby.

There have been other managers with those in their résumé, but they never got a 10 year deal.

And sure enough, where are the post-season appearances now? None since 2009

And the WS title will always be enjoyed, but that was 11 years ago.

[HaloCory22]

Scioscia is a poor man's Bobby Cox. We want a poor man's LaRussa... 

[Jimmag]

How can you call 3 walk off games in a row last week boring? Not many teams can do this.

[YouthofToday]

The previous GM combination of Scioscia and Reagins is mostly to blame.

If we had only signed Adam Dunn and Beltre we would be in a much better spot right now.

[Inside Pitch]

How can you call 3 walk off games in a row last week boring? Not many teams can do this.

 

LaRussa went 17 years between WS wins once....   Careful what you wish for.

[Homebrewer]

From 2004 to (soon) 2014 I have never seen Scioscia out-manage anyone in a big game.

I have seen his players out-play other teams, but I can't remember a big game in those 10 full seasons, where I, the announcers in the booth, or even the media in hindsight, EVER said anything close to "Scioscia brilliantly pulled all the right strings"

Conversely, I have seen him out-managed dozens of times in important games during the decade.

 

Halos the most boring and predictable team in MLB...

Should actually read, Scioscia the most boring and predictable Manager in MLB.

 

So predictable that sharp managers like Melvin, who owns Scioscia, and the other smart managers take full advantage of him.

Hell, when ALL of them know what's coming, they don't have to be great minds to be ready for it, and beat it.

 

Arte is another story. his desire to be seen as a loyal and super-nice owner, is biting him in the ass big time.
A 10 year extension to a manager shows he really has very little clue about what baseball is all about.

I hope he is learning things here, and sincerely hope he doesn't throw up his hands and doesn't bail out on the team, because I love the guy. He will have a great future with this franchise if he makes the right call and gets rid of Scioscia and the coaching staff.
The foundation is there, if he would just do it.

[Angel Oracle]

Just get the right GM in there, and get out of his way Arte.