Breaking: Eppard and Picciolo let go - Scioscia and Dipoto staying

[nate]

Mike DiGiovanna verified
#Angels announce that bench coach Rob Piccilo and hitting coach Jim Eppard will not be returning next season.

Edited October 9, 2013 by nate

[jshep]

That's a funny way to spell "Mike Butcher"

[bloodbrother]

Lol they kept Butcher but fire the other coaches

[nate]

Sucks that Scioscia is staying.  Piccilo becomes the scapegoat.  I would have preferred to see Ebel go too, personally, and of course Butcher.  Glad to see the Angels are addressing things and not just keeping it business as usual.

 

Blarg, what do you know, those pesky beat writers on twitter knew what they were talking about.

Edited October 9, 2013 by nate

[jshep]

Well, see everyone in 20 pages!

[Season Over]

Welcome back Mickey Hatcher! 

[bloodbrother]

I'll be the first to say it

 

Tim Salmon for hitting coach, Darin Erstand for bench coach. Dat Grit

[AngelArcher]

I know who's sleeping like a baby tonight.

[AngelsAndRamsFan]

Lol. If they don't make the playoffs next year, they should both be fired.

[Taylor]

Odd decision. The Angels have a top 5 offense and a bottom 10 pitching staff, so they fire the hitting coach?

[Stradling]

Damn I was wrong, oh well. I am guessing we will see at least one ex Angel take their place.

[jshep]

Wonder if Vizquel gets the bench coach gig.

[bloodbrother]

I was just thinking, the thing that held this team back this year was Rob Picciolo.

[m0nkey]

All speculation

[Halos of Anaheim]

Sucks that Scioscia is staying.  Piccilo becomes the scapegoat.  I would have preferred to see Ebel go too, personally, and of course Butcher.  Glad to see the Angels are addressing things and not just keeping it business as usual.

 

Blarg, what do you know, those pesky beat writers on twitter knew what they were talking about.

Addressing things? We did the same f*cking thing last year after starting out horribly, we cut Hatcher. This isn't addressing anything, the hitting coach is HARDLY the biggest problem, it's f*cking Butcher and Mike. 

[Ohtaniland]

Another Obama care budget cut.

[gotbeer]

Hmm.  Ok.  

[jshep]

I was just thinking, the thing that held this team back this year was Rob Picciolo.

 

Ya, this team sucked at...whatever the hell a bench coach actually does.

[Richard]

Mike Trout promoted to Player/Coach

[Stradling]

This makes me think that Arte is siding with Mike. Eppard was promoted by Dipoto.

[Scott34]

Un****ingbelieveable.

[tdawg87]

lol @ keeping Butcher

[EE_]

Sleeping like a baby.

[Bruce Nye]

You guys make me laugh.  First time I have seen hate toward Ebel.  OMG  None of you have a clue what Butcher does and doesn't do, but the consensus is to dump him.  Do you really believe he can make a Blanton, Hanson or a Jepsen effective?  Doesn't it take ability and mental acuteness?

 

And as to Eppard.  He hasn't done anything, however this site was lit up over axing Hatcher.  (See Butcher comment above.)

[Halos of Anaheim]

This makes me think that Arte is siding with Mike. Eppard was promoted by Dipoto.

Arte shouldn't be siding with any of them. Both have a terrible resume the past two seasons.