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

[Lhalo]

He didnt say they didnt matter, he said a good coach cant turn shit into gold. 

Hell... I'd be happy with just pyrite after this season.

[nando714]

We suck again

[nando714]

Like I said earlier. Arte is going to step back and concentrate on building his parking lot full of restaurants and let Dipoto and Sosh figure out how to fix his mess. If they can't fix it, they'll both be fired after next season. Good luck with that.

Another season of failure. I hope most people dont re-new their season seats

[FireThemAll]

He didnt say they didnt matter, he said a good coach cant turn shit into gold. 

 

So you two, and Arte are afraid to try something new even though you KNOW that the current coach gets shit results? 

 

Arte is a moron for not firing the real guy who has failed to produce results. Him and Fat Scioscia need to go. Scioscia is incapable of getting this ballclub prepared to play out of spring training. Mark my words, no matter what happens this offseason, we will be a mediocre ball club.

[mp170.6]

@Alden_Gonzalez: #Angels have talked to Picciolo and Eppard about returning to organization in a different capacity, either PD or Minors. No word yet.

 

Translation:  They don't have the intestinal fortitude to formally terminate employment.  They just demote them. 

[Schildog]

Blanton was a terrific pitcher until Butcher got him.  LOL  Same thing with the rest of the trash brought up from the minor leagues, but you guys seem to believe that a good pitching coach can turn a pig's ear into a silk purse.

 

when do you draw a line sir? he obviously does not seem up to the task. there are a handful of examples of ex-halo pitchers improving as soon as they left the organization.

[Hubs]

Pitching staff under butcher has had some really good seasons. Losing Vargas and Weaver for a ton of starts, depending on Williams and Joe Freaking Blanton plus Hansons troubles? How is any of that Blantons fault? Also Burnett getting injured and Madson not recovering? Not his fault either. This staff still gave up around 700 runs which is nowhere near bad.

[mp170.6]

when do you draw a line sir? he obviously does not seem up to the task. there are a handful of examples of ex-halo pitchers improving as soon as they left the organization.

 

It would be nice if Bruce Nye wasn't so condescending all the time. 

[Catwhoshatinthehat]

No matter what happened this place was going to be entertaining this offseason but only these moves to the staff are nothing anyone likely guessed.

Edited October 9, 2013 by Catwhoshatinthehat

[Lhalo]

Why?

I think a harder regiment might do these guys some good. It would probably discourage players from coming to camp out of shape as well.

 

I welcome the change since whatever they've been doing the past couple of years hasn't worked.

[stevestevens]

Where is AO? I really want his input into all of this.

[bloodbrother]

@Alden_Gonzalez: #Angels have talked to Picciolo and Eppard about returning to organization in a different capacity, either PD or Minors. No word yet.

 

Uh oh. Reagins job as coffee getter for the GM is in jeopardy

[Lifetime]

when do you draw a line sir? he obviously does not seem up to the task. there are a handful of examples of ex-halo pitchers improving as soon as they left the organization.

No there isn't 

[AngelsAndRamsFan]

Translation:  They don't have the intestinal fortitude to formally terminate employment.  They just demote them.

Yeah. Moreno made Reagins the coffee boy and Moreno will probably do the same thing and next season when he demotes Dipoto.

[James]

So you two, and Arte are afraid to try something new even though you KNOW that the current coach gets shit results? 

 

Arte is a moron for not firing the real guy who has failed to produce results. Him and Fat Scioscia need to go. Scioscia is incapable of getting this ballclub prepared to play out of spring training. Mark my words, no matter what happens this offseason, we will be a mediocre ball club.

Laughable, I have no influence on what the club decides to do. I take it as a compliment that you think I do however. 

 

I for one will not give up on next season, not in my nature anyway let alone the fact that the offseason to acquire pitchers has yet to begin. That is the real issue here not Sosh. 

[HBMike]

when do you draw a line sir? he obviously does not seem up to the task. there are a handful of examples of ex-halo pitchers improving as soon as they left the organization.

Who are these handful of examples? 

 

Rodney had a career year, not that great this year? 

[jshep]

Where is AO? I really want his input into all of this.

 

Pretty impressive that we made it to 10 pages with no help from him.

[mtangelsfan]

Handful = two

[mp170.6]

I think a harder regiment might do these guys some good. It would probably discourage players from coming to camp out of shape as well.

 

I welcome the change since whatever they've been doing the past couple of years hasn't worked.

 

I think more than anything, it needs to be an attitude adjustment starting with Scioscia. 

 

They play like Spring Training and the month of April don't matter. The lack of urgency under Scioscia has always been a problem...

[SoWhat]

“Our ability to hold leads and close out games is where you’re going to see the big improvement,” Scioscia said. “And I’m excited about that.”

I think we're going to see a few BP signings, which makes me feel a little better

[full circle]

He made a change at GM two seasons ago. It is understandable that he feels Sosh is not why they are losing and that the roster provided to him has been the true issue. 

Uh huh and it may very well be that the outgoing GM was a scapegoat and was never given the autonomy and authority to do what he wanted, kind of how it's looking with the current GM.  

[Homebrewer]

Clearly, Scioscia has discovered the persuasive power of the reach-around.

[Hollyw00d]

@Alden_Gonzalez: #Angels have talked to Picciolo and Eppard about returning to organization in a different capacity, either PD or Minors. No word yet.

 

 

hopefully they both give arte the finger and take a dump in scioscia's corner in the dugout

[Schildog]

off the top of my head santana, rodney and walden.

[Lifetime]

Or maybe not. But let's assume that since it makes for a angrier argument.