joeywings

AWESOME job by Shoemaster.
Here's hoping he pitches  the 5th game .

How can you when you keep losing ?

Then we played sub .500 teams .
And Hambone was on DL.

Well, he's on the only common denominator in those 10 years outside of Moreno. Hell, we even changed team's name .
He's going to manage worse next year if we get in the playoffs again. MORE PANIC AND PRESSURE ON HIS PART while pinning his hope on a has been.

One Goat At A Time

Once again you ride to Scioscia's rescue.  I believe you are the self appointed authority who once said the manager is responsible for plus/minus 3 games a season. 
 
Blaming the offensive implosion on Scioscia may seem like a stretch with this 2 game sample as you imply with the cute sign response.  However, if one considers the strategy (by Scioscia) which preceded the playoffs, perhaps a picture emerges of a team in cruise control which has been unable to abruptly restore offensive productivity (turn the switch back on).  I would argue the overall pre-playoff cruise strategy may be a bigger factor in the offensive implosion against KC than you are able to recognize through your Scioscia colored bifocals.
 
More directly, the decision to place Hamilton into 2 lineups against LHP after a couple weeks of inactivity was Scioscia.  The serious brain fart to bunt Calhoun was Scioscia.  The TWO decisions to sacrifice Aybar to put a RISP for Hamilton against LHP is also Scioscia.  The decision today not to sacrifice Iannetta (or pinch hitter) in 8th, runner on 2nd, no outs, and Calhoun/Trout to follow, was Scioscia (his best defensive catcher argument borders on comical).  He deserves a generous portion of the blame for the Angels performance. 

And you're not very smart in comparing benching Trout for Cowgil to benching Hambone for Cowgil.
With Trout, you still have an upswing .
With Hambone ? Hah! EVERYONE SAW IT COMING .

Sosh wants him to work out the kinks in these meaningful games, though

He needs to quit looking for a slow breaking ball in .
IT AIN'T COMING . THEY KNOW YOU'RE LOOKING FOR IT.
Swing on that first pitch meatball for god's sake.

Is there an org in MLB worse at teaching fundamentals than this one?
Yet some continue to live in denial.

And Dyson was on the grass running towards left field.
FAIL!

I was thinking about all those bizarre plays in past post seasons before this year's playoffs began and was hoping to not see these weird plays come up again...and of course here they come again.  I don't get it!  I do think you create your own luck by putting yourself in situations that can leave you vulnerable to this shit.  MS is not applying logic to some of his decision making.

Very few Angels over the last decade have had the tools to execute bunts and stolen bases effectively, or even comfortably, for that matter. 
 
Why on earth do you burden them even more in a high stress situation?  This reeks of the disconnect in corporate America where management has no clue what their employees are up against.  Scioscia still doesn't have a clue all these years later. 

You never look good when you lose .
KC is the only one who looks really pumped up though.
Sadly, Aybar and Howie are showing their post-season form.

You're spoiled with 4 division titles .

If not for Dusty the Doofus, we would still have ZERO WS titles.Just great mentoring given to both by maybe the most overrated manager in history, Tommy LaMoutha.

If this Royals beat the O's  and win the WS, they should send Mike a ring .

Mike Drought .
OUCH!

Dusty Bakker and Mike should go in on a separate category of their own.

McDonald's not on the playoff roster.

Mike Drought .
OUCH!

Bizarre and stupidity .
Playing Hambone.
Not bringing in McDonald to bunt for Ianetta . Jeesh, gotta keep  Chris b/c he throws out runners .
Bunting Calhoun om 3-1.
Etc

is that even a valid question ?

is that even a valid question ?

I felt like running on the field to smack Scioscia for some of the decisions he made in that game.