Bill Stoneman
Bill Stoneman
William Hambly Stoneman IIIis a former professional baseball player, a right-handed pitcher who threw two no-hitters during his eight-year major league career. He served as the general manager of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim from 1999 to 2007, and continued with the Angels as a consultant after stepping down. He was named the interim general manager of the Angels on July 1, 2015, following the resignation of Jerry Dipoto...
amazing catch chance changes dimension hit noticed players rockets seems
He really changes the dimension of our infield. He is so steady. And the amazing about him that I only noticed when I got the chance to see him play every day is how well he does with the rockets hit right at him. Most players do not catch many of those; he seems to catch all of them. He's fearless.
expected knew nobody poise stuff time
Frankie's stuff and his poise enabled him to succeed, and he just did it at a time when nobody expected it because nobody knew who he was.
rest wish
I wish he were here with the rest of the guys.
depth developed good key pitching rapport
Jose has been key to our depth at catcher. He has developed a good rapport with our pitching staff.
call clubs concerned confident talent terms win wins
I really don't think we have what you would call a weakness. I'm confident we've got the talent to win our division. The one thing that all clubs are concerned about, in terms of wins or losses, is health.
atmosphere last year
If we have an atmosphere here this year like it was last year ... wow.
forward impressive integral john pitching season success
John has been an integral part in the success of our pitching staff. We look forward to another impressive season from him.
balanced calling closer defense develops job question spring starting strength winning
No one is closer to winning the starting job than the other and no one is calling Jose Molina the starting catcher. We'll see how it develops in Spring Training. There is no question about Jose Molina's defense -- that is the strength of his game. Mathis has a more balanced game. We'll see how it goes.
last maybe
From about maybe mid-August of '02, all through last year, this was a different atmosphere. Everything changed,
clearly coming good leave players position stated
I've stated pretty clearly that we've got real good young players coming up, (and) I'd like to be in a position to give each one of them an opportunity. I'll leave it at that.
changes club coming players strength
A strength of this club is our flexibility and we're able to make these changes because of the players that we have here now and coming up.
experience good half hopefully indicative second takes
His second half is hopefully indicative of what he is going to become going forward. It takes experience to become a good pitcher, and he is making the most of his experience.
bothered builds guy heal pitch recognize rehab scar small tear tissue work
You never like to see a guy bothered by any discomfort, but on the other hand, we recognize that when you heal from a small tear or something like that, scar tissue then builds up. Sometimes, you've got to work through it. He's going to be going through some rehab so he can pitch again. He's got to get through some scar tissue.
certainly early hopeful information looks signs view
The early signs say that he probably will be able to come back then; that's what it looks like. We're certainly hopeful of that. You don't even know for sure. The information I've gotten, to this point, I view as positive. There's nothing new in there and nothing that's torn.