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...
rest wish
I wish he were here with the rest of the guys.
parts strongest
One of the strongest parts to our organization is depth. It allows us to do a lot of things.
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.
games playing prepared
One way or the other, he is going to be playing the games and getting prepared for the season.
I used to be part of that group. But you just don't see that any more.
answer guys production talent
The talent is here, ... The production hasn't happened. If these guys produce, the answer is yes.
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.
absorb attitude bumps club entire reason resilient
This has been a resilient club for an entire season. There is really no reason for that to change. The club has the right attitude to absorb bumps in the road.
opposite played teams
They played better. It was the same teams in the same ballpark, but the opposite result. They just played better.
number
There were a number of factors. I'm not going to get into any details.
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.
good needs reason year
A year ago we had a pretty good reason not to make any changes. We had some needs at the end of '03 that we thought we should address. After the '02 season, we didn't really see those same needs.
good needs reason year
A year ago we had a pretty good reason not to make any changes, ... We had some needs at the end of '03 that we thought we should address. After the '02 season, we didn't really see those same needs.
aches downs finish job point took ups
This qualifies us to finish the job that we set out to do. It took a long time, a lot of games, a lot of aches and pains, a lot of ups and downs to get to the point we're at. If you really look at it, it's now only an eight-team race.