Mike Scioscia
Mike Scioscia
Michael Lorri Sciosciais an American former Major League Baseball catcher and current manager for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. He has worked in that capacity since the 2000 season, and is currently the longest-tenured manager in Major League Baseball. As a player, Scioscia made his major league debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1980. He was selected to two All-Star Games and won two World Series over the course of his 13-year MLB career, which was spent entirely...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth27 November 1958
CityUpper Darby, PA
We're not as crisp in areas that we need to be in. One thing is pitching. We have a couple of things where pitchers have gotten into their starts and they've been a little bit erratic and getting into deep counts. That is where it starts, with pitching.
We won't know for a couple days, but we don't anticipate him missing a start.
We're seeing a steady progression with Bart, but Escobar is going through the roof. He's ready. He's really picked it up.
To combine velocity with great command is a package you don't see often, ... That puts him in an elite group of pitchers.
When he had to make a pitch, he did.
We're going to have to do a better job on offense, getting guys on base early and doing some of the things we want to do,
We're going to have to face him (eventually), we don't look at it as catching a break. There is no denying he's a special pitcher, but the last couple nights (Joel) Pineiro and (Ryan) Franklin have pitched as well as anyone.
What's really been impressive is to see his work ethic and how much his defense has picked up. We're really excited about that part.
What he has to do now is regain some stamina to become a starter again. He has as good a stuff as anyone.
We've talked about that for awhile, ... It's something we'll continue to look at very closely. ... His velocity is good and at times he throws to his pitching spots, and that needs to continue. ... We feel he has enough in his tank to do what any of our starters need to do down the stretch.
There are some things in our offense that have started to come together. We have some of the guys that we will need to be productive this season starting to swing the bat.
The only way to overcome this is to grind it out. There's no easy fix. We're a good club and we'll get it back.
The only way you can beat Oakland is with good pitching. You've got to match them pitch by pitch.
We haven't played consistent baseball. Our offense has been spotty at times.