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
Kelvim just shined in his big innings tonight. He gave us big pitches and strong innings out of the bullpen, and that's why he's down there in the pen.
He laid off some pitches to get in some hitting counts, and when he got a pitch to hit, he was on it. I think he's got all the tools he needs now. It's going to be a matter of stamina, and maintaining it.
John did something that he hasn't done since last year. He would bend but not break. He was good in the early going but it got away from him.
There's been no indication that there is any damage in there that would impact him moving forward. But they're going to do some tests and we'll get a better idea this week exactly what his status is. I think as soon as he came out of last night's ballgame it was pretty ominous and pretty obvious that he wasn't going to be able to help us in this series.
He was a very talented kid who took on a big challenge and met it.
None of our pitchers are in Chicago. We're going to use every pitcher we need tonight to get past tonight's game.
A three-run lead in the Grand Canyon with that club is not a safe lead. But our guys, when they had to, made terrific pitches.
A muddy track is not something that works in our favor. I think we need to run the bases, we need to stay aggressive. I think whether we play tonight or tomorrow or any time this series, you're going to have a slower track just because of the wetness that you anticipate the field having.
A three-run lead in the Grand Canyon isn't safe with that club. They do a great job of pressuring you and they have power through the lineup.
He's a good defensive third baseman, and he's quick and he's got good range. Early on this spring, he wasn't moving his feet like he can, but you can see today what type of third baseman he can be.
He's had bouts of it over the past couple of weeks. We hope it will only be a couple of days.
He was a winner. He won a couple of division titles. He did win. Just because he didn't win a championship is not how you define the man.
He's a special pitcher. If you look at what he's accomplished from the middle of last year till now, I don't think there's a pitcher who can match what he's done.
Guys who relied on them are going to have to find alternative solutions. Obviously, some players have leaned on them. There have always been things that players used.