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
Umpiring of baseball has been around since Day 1 and some calls are missed, but most of the time they get it right, ... Instant replay in baseball? I don't know if it is ever going to be such a plus that is should be a part of our game. There are plays that are going to be bang bang. But you have to absorb that and play good baseball.
The two walks and the ball in center field that dropped obviously were bigger contributors in that inning than the missed call on the check swing.
The hitter can take off, but as a catcher when an umpire calls him out, rings him up with a fist, he is out.
It was a swing. Our catcher caught it. Doug Eddings called him out and somewhere along the line, because the guy ran to first base, (Eddings) altered the call, ... When an umpire calls a guy out and you're the catcher, and I've caught my share of them, he's out. He didn't call swing, he rang him up with his fist and said 'You're out.'
I don't think there's one thing you can hang your hat on and say you won or lost with. The two walks and the ball in center field that dropped obviously were bigger contributors in that inning than the missed call on the check swing. We just set the table for them and you can't do that to a club like the Red Sox. They're too powerful.
It is an aggressive baserunning play. I don't think it is one we're going to design unless you're Willie Mays Hayes.
Those guys improvised, and we were able to get it done.
We don't get to Jamie very often. We were fortunate tonight.
We don't get to Jamie very often, ... Fortunately, we got to him a little bit tonight.
We had a lot of guys in our 'pen step up. Kelvim just shined the whole night. That's one of the big reasons why we have him for depth down there, and tonight it certainly paid off.
Our starting rotation has been the heartbeat of our club,
Our goal is to have every catcher relate to every pitcher. I don't think there is anything getting in our way of using any catcher at any time.
Our feeling is this: I know the guys in our clubhouse. If they scheduled a game for 1 in the morning, we're going to show up and play, ... We have a tough schedule, but we're still playing baseball and we're getting to do something we enjoy.
Our game has not surfaced, ... It's not a matter of choking; it's just a matter of playing our style of baseball.