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...
calling front help people players seasons shots sitting trust understand worrying
Sitting back and worrying isn't going to help anything. What we have to do is trust the people calling these shots to understand these players have six-month seasons in front of them.
maybe shot took
Maybe it was a little disappointing. But we took a shot at it. What are you going to do? We're going to be fine.
club dealing guy owns
Now you've got Arte, who owns the club and is the guy you're dealing with,
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.
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I think he is getting to know himself better and he is getting to know the league better. He is taking advantage of his experience, and that is important.
bit depends guys offers
It all depends on what we need. Each of these guys offers something a bit different.
hitting looking
Our hitting was inconsistent and we'll be looking at that. And like everybody, we'll be looking at pitching.
coming great guys high sitting situation talent
It is a great situation to have -- so many guys coming with so much talent. You don't like to have guys with high ceilings just sitting on the bench, but some times that happens. We'll see how it goes.
interest
It is something we had interest in doing, but we couldn't come to an agreement.
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.
ability close defensive developed pitching pleased signed starting work
From a defensive standpoint, he is very close to being a starting catcher. We are very pleased with how he's developed and his ability to work with the pitching staff. That is why we signed him to a two-year deal.
last maybe
From about maybe mid-August of '02, all through last year, this was a different atmosphere. Everything changed,
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We're obviously going to be looking for a bat, and everybody is always looking for pitching. It's the typical stuff -- a bat and some pitching.
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When he went out there, he was just lights-out. It was the combination of his stuff and the fact that he was throwing it for strikes plus the fact that he wasn't phased by any of the so-called pressure that you're supposed to feel in the postseason. He dominated.