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...
anyone concerned guy injury
He is a guy that can play with pain. An injury to anyone is something you're concerned with, but I think he is going to be OK.
bat everybody looking obviously stuff typical
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.
fact phased plus pressure strikes stuff supposed throwing
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.
call clubs concerned confident talent terms win wins
I really don't think we have what you would call a weakness. I'm confident we've got the talent to win our division. The one thing that all clubs are concerned about, in terms of wins or losses, is health.
bullpen few last pitchers pressure
These two pitchers have really solidified our bullpen the last few years. They have continually responded to late-inning pressure situations.
successful ways
In some ways it was a successful season, but we didn't get what we wanted,
amazing catch chance changes dimension hit noticed players rockets seems
He really changes the dimension of our infield. He is so steady. And the amazing about him that I only noticed when I got the chance to see him play every day is how well he does with the rockets hit right at him. Most players do not catch many of those; he seems to catch all of them. He's fearless.
north
He told me that it would be O.K. to go north of what we had planned.
guy looking trying
He's not a guy we're trying to trade. If I wanted to, I probably could, but that is not something we're looking to do right now.
completed door half knocking surprise wins year
He's now completed about a year and a half of superb performances. For him to be knocking on the door at 20 wins really shouldn't surprise anyone.
athletic body looks
He's got a body that looks different than most athlete's bodies, but he's more athletic than most athletes.
both opposed parties
I'm not opposed to longer-term deals, but both parties have to see eye-to-eye,
certainly early hopeful information looks signs view
The early signs say that he probably will be able to come back then; that's what it looks like. We're certainly hopeful of that. You don't even know for sure. The information I've gotten, to this point, I view as positive. There's nothing new in there and nothing that's torn.