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...
allow both fast great quite tag
Both Maury and Lou were very smart. Lou would say: 'I want to get there as fast as I can.' But Maury, who wasn't quite as fast as Lou, wanted to make great slides that wouldn't allow them to tag him out.
both capable certain hitters
He is capable of getting both left-handed and right-handed hitters out. He may be called on in certain situations, but I don't see him as a one-batter pitcher.
activity both decision encouraged question ready required time
We're not going to make the decision today. We're encouraged by both. Both are doing better than they were earlier. They both made progress. The real question to me is, will they be ready for the activity they are required to be ready for? Will they be ready in time for that first round? That's the real question.
both opposed parties
I'm not opposed to longer-term deals, but both parties have to see eye-to-eye,
both few gives ways
They can both play center. That gives us a few ways we can go.
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You never like to see a guy bothered by any discomfort, but on the other hand, we recognize that when you heal from a small tear or something like that, scar tissue then builds up. Sometimes, you've got to work through it. He's going to be going through some rehab so he can pitch again. He's got to get through some scar tissue.
deserve pitch
When you play the way they did and pitch the way they did, you deserve to win.
consistent pitchers planned respect starting tribute
To this point, we haven't been as consistent as we planned to be offensively, ... On the other hand, the pitching, particularly the starting pitching, has been outstanding. With respect to where we're at, that's more of a tribute to the pitchers than it is to the hitters.
best equipped guy lose
When you lose Colon, you lose a guy that's going to give you innings. Yan, we feel, is best equipped to give us innings.
best effort expect guy
We expect the best effort he can give us, ... He's as competitive a guy as you'll ever find.
asked granted others past
We've been asked in the past for others and we've always granted permission, but never while we're playing.
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To my knowledge he is healthy right now. The decision belongs to Santana.
parts strongest
One of the strongest parts to our organization is depth. It allows us to do a lot of things.
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No one is closer to winning the starting job than the other and no one is calling Jose Molina the starting catcher. We'll see how it develops in Spring Training. There is no question about Jose Molina's defense -- that is the strength of his game. Mathis has a more balanced game. We'll see how it goes.