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...
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.
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.
depth developed good key pitching rapport
Jose has been key to our depth at catcher. He has developed a good rapport with our pitching staff.
agreement john member pitching productive reach rookie since staff thrilled
John has been a productive member of our pitching staff since his 2002 rookie season. We are thrilled to reach this multi-year agreement with him.
forward impressive integral john pitching season success
John has been an integral part in the success of our pitching staff. We look forward to another impressive season from him.
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.
bothered builds guy heal pitch recognize rehab scar small tear tissue work
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.
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.
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.
belongs decision healthy knowledge
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.