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...
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.
figures given looks
That is not something you ever want to do. Given what the figures are, it looks like something that should be resolvable.
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.
both opposed parties
I'm not opposed to longer-term deals, but both parties have to see eye-to-eye,
balance chance club gave good guy opportunity
It was an opportunity to get a guy with a real good arm, and it gave us a chance to balance our club a little bit.
both few gives ways
They can both play center. That gives us a few ways we can go.
best effort expect guy
We expect the best effort he can give us, ... He's as competitive a guy as you'll ever find.
belongs decision healthy knowledge
To my knowledge he is healthy right now. The decision belongs to Santana.
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.
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.
I used to be part of that group. But you just don't see that any more.
clearly coming good leave players position stated
I've stated pretty clearly that we've got real good young players coming up, (and) I'd like to be in a position to give each one of them an opportunity. I'll leave it at that.
absorb attitude bumps club entire reason resilient
This has been a resilient club for an entire season. There is really no reason for that to change. The club has the right attitude to absorb bumps in the road.