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.
balanced calling closer defense develops job question spring starting strength winning
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.
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.
competitor ready start
He is such a competitor that if he can pitch, he will. But he's ready to go; he wouldn't start if he wasn't healthy.
deserve pitch
When you play the way they did and pitch the way they did, you deserve to win.
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.
games playing prepared
One way or the other, he is going to be playing the games and getting prepared for the season.
ask common happened prefer season understanding
My understanding is that they are going to ask for permission, but it hasn't happened yet. What I would prefer is that it not be a distraction, period. Our season is not over yet. It's common courtesy.
rest wish
I wish he were here with the rest of the guys.