Mike Scioscia
Mike Scioscia
Michael Lorri Sciosciais an American former Major League Baseball catcher and current manager for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. He has worked in that capacity since the 2000 season, and is currently the longest-tenured manager in Major League Baseball. As a player, Scioscia made his major league debut with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1980. He was selected to two All-Star Games and won two World Series over the course of his 13-year MLB career, which was spent entirely...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth27 November 1958
CityUpper Darby, PA
Paul stayed in Chicago for very important reasons, and I respect that. He felt a huge connection with that organization. He blossomed into a star there, and his bond with the city and fans was very strong. He would have been an incredible fit for us, but I respect the reasons he stayed in Chicago.
He's had bouts of it over the past couple of weeks. We hope it will only be a couple of days.
He's had better at-bats for the last two or three weeks. He's becoming productive. We need Fin. It's good to see him contribute.
He was a little erratic early with his cutter. He got in some hitter's counts but he came back to get some big outs.
He was very comfortable on the defensive end.
He was throwing the ball fine, but his command wasn't quite there. He'll get that more as he continues to throw on the mound. He was getting behind in the count a lot, which isn't his M.O. He usually goes right after hitters.
He did a lot of the stuff we've seen him do. He shut the door when he had to.
He was fine last night. He was a little stiff today and got some treatment.
He's pitched some good baseball against us, but that was probably the best game he's pitched against us. When his fastball was off he got his breaking ball over.
He was a winner. He won a couple of division titles. He did win. Just because he didn't win a championship is not how you define the man.
He was a very talented kid who took on a big challenge and met it.
He didn't really pitch deep into the game against the Yankees. He's done it before this year, and he came out in flying colors so we're confident he's going to get to a point in his game where we have some of the arms in the bullpen we're going to get to.
He didn't get a very good look with the Dodgers.
He keeps getting finer and finer with his stuff. Although he's not throwing as hard as he once did, he's still adept at hitting spots, changing speeds and keeping hitters off-balance. He just knows how to pitch, knows what he wants to do, and he's very good at it.