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
Jeff has had some rough edges but has gotten his feet on the ground. There is not enough of a sample, though, to judge. Whatever happens we will need that defensive presence behind the plate.
Out of the chute, everybody is ready. Jeff is certainly not a finesse pitcher, but he is not going to light up the gun.
Our bullpen stepped up in a big way. We were fortunate to get out of the sixth inning with no damage. Whether we won or lost today is not going to matter in the long run, but with the win today we can carry our momentum forward into the next games.
Our bullpen came through. Kelvim shined the whole night. Kelvim made some big pitches and gave us a big lift.
I think the important thing, ... is for us is to bring our style of play into the game.
I think you can characterize it as a mild surprise that we are here.
(Lackey) wasn't as sharp as we've seen him, ... He threw a lot of pitches early, and then he settled in. I thought he kept his composure, and he pitched. You look at the linescore and see seven scoreless innings and say he breezed, but it wasn't easy.
It is something that we would welcome, but it is not an absolute necessity, ... does not have to hit home runs to be productive. What we need is for his production to get back to where it needs to be. He is one of the premier RBI guys in the last few years and we need that to re-emerge.
Give him credit. We had some opportunities, but he made some pitches and shut the door.
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 never has a giveaway at-bat. And he's totally team-oriented. Hitting in the ninth spot, he helps create things when our order comes around.
He needs a little more time to see if it calms down. We don't want it to get worse. It is structurally sound. There is just some inflammation.