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
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.
He'll be fresher and rested for Game 5 if we need to go that route. He's much better off in the slot we have him.
He laid off some pitches to get in some hitting counts, and when he got a pitch to hit, he was on it. I think he's got all the tools he needs now. It's going to be a matter of stamina, and maintaining it.
Guys who relied on them are going to have to find alternative solutions. Obviously, some players have leaned on them. There have always been things that players used.
Kenny's a fine manager. He was my vote for manager of the year.
Kelvim just shined the whole night, ... That gives us a big lift. It's one of the reasons we have him down there, for depth.
Kelvim just shined in his big innings tonight. He gave us big pitches and strong innings out of the bullpen, and that's why he's down there in the pen.
Joe has an incredible baseball mind and a tremendous ability to communicate with players on all levels. That's a combination any player should appreciate.
John Lackey is probably the biggest story. He was terrific for eight innings.
John did something that he hasn't done since last year. He would bend but not break. He was good in the early going but it got away from him.
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 is flat-out over anxious. He has come out of his game a little bit and maybe put more into his swing than normal.