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
bit needed pitches shy
Ervin was a little bit shy on command, but when he needed to make pitches he did.
finish good grabbed guy held jam lead needed stuff
I think his stuff was good and he was the guy that we really needed to get out of that jam and finish the inning for us. Unfortunately they grabbed the lead and they held it there.
bases chance club emerge game hitting last manifest month needed running season sudden
The last month of the season I think there were a lot of similarities that started to manifest in our club that did in 2002. I think our situational hitting all of a sudden got back to where it needed to be, we're running bases well. We're going to get a chance to get into our game hopefully, and if it can emerge like it did in 2002, we have a chance to get on that roll.
guy needed obviously step
(Colon's injury) was obviously something we were not expecting, and Ervin is the guy that needed to step in. And he did.
against arm beat good match pitch pitching
We feel we have a good young arm going against those guys, and the only way you're going to beat pitching is to match them pitch for pitch.
certainly guys hit pitches pressure scoring
We certainly set the table, but we couldn't get that hit with guys in scoring position. (Rodrigo Lopez) made some pitches to put some guys away that were on the money, and we just couldn't put pressure on him. We just couldn't get that one hit to kind of get things going.
carried difference himself pitchers
The way he carried himself on the field, the little things he did made a difference in what his pitchers could do. He was terrific.
guy high level played
Edgardo is a guy that has played at a very high level for a lot of years, and he has an experienced right-handed bat.
ball competition decision involve last point rough spots throwing throws year
Esteban is throwing the ball better than he had at any point last year so that is encouraging. There is going to be some decision to made that may or may not involve Esteban, but there is competition at every level. As long as he throws the ball like he is capable, then he should be a part of it. He had some rough spots last year.
defense messed year
Our defense has been there all year for us. This is out of the blue, really. Everything you could've messed up, we messed up out there.
bit challenge dynamite excel great higher pitching premium proved question step
Brandon has made some great strides. There was a little bit of question that he would be too big to play shortstop, but he has proved to be a premium talent. He has dynamite in his bat. His challenge now is to step up to better pitching and to excel at a higher level.
against effective felt hit hitter position tied
Brendan, we feel, can be effective against any hitter up there. I felt in that position to try to let Brendan go against Ibanez. Unfortunately, Ibanez got the hit and tied the game.
affect breed confidence
Confidence is very important, ... Confidence will breed momentum. But nothing we did here (Friday night) will affect (tonight).
ball dangerous fallen good hits hitter job locked seeing swing takes type
Vlad has had some stretches occasionally where hits haven't fallen in. But he's the type of hitter that takes one swing to get him locked in seeing the ball again, and he can go crazy. That's a dangerous player, and they have done a good job with him so far.