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Angels Fiddle as AL West Turns

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim still have a decent team, hefty revenues and Mike Sciosica as their manager. A full season from 2010 part-timers Kendry Morales and Dan Haren represents built-in improvement for 2011, when the Angels will try to rebound from their first losing season (80-82) since 2003. West Coast Bias...

Mike Scioscia, Angels Hoping to Rebound

With five first-place finishes in the past seven seasons, Mike Scioscia has put himself on the short list of the most successful managers in baseball. The win total of 80 from the 2010 season, however, was the worst for the Angels since 2003. Scioscia addressed what went wrong and why 2011 is going to be better at the...

The Starting Rotation: A Managing Tree

Get your weekend off on the right foot with an eclectic look around the major leagues from Pat Lackey and Andrew Johnson in The Starting Rotation. The Ace: Scioscia's Legacy We hear a lot about coaching trees in football and basketball. That's partly because they are so easy to trace, but mostly because a head coach's...

Angels Expected to Make a Serious Run at Signing Carl Crawford

The Hot Stove isn't at full boil just yet, but things are perking up. One flashpoint is in Anaheim where it looks like the Angels are gearing up for a big run at Carl Crawford. That news isn't particularly surprising given the Angels' need for both a left fielder and a bat to support Kendry Morales, Torii Hunter and...

The Dugout: Baseball Season is 200 Games Too Long

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim et al. manager Mike Scioscia has a plan to bring aid to some of baseball's scheduling woes. He is proposing a 158-game season that would maintain revenue while keeping the World Series out of the frozen tundra of November. Like any progressive thinker, he will be ignored and quickly forgotten...

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05/31/12 At last, things come together for Angels Source: MLB - Los Angeles Angels When things were at their worst, Mike Scioscia's mood seemed to consist of some mixture of disbelief and anger.
05/29/12 Hunter back in Tuesday lineup against NY Yankees Source: Angels: From the Dugout Angels manager Mike Scioscia lost a major contributor â ace right-hander Jered Weaver to the 15-day disabled list â on Tuesday but got another veteran back in Angels right fielder Torii Hunter.
05/18/12 Could Pujols make interleague starts at 3B? Source: Angels: From the Dugout With no DH used in interleague games at National League parks, Kendrys Morales will be limited to pinch-hit appearances this weekend in San Diego.
05/17/12 LA Angels: Could Mike Scioscia Be the Next to Go in... Source: Bleacher Report The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim fired hitting coach Mickey Hatcher on Tuesday, and Mark Saxon of ESPNLosAngeles.com reports that it is because the front office was just frustrated of seeing Albert Pujols struggle.
05/16/12 Details emerging about Dallas investigation Source: Angels: From the Dugout Darius McClinton-Hunter, the 17-year-old son of the Angels' outfielder, is one of the Prosper High School students who was arrested earlier this week.

Background on mike scioscia

Michael Lorri Scioscia (; born November 27, 1958) is a former Major League Baseball catcher and current manager for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

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