Mike Scioscia Quotes (132 Quotes)

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.

To be blunt, we have to stop hanging breaking balls to him.

You can cut the season up in 10 equal parts and analyze any part of it. This is almost a 10th of the season, and we hope this is the worst it gets.

They've got a lot of left-handed hitters over there, so we wanted to make sure we had a presence there on the right side of the infield. We need to keep defensive continuity if we're going to win, and Adam was in there for right-side defense. Adam's a terrific defensive second baseman. That's why he was out there tonight and he ends up winning the game with his bat.

We did a lot of good things. We played more the type of game we need ... and we brought our game on to the field today. That's what we have to do on a consistent basis.

Jason's a guy who had a very, very live ball a couple of years ago. He probably doesn't have quite the same stuff, but he still can be effective and we'll see where he fits in. Statistically, he's definitely a guy you want to match up against lefties, and that's a role that we'll look at.

A lot of times the pitch you need to get a guy out is either out of the zone or in the dirt and you need to block the ball or tag the guy out. Our guys work on that and our pitchers need to have confidence to throw that pitch.

Out of the chute, everybody is ready. Jeff is certainly not a finesse pitcher, but he is not going to light up the gun.

Umpiring of baseball has been around since Day 1 and some calls are missed, but most of the time they get it right, ... Instant replay in baseball I don't know if it is ever going to be such a plus that is should be a part of our game. There are plays that are going to be bang bang. But you have to absorb that and play good baseball.

He didn't get a very good look with the Dodgers.

I just saw Steve last winter when his son was pitching against my son. Everything was looking up for him and he looked great. It makes you numb when you hear about a situation like this. He had a roller-coaster ride.

His fastball command was a little erratic, but the command on his offspeed pitches was there, and his velocity was good. He got his work in. It did not set him back.

He was using every pitch he had. He had a good split-finger and his fastball was on the plate. He just ran into some trouble.

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.

We haven't played consistent baseball. Our offense has been spotty at times.

Adam Kennedy is the best defensive second baseman in our league.

It's written into the fabric of baseball that with games on the line that have bearing on the race, you try and put your best lineup out there.

That's impressive for a youngster to have that good of at-bat in his first post-season at-bat.

If he helps us pitch three or four games and we win, it will keep the bullpen continuity, ... It carries a lot more weight than if he were to pitch one game on Wednesday.

Confidence is very important, ... Confidence will breed momentum. But nothing we did here (Friday night) will affect (tonight).

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.

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.

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.

To combine velocity with great command is a package you don't see often, ... That puts him in an elite group of pitchers.

It's out of our control. We'll play at midnight if they tell us to play at midnight. We'll be ready.

He stepped up and pitched to his potential at a key time,

We've talked about that for awhile, ... It's something we'll continue to look at very closely. ... His velocity is good and at times he throws to his pitching spots, and that needs to continue. ... We feel he has enough in his tank to do what any of our starters need to do down the stretch.

His stamina would be the main thing. We need to see if he can go out and throw 90 pitches. We need him to get us to the point, like any of the starters, to get us to the bullpen. But we have Esteban Yan and we have Kevin Gregg to give us innings if we need.

A big night for him. He deserved it. He played hard here. He flew under the radar, with A-Rod and Griffey and Randy Johnson, but as far as that team's success, if you're going to point to one guy, you're going to point to Danny Wilson.

That was a great throw. He caught the ball and he got it to second base in a hurry.

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 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.

There is still some guarded optimism. We'll see them in a couple of more workouts and hopefully some games, but we have to see how they come out of it, and they do, too.

Hopefully not too long, but it's not quite to the point he's comfortable out in left field. I want to get his bat in the lineup. It will give us more options if we get him in left field. We'll take it day-to-day. I don't want to put a guy out there if it's a risk at all.

Our bullpen came through. Kelvim shined the whole night. Kelvim made some big pitches and gave us a big lift.

He did a lot of the stuff we've seen him do. He shut the door when he had to.

He hasn't started that long if you look at the big picture. But if this guy stays healthy, he's young enough, he stands a chance to be one of the most dynamic starters in our league.

It makes sense to have Guerrero ahead of Garret, but that has failed to work out over the past couple of months, especially for Garret. This might help out some things.

We want to make sure that when Bart gets back on the mound, he's ready to be there for a long time.

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.

A three-run lead in the Grand Canyon isn't safe with that club. They do a great job of pressuring you and they have power through the lineup.

His stuff was fine, (but) we didn't make a couple of plays behind him, and they had some hits fall in. The wild pitch certainly didn't help us, but it's just one tough inning. Shields will be fine.

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.

Walking around town, I had people coming up to me just thanking me for their grandparents who were deceased that were Angel fans back in the early 1960s.

Once we found out Sunday morning he was in no condition to pitch, we told John he was going to go tonight,

Our starting rotation has been the heartbeat of our club,

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.

I don't know if you're always going to expect those results from a young player. I don't think you can necessarily say it can't happen. But I don't know it's a model of something that you can say would happen.

I think it started with the leadoff walk to Cora and the walk to Damon. Those two are things that you can't do against the Red Sox.

I'd be surprised if Jon missed 12 pitches all night. His first-strike ratio was incredible. Those guys are horses. We have to do a better job of getting to them early.