scioscia over manages again

you want another pitcher in the dl

but you cannot compare to last year. Our bullpen got the job done. This year though I think he is trying to save another guy for the DL. But I agree I think he is pulling starters to early and is relying waaaaay to much on our thing out there called a bullpen.

He’s lost 4 pitchers. You just don’t go to minor league teams and eenie miney mo the next great starting/relief pitching. Our bullpen was devastated by injuries.
Weaver isn’t a marathon pitcher. He threw what, 30 pitches the first inning?

he marched out a nasty nasty lineup and it still scored NINE RUNS, even though I was inspired to hold a rally in front of the stadium by myself requesting the Angels shorten Sciosc’s leash.

This was on the bull-shit-pen and they need to get their act together.

Also, Frankie … I miss you, man.

i disagree, whats sdum, is having Oliver who hasnt started for years, and then you start him, that is why he is on the DL. Please, doesnt matter if its May or September, our manager does not like our starters going 8 inning. What our great bullpen this year, if you think we can win the west with this bull pen its non sense. By the way, didnt fegie Jenkins throw 30 complete games one year? Weaver is fit to throw 8 or 9 innings. Now if this was Lackeys first start or we are throwing Mosely, I wold understand.

Wow, a bad singer AND a pitcher. Amazing.

enough said.

go easy on this guy. I feel the same way sometimes, but I do manage to put things in perspective and I know that overusing our starters isn’t the answer. But Scoscia does sometimes irk me with his decisions to take a starter out of the game when he’s been dominating. I’m no MLB manager though, and thats why I trust Sosh

   We’ve all seen our starters cruising, get pulled, then BLAM! . I agree that this is a Angels management weakness. It needs to start in the low minors, but PLZ, enough of this babying pitchers BS..

But pitching into the 7th wouldn’t have been a bad idea (to me). 102 pitches? If Weaver gets the side in order, he’d have still been below 120, which isn’t TOO bad. At least let Weaver start the 7th and go from there. Who would you rather have on the mound, Weaver 100+ pitches or Rafael Rodriquez?

Any innings the bullpen doesn’t have to pitch is a plus.

he really should be replaced. He has no respect from the players, other coaches/managers and certainly not the fans

/dripping sarcasm

You don’t change strategy because things are not going well. You have a 5 run lead in the 7th, you pull your starter if he has 100 plus. If you don’t do this, you are showing your relievers that you don’t have confidence in them. Even if your relievers are not performing well, you can not show that you don’t have confidence in them. Once you do that, it’s over anyway.

“The Soth blows it again, leaving the starter/reliever in too long. Soth for BOTG.

called “Second Guessing.” Is Soth perfect? No. Personally, I think he is a little too aggressive with the running game, but I understand what he’s doing and why he does it. But his use of starting pitchers cannot be a serious basis for criticism. What he has done cobbling together a rotation, throughout his tenure here as manager, is nothing short of fantastic.