Jan 5th 2009 10:16PM by Matt Snyder (author feed)
In a savvy move by the Angels’ front office, they let a few months get between the suicide squeeze debacle and signing manager Mike Scioscia to a contract extension. By now, I’m sure enough Angels’ fans have forgotten about the incident — they of the laid-back Cali lifestyle — and will be happy with the move.

Anyway, the Angels cruised to the AL West division title last year due to much superior talent — when compared to their pathetic division-mates — so I guess you have to reward the manager. Who cares if you could have grabbed any Joe off the street (Joe the Manager?!?) and gotten similar results? Arte Moreno and the rest of the Angel’s braintrust likes him enough that they have now locked him up through the 2012 season.

On a serious note, I really respect Scioscia as a manager and a man, just as I did as a player growing up. He’s a good baseball guy, and commands a serious amount of respect in the locker room. He was at the helm for the Angels only championship, and they have won four of the last five division titles. There aren’t many managers I’d rather have.Continue Reading