Mike Scioscia

nd the majors, for that matter).  Whether or not he wins his second Manager of the Year award, Mike Scioscia did a hell of a job.  No one can blame the Angels for their slow start, but we can give them credit – for battling all year and, no matter what happens the rest of the way, for honoring their fallen teammate every time they take the field.

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They have done an amazing job since Mike Scioscia has been running the team of getting on base and doing the little things to score runs: they hit and run, steal bases and take the extra base whenever possible. There inability to strike quickly manifested itself in the playoffs against the Red Sox last year when they were unable to come of with the quick strikes to score runs in bunches and keep up with a high powered offense that was firing on all cylinders. If Vlad Guerrero wasn’t able to come up with that hit, then no one would. Garret Anderson showed some pop in the last couple months of the season, but injuries are clearly beginning to take their toll on him and even when he is in the lineup, he is not nearly as dangerous as he once was.

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