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Tuesday, April 06, 2021
For the first time since leaving the Angels three years ago, Mike Scioscia is back in the dugout.
Scioscia was selected Tuesday as manager of Team USA. He’ll lead the team in an Olympic qualifying tournament in Florida in June.
The U.S. is one of 12 countries competing for the final two spots in the baseball tournament at the Tokyo Olympics. Mexico, Israel, South Korea and host Japan already have qualified.
Scioscia is a three-time World Series champion, as a catcher for the Dodgers in 1981 and 1988, and as manager of the Angels in 2002. His 1,650 victories as a major league manager — all in his 19 seasons with the Angels — rank 19th on the all-time list.
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1. JJ1986 Posted: April 06, 2021 at 02:35 PM (#6012037)Primey!
I actually think it would be a good idea to get some former MLB players on the team, might draw some attention, and wouldn't Adam Jones and Jeff Mathis be better than some Double-A non prospect?
What I'd really want is the World Baseball Classic every odd-numbered year. It's a ton of fun, and getting it off the four-year schedule might make it stop feeling like an aberration and encourage more people to play/unclench about their team's players being involved.
Hamels only pitched three innings last year; was his injury of the "can never pitch again"? Because he was above average in 2019. Peacock pitched only two innings last year, but was pretty good the year before. Unless these guys are going all Ty Buttrey on us, it's a surprise that no one tossed them a bone.
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