229 Quotes by Mike Scioscia

Their focus and direction in spring doesn't change because we signed Jeff Weaver. There are always guys that will have to step up.

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

If you look at it purely from the organization's standpoint, we'd like Ervin to keep progressing with our catchers, but this is very important: We're not standing in his way.

That's the package these guys bring to the game,

That's a tough lineup, and you have to make pitches in good locations to get them out. I think he got a little too fine in some counts.

If you've got five starters that you perceive to be terrific starters, then go get a sixth because that depth is going to come up; there is no doubt about it. From our perspective we feel very strongly about being a perennial contender and that means the strong guy on the mound and the relievers behind him.

When that happens it puts more of a burden on a guy like Vlad. Sometimes you can pitch around one guy in the middle, and we've seen that. When Vlad was out of the lineup we hung in there. We had some guys swinging the bat well. I don't think we go as far as Vlad goes, but we need more than that.

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.

I know I've never run into anyone that not only is as versatile as he is, but brings such a level of play at so many positions.