Hollywood Blvd. News – Los Angeles Angels Edition
- Updated: July 13, 2015
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After a bizarre resigning of their GM, the Los Angeles Angels are on the road to recovery with the help of interim GM, Bill Stoneman.
Stoneman was the Angels’ GM in the season following the 2007 year, and he took over in 1999 when he helped guide the Angels to the 2002 World Series championship and American League West titles in 2004, 2005 and 2007. It’s safe to say his record is proven, and he is a good choice.
Bill Stoneman flew out to hang out with the Angels team in Seattle, where he met up with Mike Scioscia. Scioscia is glad to have him back, he told the media, “Bill is trying to get up to speed on some things, but it’s good to have him back in the fold. We worked together for a long time. Our conversations just picked up where they left off.”
Many around the club are asking for a “big-bat” to complete the team before the summer is out. Stoneman isn’t completely convinced. He said the following, as reported by the Los Angeles Times:
“We know what sort of stuff we prefer,” said Stoneman, who served as a senior advisor for the past eight years. “My standard answer when asked about trade stuff is you’re always looking to make yourself better, no matter what time of year it is.”
He’s not in agreement that he needs to make a deal, just to make one though:
“If it’s the intelligent thing to do, you do it. If it’s, ‘Hey, there are expectations that you have to do something?’ No. That’s not the sort of pressure I bend to,” Stoneman said. “Is it something that’s good for us? If it is, then you go for it. Those calls are actually pretty easy.”
And if a deal does reach the point where a decision needs to be made?
“I suppose I’d have final say … but I’m leaning on the guys in the office who are up to speed on everything,” Stoneman said. “Everyone will have an opinion. You take the information you’ve got. If four guys are saying they love this guy and I don’t, I’m going to say, ‘What am I missing here?’ and think that they’re probably right.”
It ‘s nice to have someone step up to the plate after Jerry Dipoto stepped down. Let’s see what Stonemason can bring to the likes of Mike Trout, and Albert Pujols!
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