Jon Heyman: Why Mike Scioscia is the best manager in baseball - Jon Heyman - SI.com

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Look Out Kyle Farnsworth — Mike Scioscia Knows You're Pitching Hung Over
Published 4/30/2008 by Rob at 6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog
Great tidbit in this SI Jon Heyman piece on Mike Scioscia: Scioscia also pays extremely close attention to the other team's base runners, too close some will complain. They note that no other manager seems to order as many pickoff throws to first base, throws that appear designed only to tire opposing base runners. He also is known for tracking which late-night lovers among opposing players are prone to the hangover, and he takes advantage of that, too. He is a glutton for information, but great instincts are really his key, according to Angels followers. ...

Baseball Today: Friday, May 2
Published 5/2/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... Paul Janszen, who had a front-row seat to Pete Rose's self-destruction 20 years ago, says Clemens "is Pete Rose to a T." (Cincinnati Enquirer) NOW THE SEASON HAS REALLY BEGUN: Lou Piniella had his first volcanic eruption of the year after the Cubs blew a ninth-inning lead and lost to the Brewers. (Chicago Sun-Times) HE'S NUMBER ONE: SI.com's Jon Heyman makes the case that the Angels' Mike Scioscia is the best manager in baseball. SO'S HE . . . . IN A DIFFERENT WAY: The New York ...