Jose Molina Angels New Catching Coach

[halomatt]

I think he will be a great mentor for Perez because they're both Mexican, maybe he can turn him into the catcher this team has so desperately needed the past couple years.

This is not awesome.

[m0nkey]

People wanting to bring back the 2002 team as coaches just got a boner

[Guest]

isnt that a mexican island?

That gave me a good chuckle because people actually think that way. I'm not hispanic, but my neighbor once asked if I was from one of those "mexican islands" near Florida. 

Edited November 7, 2015 by failos

[ukyah]

That gave me a good chuckle because people actually think that way. I'm not hispanic, but my neighbor once asked if I was from one of those "mexican islands" near Florida. 

 

 

i was talking to a friend's stepmother once and she made a comment about some dude being mexican. i corrected her by saying that he was honduran and she told me that anything south of texas was mexico. last conversation we ever had.

 

the bothersome part isn't really the he's mexican part, because most people aren't going to be able to hear the difference between the spanish accents or the difference in faces, myself included, but everything south of texas? damn.

[Docwaukee]

I think he will be a great mentor for Perez because they're both Mexican, maybe he can turn him into the catcher this team has so desperately needed the past couple years.

[2112]

I think he will be a great mentor for Perez because they're both Mexican, maybe he can turn him into the catcher this team has so desperately needed the past couple years.

 

 

Just like when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor...

[KevinJ14]

Definitely like this move. To tell the truth, I'd like Bengie back in the organization in some capacity. Replace Disar at third, too much to ask?

Bengie MolinaVerified account‏@BengieMolina1

@Angels wow heck yeah bro,congratulations n hey maybe we work together soon go @Angels

 

 

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[QuinlansMinion]

How awesome would it be to hire Erstad for manager, GA for hitting coach, Percival for pitching coach, and Salmon as GM.  

 

 

Before all the hate and criticism just remember, 1 playoff berth, and 0 playoff wins in the last 5 years.  How much worse could it possibly get?

[Stradling]

How awesome would it be to hire Erstad for manager, GA for hitting coach, Percival for pitching coach, and Salmon as GM.

Before all the hate and criticism just remember, 1 playoff berth, and 0 playoff wins in the last 5 years. How much worse could it possibly get?

A lot worse. Like 1987-2001 worse. Also we could possibly start to hate the players we all loved.

[Glen]

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Bengie MolinaVerified account‏@BengieMolina1

@Angels wow heck yeah bro,congratulations n hey maybe we work together soon go @Angels

Bengie Molina for baserunning coach.

[Troll Daddy]

How awesome would it be to hire Erstad for manager, GA for hitting coach, Percival for pitching coach, and Salmon as GM.

Before all the hate and criticism just remember, 1 playoff berth, and 0 playoff wins in the last 5 years. How much worse could it possibly get?

Using that logic ... you might as well hire AW.com to take over the franchise.

[stormngt]

isnt that a mexican island?

I hope this is a joke

[stormngt]

How awesome would it be to hire Erstad for manager, GA for hitting coach, Percival for pitching coach, and Salmon as GM.

Before all the hate and criticism just remember, 1 playoff berth, and 0 playoff wins in the last 5 years. How much worse could it possibly get?

No division titles and no winning seasons could be worse.

[Blarg]

Bengie Molina for baserunning coach.

He stole second off of his brother Jose.

[ten ocho recon scout]

hence forth he shall be known as the Duke of cERA

cERA(L) pronounced si-ERAL

Duke of cERA(L)

[Season Over]

I really like this move, considering Molina and Perez are both Jamaican

[disarcina]

I like this move -- Halos have surprisingly been weak at catcher in recent years despite having Mike Scioscia 'the catcher' as manager.

 

or perhaps, it is because Scioscia is manager - who knows?

 

Molina family clearly knows a things or two about catching -- Yadier still best in the game despite getting older and sustaining injuries each of the past two/three years.

 

I like our Perez and think that Jose Molina can help him develop better defensive skills......

 

Salvadore Perez, the W/S MVP for KC is rapidly becoming the best catcher in baseball -- for a while there he wasn't even the best catcher in Missouri !!!

[Mauch Won]

Welcome home Cheo.  

 

Just finished Benji's autobiography.  He gives Jose a lot of the credit for making him the catcher he became.   This is a good move not because he is a 2002 alumni, but because he was a good defensive catcher and Benjamin Molina Sr. taught his sons and a lot of other Puerto Rican players who made it to the bigs about the game.   When you read the book, you will see that Mr. Molina raised players who will be good coaches.

 

I never knew that Benji had never played catcher before the Angels signed him.   His first time behind the plate was at his try out for the Angels. 

[ten ocho recon scout]

^ thats crazy, about bengie

[Angel Oracle]

I still remember Bengie's no look flip to K-Rod after a WP to cut down the potential tying run in Cleveland back in 2005.

[Tank]

number of world series titles with jose molina = 1

number of world series titles without jose molina = 0

 

i like this hire. can't wait to have lunch with jose.

[ten ocho recon scout]

number of world series titles with jose molina = 1

number of world series titles without jose molina = 0

i like this hire. can't wait to have lunch with jose.

i imagine him saying "you gonna eat that" a lot.

[ten ocho recon scout]

I still remember Bengie's no look flip to K-Rod after a WP to cut down the potential tying run in Cleveland back in 2005.

yep, one of the coolest plays ive ever seen. Went from yelling "FU..!!!" To cheering in 2 seconds.

Bengie was one of the unsung studs of this team for years. Great glove at C, and turned into a pretty decent hitter. Off the top of my head didnt he o a lot of the damage against the skanks in the 05 series? Him and GA if i remember correctly.

[Inside Pitch]

Welcome home Cheo.  

 

Just finished Benji's autobiography.  He gives Jose a lot of the credit for making him the catcher he became.   This is a good move not because he is a 2002 alumni, but because he was a good defensive catcher and Benjamin Molina Sr. taught his sons and a lot of other Puerto Rican players who made it to the bigs about the game.   When you read the book, you will see that Mr. Molina raised players who will be good coaches.

 

I never knew that Benji had never played catcher before the Angels signed him.   His first time behind the plate was at his try out for the Angels. 

 

Trippy to know he had been a college SS.   The elder Molina is a near legend in PR -- I think he went into the PR Baseball HOF in 2002

Edited November 8, 2015 by Inside Pitch