Angels fire Joe Maddon, name Phil Nevin interim manager

[Tank]

7 minutes ago, HanfordGuy said:

I’m thinking cannabis infused ghost pepper salsa and call it the “Fiery Maddon Sauce.”

um, i'll get back to you on that one . . .

[cals]

9 minutes ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

Im late to all this.

What was the issue w Maddon? 

I never really blame the manager over the players. But why did everyone on here dislike him? Lineup? Pitching changes?

 

I thought he was Artes boy.... so this is kind of a shock...

 

I wonder if the team quit on him?

He drank wine and got more poon than 99% of AW posters so he was persona non grata here. 

[bloodbrother]

The man said it himself earlier in the season. There is no rhyme or reason to the decisions that Maddon makes on a day to day basis with the team. It's all just on a whim

[Dtwncbad]

1 minute ago, Tank said:

i would guess it has a lot to do with the clubhouse and the possibility he lost the team (or at least the leaders of the team). 

for me, it was the goofy way he managed the pitching staff and the odd lineups he put out there. i thought he would be a good hire initially, but i found him to be rather frustrating on a day to day basis.

Front offices have far heavier hands nowadays on in-game moves, so it is very unlikely he got fired for in-game moves.  It had to be more than that.  It had to be that he either lost some of, or was losing some of the team in the clubhouse.

And if that’s true, then the move is a no-brainer with 106 games to go trying to turn this thing around.

[HaloSpurs]

I’m so sad. On a supporter level still think he was the right manager for this team

But mainly on a personal level he has been amazing to me and to what we are trying to do over here in the UK growing the team and sport. His support meant everything. Devastated to see him go 

[HaloSpurs]

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/halfway-around-the-halo-a-uk-angels-podcast/id1551395851?i=1000565571322 - did record some thoughts about it too 

[ten ocho recon scout]

6 minutes ago, CaliAngel said:

When the manager is day in/day out making unquestionably neurotic moves that nobody understands combined with a 12 game losing streak (which hasn't happened since 1988) at some point the players aren't going to want to listen to the manager anymore. 

 

3 minutes ago, Tank said:

i would guess it has a lot to do with the clubhouse and the possibility he lost the team (or at least the leaders of the team). 

for me, it was the goofy way he managed the pitching staff and the odd lineups he put out there. i thought he would be a good hire initially, but i found him to be rather frustrating on a day to day basis.

And Ill say again here that i have no opinion... I havent truly followed the day to day of this team in years.

But am curious as to what caused this. Like I said, I thought Arte and Maddon were boys... so this is pretty surprising. Would think its something kind of big fpr it to happen (not just the streak)

[HanfordGuy]

I think Maddon “intentionally” got fired. The genius never ends.

[failos]

7 minutes ago, ten ocho recon scout said:

@AngelsLakersFan was the one whonsaid Iglesias was the mam, right before that Oakland screw up..

And all the ones that followed

 

So he too has the power

ALF is definitely a jinx. But he’s our jinx.

[beatlesrule]

18 minutes ago, failos said:

ALF is definitely a jinx. But he’s our jinx.

Alf sure loves eating pussy......cats.

[Robrock30]

Sad day but all good things and losing streaks must end.  It wasn't working so Maddon was in the jackpot.  Too bad after such a great opening.  Too bad Jack McKeon isn't available.

[AngelsLakersFan]

16 minutes ago, beatlesrule said:

Alf sure loves eating pussy......cats.

Nothing wrong with that.

[stormngt]

1 hour ago, Tank said:

marsh - playing

ward - playing

adell - playing

walsh - playing

rengifo - playing

Don't let facts get in the way of another's logic

[desiderata]

2 hours ago, PattyD22 said:

Ohhhhhh.  Now I get it.

Is this some kind of game where @Lou has alt accounts that post silly trade ideas and laughs to himself about how many people he can bait, or is this a real person you are responding to? 

[PattyD22]

Just now, desiderata said:

Is this some kind of game where @Lou has alt accounts that post silly trade ideas and laughs to himself about how many people he can bait, or is this a real person you are responding to? 

I have no idea.  I know I’m a real person though and @Louwouldn’t do that.

 

or would he???

[Lou]

20 minutes ago, PattyD22 said:

I have no idea.  I know I’m a real person though and @Louwouldn’t do that.

 

or would he???

Never. 

If you haven't noticed, I'm perfectly comfortable saying what's on my mind. 

[Jay]

Maddon has a contact so he'll be paid. 

[MichaelTroutFan]

I’m sure this forum shat on sosh also. I don’t think it was ever him. Hopefully the FBI gets involved in the weird deal with the city and arrests Moreno on bribery or something. We need an Angels Qanon where all of the traitors of the organization will be arrested in one dramatic event and then we can finally become champs again. 

[Tank]

Theory: Maddon was so disgusted with the crappy city connect uniforms that he intentionally tanked the last 12 games on purpose so he wouldn’t have to ever wear that nonsense. 

[HanfordGuy]

3 hours ago, Robrock30 said:

Too bad Jack McKeon isn't available.

I believe Nancy McKeon is…

[mmc]

Didn't even see this from yesterday

 

[CaliAngel]

6 hours ago, Robrock30 said:

It wasn't working so Maddon was in the jackpot. 

"Our ass is in the jackpot"

[ukyah]

i'm actually surprised. i thought arte had a hard on for maddon like they were in love. i just don't see how anything changes with nevin or any other manager. i could see it if maddon was refusing to use the pieces the way perry envisioned them, but that certainly wasn't the case. everybody was being used in the role they were intended to fill. this is just firing the manager to fire the manager. nothing changed today, the angels still lost.

[Inside Pitch]

7 hours ago, ukyah said:

i'm actually surprised. i thought arte had a hard on for maddon like they were in love. i just don't see how anything changes with nevin or any other manager. i could see it if maddon was refusing to use the pieces the way perry envisioned them, but that certainly wasn't the case. everybody was being used in the role they were intended to fill. this is just firing the manager to fire the manager. nothing changed today, the angels still lost.

The spin starts....   Or maybe this is an indication that there was some sort of refusal to use the pieces as they were intended.  This is Maddon going on record as to "alignments" between himself and the front office.

[Jay]

Figures that BOS would be the straw that broke the camel's back.