'He had been arguably the most enduring figure across the entirety of the southern California baseball landscape. Then, just like that, he was gone, disappearing into the shadows often occupied by old-school baseball guys who never cared about the fame.'
The last time most folks saw him was late September, and he was weeping at his farewell press conference after ending his 19-year career as Angels manager. This followed a 20-year career as a Dodgers player, coach and minor league manager.
You can find him working the occasional clinic for kids. You can find him working with his foundation’s Conejo Oaks summer California Collegiate League team in Thousand Oaks. On this Saturday, he was typically discovered in the middle of working a three-day camp for diverse high school players at Compton’s MLB Youth Academy.
After about 10 minutes of conversation, something becomes clear, but the question has to be asked anyway: Would Scioscia be willing to manage again? Some would say that his final failures with the Angels – he left there after three consecutive losing seasons -- would indicate that the tradition-bound manager can’t adjust to the baseball’s new analytical world. Borrowing from his celebrated quote from late last season, that’s poppycock.
“It definitely gives you perspective,’’ he says. “There are lots of different tugs and pulls on the game. There’s the analytic part, there’s the old-school fundamental part. I’m understanding more things that you can apply to a team to make them better. I’m looking back and reviewing what worked and didn’t work. I’m seeing things through a different lens.’’
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