Mike Scioscia Quotes


Zito has pitched a lot of good games, but I know if I've ever seen him pitch a better game. Everything was working for him. Bart matched him pitch for pitch, but we couldn't come up with any offense. - Mike Scioscia



You see the explosiveness in his bat, but then last year, you see things that he is going to have to work on to hit Major League pitching. And that is going to take experience, but this guy can swing it. He is approaching our depth chart. But for him to help us as we break camp would be a stretch, but we're open to anything. - Mike Scioscia



You really can't accelerate him or you'll risk setting him back. You just get him caught up. He'll get on pace. He'll get where he needs to be. - Mike Scioscia



You never know when they're going to come. We're a team that's not built around the home run, as you can see statistically. We need to score in other ways. When it comes, it gives us a great boost. - Mike Scioscia