According to numerous mainstream news sources and our own UK HALO here on Halos Heaven, Angels bench coach Ron Roenicke has been named the manager of the Milwaukee Brewers.
Congratulations to the THIRD Angels coach under Mike Scioscia to be named a manager of a major league baseball team. Roenicke follows Joe Maddon and Bud Black. Roenicke was the 3B coach during the magical 2002 world championship season and served as bench coach for Scioscia after Maddon's departure.
I was interviewed by the SBN Brewers Blog BREW CREW BALL about Roenicke as a possible hire and had this to say:
Ron Roenicke has been with the Angels for eleven years - he was the 3rd base coach until succeeding Joe Maddon as the bench coach in 2006. It is difficult to tell what kind of manager he would be outside of Scioscia's shadow. In the games Scioisca has been ejected from, Roenicke has followed Mike's strategy and tendencies. Observing Joe Maddon and Bud Black, two Scioscia coaching alumni, one could expect that Roenicke as a manager would:
- Place an emphasis on batters and baserunners pressuring the defense.
- Have well-defined roles for bullpen arms that were etched in stone barring complete meltdowns over ten appearances.
More at THIS LINK on Roenicke.
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the mark of a good leader
is that those you lead go on to lead themselves. you’ll be missed, ron. i think.
Kernel - November 2, 2010
So who replaces Roenicke?
agent_99 - November 2, 2010
It'll likely be a choice from the stellar triad of baseball prowess...
Q, Mathis or Wood
mustard_man - November 2, 2010
I'm guessing Dino does and then they find someone else to coach 3rd
~MMP~ - November 2, 2010
Yeah, I think that's likely
Didn’t Roenicke go from 3rd base coach to bench coach? A possible pattern?
agent_99 - November 2, 2010
Ebel
He has quite a bit of managerial experience in the minor leagues
Higz - November 2, 2010
Yes, if it's like last time
Ebel moves into the dugout and Bobby Mitchell (another former Dodger) gets promoted from AAA to 3B coach. But you never know. Tim Wallach could be another since it looks like he got passed over in the Dodgers organization. We’ll see…
johnnyangel101 - November 2, 2010
Last I heard Wallach was going to be Mattingly's bench coach
~MMP~ - November 2, 2010
if Ebel moves to BC
couldn’t Griffin move to 3rd, and then they get someone for 1st? it seems like 3rd is a more prestigious coach than 1st, but maybe the coach’s don’t care.
2pintsofbooze - November 2, 2010
Sounds OK to me
Griffin would probably do fine as a 3rd base coach. I was just going along the lines of what they did when Maddon left.
johnnyangel101 - November 2, 2010
I could be wrong, but I think
1B coaches traditionally also help teach baserunning, which is part of the reason we have Alf at 1B. I don’t think coaching 3B is necessarily a promotion, just a different skill set. That’s been my impression at least.
Rally Manatee - November 2, 2010
Bookworm FTW!
3rd Echelon - November 2, 2010
How about Griffin as Bench Coach and they find a new first base coach.
Halofan4ever - November 2, 2010
THIS
unless he gets a managing job elsewhere himself…
K3YEROUT - November 2, 2010
What on earth leads you to believe Griffin has the makings of a bench coach or manager?
Higz - November 2, 2010
Clearing the way for Darin Erstad at 1B or 3B?
A boy can dream…
Seraph - November 2, 2010
THIS I would love
mattwelch - November 2, 2010
I know!
Can you imagine Darin waving them home with his sweeping roundhouse arm?
I’m fairly sure his helmet would fly off…
Of course, the dream is Darin at bench and Percival riding shotgun when Butcher leaves to manage Washington, Florida, or the like.
Seraph - November 2, 2010
How about Mickey for bench, we need a new hitting coach
mathisrocks5 - November 2, 2010
I nominate Mathis for Hitting Coach.
Nashdiesel - November 2, 2010
Vladdy for Hitting Coach!
Can you imagine that? He’ll be teaching how to hit one-bouncers into homeruns! Lol with him, I’m sure even Woody will get back into his minor league self again
maze88 - November 2, 2010 via mobile
Old Guys Rule...
3rd Echelon - November 2, 2010
Completely agree. Hatcher for BREWERS bench coach.
snowhor - November 2, 2010 via mobile
You cannot, sir, take from me anything that I more willingly part withal
Rally Manatee - November 2, 2010
Another one gone!
And another team for me to have a passing interest in their (hopeful) success. Man, baseball people must really love what our management is doing at the Angels for 3 alumni to go onto big league jobs. Good news!
TheQuestforMerlin - November 2, 2010
It's good for Ron - bad for us.
angelsfan7 - November 2, 2010
Give the job to
Hatcher and get a new hitting coach (Joe Torre?)
angelsfan7 - November 2, 2010
I doubt Torre will take a hitting coach job.
~MMP~ - November 2, 2010
Kingfish = new hitting coach
Quad Fin Rider - November 2, 2010
MEE LIKEE!
sheisalovelyladyandmyapologiestoher - November 2, 2010
lets bring back the whole '02 team
Eckstein for Rally Monkey!!!!
2pintsofbooze - November 2, 2010
Benji Gil Returns!
~MMP~ - November 2, 2010
He returned in 2010...
in Brandon Wood’s uniform
Seraph - November 2, 2010
We Want Alex Ochoa!
ryanfea - November 2, 2010
Ben Weber for President!
~MMP~ - November 2, 2010
Shawn Wooten for, ummm, team nutritionist?
Gorbachav5 - November 3, 2010
couldn't Wihalofan
talk him out of it?
2pintsofbooze - November 2, 2010
Can't someone hire Mickey Hatcher?
Please, take him off our hands.
Robviously - November 2, 2010
Wiffle ball inc.
Maybe Viagra, “When you just can’t get that clutch hit….” Or we can trade him to the Doyers as a consolation prize for becoming the #3 sports franchise in the LA area.
gitchogritchoffmypetis - November 3, 2010
One of Roenicke's jobs was to position the outfield.
He had our outfield out of position so often this year, I don’t see how he could possibly be a good manager (or manger) but who knows. I hope he takes some of our coaches with him. Good luck and all that but I think we’re better off with a new bench coach.
Fred Fredrix - November 2, 2010
Are you sure our OF wasn't just old and slow?
snowhor - November 2, 2010 via mobile
Bourjos cures
what ails an old and slow outfield
MiHaloFan - November 2, 2010
yeah
It doesn’t matter where Rivera, Abreu or Matsui are positioned… they aren’t gonna make the play.
ryanfea - November 2, 2010
Lol
True.
maze88 - November 2, 2010 via mobile
huh?
2pintsofbooze - November 2, 2010
I noticed the "manger" too
I got all excited for Christmas
Rally Manatee - November 2, 2010
good luck
DAD OF VLAD - November 2, 2010
As others have said, since all the best Angel coaches over the years have been picked clean...
…why does the ever so coveted (((cough))) Hatcher not end up being pursued by anyone?
PLEASE SOMEONE, offer him any type of job.
Maybe, just maybe, he’ll take it.
RedFog - November 2, 2010
Maybe Hatch can take over for the "Salty Nuts" guy.
sheisalovelyladyandmyapologiestoher - November 2, 2010
nice
Rally Manatee - November 2, 2010
If someone in the stands had a problem with "Salty Nuts" guy, who was totally awesome...
…how long do you think it’s gonna take before there’s an incident with Hatcher after what we fans endured in 2010?
Commander_Nate - November 3, 2010
Putting Hatcher in the stands =
Putting a violent cop in Folsom’s Gen Pop.
gitchogritchoffmypetis - November 3, 2010
There must be a girls softball league that really needs a hitting coach.
angelslogic - November 3, 2010
Congrats to Ron
It’s impressive to have three coaches promoted to manager in a five-year span. It’s even more impressive that, in an era where numerous managers are dispatched every season, all of them are still well-respected and entrenched in their positions.
Brody - November 3, 2010
I'll repeat what I said on a related thread:
A whole is the sum of its parts. The Angels coaching staff has lost Roenicke, Black, and Maddon. Now all we have left is a hole.
angelslogic - November 3, 2010
And, I say Tim Salmon for bench coach.
angelslogic - November 3, 2010
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