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One of Baseball’s Good Guys

Not really minor league related but I see that the Angels gave Mike Scioscia a contract extension.  I think this is a great move.  Mike Scioscia has had success since day one with the Angels.  He may have only one World Series win under his belt, but that is one more than a majority of managers in MLB history.  He has the Angels either in the playoffs or at the very least, knocking on the door during his tenure.  All that baseball aside, I think this is a great move because Mike Scioscia is a real good guy, one of the best in baseball.   Spring training of 2006, I am in Angels minor league camp.  The Angels have a night game so there are no major league players around.  As I am on the back fields, I see a man walking around the fields not in a baseball uniform, talking to players and coaches.  As I get closer, I recognize the man as Scioscia.  As he walked off the field, I approached him as I wanted to complement him on his handling of the umpiring situation in the ALCS against the White Sox the previous year.  He could not have been a nicer man.  We talk for about 10 min.   At this time I was just a fan, not a member of the media, just John Q fan and he treated me with respect.  One of the biggest things that really stood out to me, when I introduced myself, he extended his had to mine to shake it.  I wish all people in baseball where of the same caliber as Mike Scioscia.  http://MiLBRadio.com

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