and the last two times have been at the expense of possibly sending up Chris Iannetta , who has a much better rep for getting on base. And his way of thinking isn't just limited to situational strategy. This is a guy who, reportedly, needed to be SAT DOWN by Dipoto and TOLD to play Mark Trumbo every day in the outfield. Who LAMENTED when his anti-OBP hitting coach was fired, and felt the need to iterate that he disagreed with the decision to fire Hatcher. Sure, we're seeing certain changes now, but that's only because a younger mind is now our GM. A younger mind who, like Scioscia, played the game himself, but unlike Scioscia, HAS EVOLVED WITH THE GAME. He's going to start using a Bloomberg analytics system. The Angels are going sabermetric and finally entering the current era of baseball. Mike Scioscia is not, and it's evident in how he manages. 3. There's a very real chance that this team will miss the playoffs a third straight season, and this time, there's no extenuating circumstance. And THIS puts the nail in the coffin. Between 2002 and 2009, Scioscia's teams missed the playoffs twice--total. 2003, when the team wasn't even close to contending and finished 19 games out of first place, and 2006, when the team fought down to the final week before succumbing to Oakland, finishing just three games out of first place. Between THOSE two seasons were two division titles, one of which led the team