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Scioscia talks passing Weaver on wins list
- Updated: September 20, 2016
ARLINGTON — Angels manager Mike Scioscia has watched Mike Trout and Albert Pujols frequently break records, seemingly on a daily basis. But with the Angels’ win over the Blue Jays on Sunday, Scioscia made some history of his own.
Scioscia passed former Orioles manager Earl Weaver with career managerial win No. 1,481 and now stands alone at No. 23 on the all-time list. He needs 10 more to tie Hall of Famer Clark Griffith.
“I think it means that we’ve had some really good players here, for someone to have this position long enough to put up that many wins,” said Scioscia, who’s managed the Angels since 2000. “We’ve done a lot of things right over the years, and we’re going to get back to that.”
By passing Weaver, Scioscia has the second-most wins by an American League manager with one team. He has a ways to go to catch Connie Mack, the all-time leader, who won 3,582 games with the Philadelphia Athletics.
“No, that ain’t happening,” Scioscia, 58, said. “As Tommy Lasorda once said, ‘I just hope to live that …
