Note: Mike Scioscia’s Angels have been Sloppy
Marty Noble is back with another mailbag Q&A for MLB.com, during which he answers questions about 
Omar Minaya’s mistakes from 2009, Pedro Feliciano’s value, and trading David Wright, Jose Reyes or Carlos Beltran.
Noble is asked to comment on Joe Girardi’s decisions in the ALCS, and to respond to whether he is a Yankees fan.
…speaking of managers, i lose count every season of the number of e-mails i get from Mets fans praising Angels manager Mike Scioscia, or e-mails suggesting the Mets need a manager like scioscia, because his team is always so disciplined and plays with such passion…
…i agree with the general idea… but, it should be noted that mid-way through yesterday’s Game 3 of the ALCS, the Angels were essentially gift-wrapping their series for the Yankees with some of the sloppiest defensive play ever seen in a post season series… i mean, it looked like a 2009 Mets highlight reel, complete with a dropped pop up… additionally, i listened to ESPN Radio tell me it appeared the Angels were playing with no life, and were showing no heart… yes, no heart, sloppy play, all under scioscia’s watch… the point is, no manager is perfect… in the end, the player 
needs to use two hands on the pop up, throw the ball in the strike zone, and shorten his swing…
…that said, i think it is a credit to scioscia’s values and style that his team avoids this sort of play through most of the regular season, and it will be interesting to see how a win in Game 3 might correct the recent sloppiness… i am willing to bet the team returns to form, unlike the Mets, who just couldn’t shake their bad habits through much of the summer…
…by the way, despite his success in Los Angeles, i hear scioscia, and i still get annoyed, thinking of the 1988 playoffs against the Mets…
…also, David Cone should have won that Cy Young… yes, i’m still bitter…
