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Michael Lorri "Mike" Scioscia (born November 27, 1958 in Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania) is a former catcher and current Major League Baseball manager. His last name is pronounced SO-shuh. He is often referred to by the nickname Sosh.

Since 1999, he has served as the manager of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Scioscia led the team to its first World Series championship in 2002 as a wild card entry, as well as to its fourth American League (AL) West division title in 2004 (their first since 1986), and fifth AL West division title in 2005.

Scioscia was honored as 2002 American League Major League Manager of Year by the Baseball Writers Association of America (the official Manager of the Year award, as recognized by Major League Baseball). He was also named 2002 A.L. Manager of the Year by The Sporting News, USA Today Sports Weekly, and the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. He was further named the overall Major League 2002 Manager of the Year by Baseball America.

In his playing days, Scioscia spent his entire career (1980-1992) with the Los Angeles Dodgers, with whom he won two World Series (1981 and 1988) and hit a memorable home run in the 1988 NLCS.

His coaching style is widely written about among the baseball press (especially in Southern California). It can be characterized by two things: taking the season one game at a time and emphasizing a game (offensively) of "small ball". He is also known for being more confrontational with umpires than most managers when he feels one of his players is treated unfairly. Although he appears emotionally reserved in victory, he frequently can be seen outside of the dugout during games, clapping his hands to encourage his players.

Mike is always the same. If we're struggling, you wouldn't know it by his demeanor. There's no panic. When you have that in a manager it doesn't put any more pressure on you. It just lets you go out there and work through the tough times.

— Darin Erstad, Angels center fielder

Scioscia's "one-game-at-a-time" approach was first truly noticeable during the excellent season the Angels had in 2002, leading up to their World Series title. He was extremely patient with members of the media, who expected the Angels to be more excited about doing well, or more concerned about how well the Oakland A's (who won the A.L. West Division that year) were playing. He reminded them time and again that 162 games are a lot to play, and a team can't play well "today" if they're focused on next week, or next month, or yesterday, for that matter.

Players such as clubhouse leaders Tim Salmon, Garret Anderson and Darin Erstad followed his lead and refused to publicly dwell on future problems or to rest on past victories. After a game, if asked, they would make comments like, "I can enjoy (some achievement) in November (the offseason), but right now I'm really focused on playing well tomorrow." This focus also leads his team's reputation of never giving up on a game, even when behind, because, just like the season, the game is not over until it's over.

More info: Mike Scioscia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I think he is great for the Angels. Keep up the work Mike!