Angels give Scioscia contract extension
11/5/2005ANAHEIM, Calif., Nov. 5 (UPI) -- The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim have extended Manager Mike Scioscia's contract through 2009 with a club option for 2010.
Scioscia has guided the Angels to one World Series championship and two American League West titles in six years in Anaheim. He was already signed through 2007 with a team option for 2008.
Scioscia recently mentioned the possibility of "furthering my commitment" to the Angels in informal talks with General Manager Bill Stoneman after the season, the Los Angeles Times reported, and Angel owner Arte Moreno and Stoneman agreed to add two more years to the contract. Stoneman told the newspaper the decision had nothing to do with the fact that Scioscia's former team, the Los Angeles Dodgers, are in the market for a manager.
"This had everything to do with Mike Scioscia," Stoneman said. "He's been here for six years, it's been a great six years, and he has every bit of passion now that he had at the beginning."
Scioscia's deal is believed to be worth an average of about $1.75 million a year.
"I think I've got the best position in baseball if you want to manage," Scioscia, 46, said. "All my focus was to stay here."
Source: http://www.upi.com/
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