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Angels' Mike Scioscia: a calming manager in pressure situations: his composure during slumps, hot streaks and must-win games guided Anaheim to its first World Series title.(Interview)

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| April 01, 2003 | O'Loughlin, Joe | COPYRIGHT 2003 Century Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

FOR 42 YEARS, THE ANGELS were hounded by the demons of fate and baseball. It would take a special man to exorcise those evil spirits from Anaheim.

That man was Mike Scioscia.

Early in the 2002 season, things looked to be shaping up for another chapter of hell for the Halo Nation. The team got off to a 6-14 start, the worst in its star-crossed history. Anaheim trailed (then) division leader Seattle by 10 games. But the man who was to earn American League Manager of the Year honors refused to panic.

"You have to evaluate each piece of the puzzle. The questions I asked were: `Did we have every player we need? Were they all playing up to their ...

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