"In retrospect, I wish I'd named Mike Scioscia. I'd like the chance to do it again,'' said Malone, who initially hired Johnson while sending Scioscia to Albuquerque. "It wasn't personal, it wasn't about his ability, it was just where the team was and the consensus and where Mike was. … Should I have been able to project? I should have recognized it and I didn't."

Source: Los Angeles Times May 26, 2018 22:52 UTC