Freshly Revealed Scioscia-Dipoto Rift Exposes New Depths of Angels’ Dysfunction

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Simple question, really, and hung like the moon in front of Angels manager Mike Scioscia before Tuesday night's game with the Yankees.

A moment earlier, the skipper had said his relationship with general manager Jerry Dipoto—historically fractured at worst, tepid at best—has "grown."

So. Would he say that relationship is good?

Pause. Long pause. Finally, words.

"We're a good team," Scioscia said of himself and the GM. "I don't know, you know, from when…the one real issue early was when they let Mickey go.