ARLINGTON, Texas — There was one night when Ron Washington awoke in his hospital bed, and thought he had died. There were wires and IVs attached to his body, and he started to yank them out. A doctor came rushing in, confused, and asked what he was doing. He asked if he was alive or dead, genuinely uncertain of the answer in that moment.

Angels skipper Ron Washington, who stepped away for health reasons earlier in the regular season, makes his intentions clear