Geren Transferrin'

[Edgy MD]

Ken Rosenthal reporting that Bob Geren is leaving his role as Mets bench coach to work in the same capacity for Dave Roberts and the Dodgers.

The Dodgers were reportedly impressed by how level the Mets' bench remained last year when the dugout was bloated by the Mets 37-player roster, as well as it's ability to maintain natural wood appearance despite being constructed from recycled plastic composites.

I wouldn't have said so five years ago, but I'm rooting for Wally.

I, for one, will miss those beefy forearms.

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[Frayed Knot]

I heard that Wally will be the bench coach on the days when the Mets face RH starters and Teufel when they see a left-hander.

[TransMonk]

BOC!

[Centerfield]

We'll miss you Bob.

I'll always appreciate how nice he was to my son and his buddies during the CitiField clinic. Good luck Bob. See you in October. Work on some sliding drills while you're over there.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

What the hell? A 3,000-mile lateral move? Is this a weather thing?

[Edgy MD]

1. He's from San Diego.

2. I imagine a lot of his connections are with West Coast organizations.

3. He's been stuck behind Terry for a while, and Terry just got a new contract.

4. He interviewed for the Dodgers managerial opening, so maybe made some nice impression and riding side-saddle for a rookie with a billion-dollar roster may be a better perch for the next opening.

5. Maybe the DJs offered him mo' money.

6. Probably better not to sit still too long as a bench coach. Inertia's a bitch. The Mets get off to a bad start in 2016 and their staff gets gutted, Geren's operating out of Tuscaloosa. He's got a new honeymoon period now in LA and a whole new bunch of contacts to be made for the next job.

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

Isn't his daughter in NYC, though?

(OE: Thinking of Melvin.)

[ashie62]

This baseball lifer wants to retire in summy weather.

[Lefty Specialist]

Dave Roberts will be on the hot seat in LA, so Geren will be the reliable backup in case anything goes sideways.

Solid baseball man, yada, yada, yada. He should immediately get to work on Justin Turner's beard; it annoys me.

[Guest Rockin' Doc]

Reportedly having elderly parents and in-laws in southern California was a major factor in deciding to move back to the west coast. I can't fault anyone for moving to be near family.

[bmfc1]

The choice certainly wasn't based on working for a better team.

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Yeah!

Apparently there's concern that Dave Roberts isn't getting to choose any of his own coaches. Plus they lost Greinke to a div rival. That's the best!

As expressed in that other thread, I got the impression that our guys liked Geren despite his refusal to take an appropriate "coach" uni number, and I think it's kinda important we get an actual competent capable-of-taking-over-in-the-event-of-emergency bench coach to replace him. Let's have none of those Wilpon-style show promotions here.

[Frayed Knot]

And when you've got a chance to be bench coach to Yasiel Puig, I mean who wouldn't jump on it!

[Benjamin Grimm]

I read that he was going to the West Coast because of "family matters." Which means that he's not trying to get closer to Yasiel Puig, but to Steve Urkel.

[Edgy MD]

I imagine that Terry's got enough juice to get the guy he wants, and a long enough track record in multiple organizations to know who he wants, including knowing which graduates of the Mets developmental system are sharp-minded forward thinkers and which are deadwood place holders.

The flip side of that coin, though, is that this opening comes with Alderson on the mend, and Terry is a good enough company man that he may roll over for a Wilpon hire. I don't think it'll break that way, but it certainly could.

My prediction: Tony Pe�a, currently coaching first for the Yankees.

[TransMonk]

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

Dick Scott, the famous gay underwear designer?

[Benjamin Grimm]

I've never heard of him! I just Googled "Dick Scott" and the first hits are for a Chrysler dealer in Plymouth, Michigan.

We may need to send MGIM to scout the place out.

[Edgy MD]

Interesting choice. He succeeded Terry as minor league field coordinator, and stayed in the pipeline as director of player development. So he knows the generation of players coming up that follows the ones Terry worked with.

It really departs from understanding of bench coach as in-game-strategy sounding board, usually staffed by former managers or managers in waiting. He has managed in the minors for other systems though.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Maria Guardado, NJ.com wrote: The Mets have filled their bench coach vacancy. Dick Scott will replace Bob Geren as manager Terry Collins' right-hand man in the dugout, the Mets announced Wednesday. Geren was hired away by the Los Angeles Dodgers last month to carry out the same position. Scott, 53, has been the team's Director of Player Development since 2013 and was the Mets' Minor League Field Coordinator from 2011-12. Prior to joining the Mets, Scott was the Houston Astros' Minor League Field Coordinator in 2010 and served as the Toronto Blue Jays' Director of Player Development from 2001-09. Scott has experience coaching in the minor leagues with the Oakland Athletics and Arizona Diamondbacks and was named the 1994 Minor League Manager of the Year by USA Today Baseball Weekly. Scott was drafted by the Yankees as a shortstop in the 17th round of the 1981 draft. He spent 10 seasons in the Yankees and Athletics organizations and played in three major league games with the 1989 World Champion A's.

[Edgy MD]

Thank you, Maria. And again, I sincerely apologize for wrecking your wedding.

Also notable about this hire: It leaves the Mets without a catcher/catching instructor on the big league staff.

[Ceetar]

Edgy MD wrote: Thank you, Maria. And again, I sincerely apologize for wrecking your wedding. Also notable about this hire: It leaves the Mets without a catcher/catching instructor on the big league staff.

speaking of new hires, Maria's new on the beat for.. i dunno, one of the NJ dead tree places.

[G-Fafif]

Not to be confused with that dick Scott from the '86 playoffs.

[A Boy Named Seo]

G-Fafif wrote: Not to be confused with that dick Scott from the '86 playoffs.

LOL

[Edgy MD]

This profile compares Scott's life to Groundhog Day, and then curiously seems to think he works for the Blue Jays.

[Centerfield]

Edgy MD: Where is this dick that I've been promised?




You want dick? I give you dick. Everyone happy now?