Mets To Interview Bob Melvin And Dave Jauss For Managerial Opening On Friday
by Eric Simon on Nov 3, 2010 10:11 PM EDT
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Alderson: "Bob Melvin and Dave Jauss will be in tomorrow as we begin the interview process with candidates for our new Manager. We expect to have more information regarding the schedule of upcoming interviews with additional candidates later in the week."
Melvin managed the Mariners in 2003 and 2004 and the Diamondbacks from 2005 to 2009. He has a career 493-508 (.493) winning percentage. He was the 2007 NL Manager of the Year when the Diamondbacks went 90-72 and won the NL West title.
Jauss spent two seasons managing in the Expos minor leagues in 1992 and 1994. He has been a bench coach for the Dodgers and Orioles, and held that position with the Mets in 2010. He was interviewed by Baseball Prospectus last February. You have to love his candor:
David Laurila: What led you into the coaching ranks?
Dave Jauss: Complete lack of ability. A lot of people lose opportunities to play further because they don't get seen, or they get hurt, or their coach in high school or college didn't give them an opportunity. Well, I got plenty of opportunities, and I didn't get hurt; I just couldn't play a lick. The only way for me to stay in the game was to get into coaching.
And here's an interesting exchange about slugging and on-base percentages.
DL: How important is the three-run homer to winning baseball games?
DJ: My response to that is that we don't win with the three-run homer (in Baltimore), because our slugging percentage is one of the lowest in the league. So, we're not waiting for that. And why don't we steal? Well, look at the speed we have. We don't have any.
DL: You also can’t hit three-run homers without runners on base.
DJ: Our on-base percentage isn't as bad as our slugging percentage. Even though we don't walk that much, our batting average is high enough that we get on base, but our slugging percentage is awful compared to last year. That's not a philosophy of the manager, it's something that's just not there. In the American League, you need to hit the ball out of the park. You definitely need to hit the ball out of the park. You also need to walk. The Angels might be an exception to the rule, but they steal a little bit more and still hit the ball out of the park. So, I don’t think there are any managers in particular who say they are along the lines of Earl Weaver. I think that Earl Weaver formed the philosophy for Billy Beane. Billy Beane just doesn't want to admit it, or maybe he doesn't know it. No, he knows it. He's very intelligent and very shrewd. But Earl Weaver, on a cocktail napkin, figured out that a couple of walks, stay out of the double play—a strikeout is better than hitting into a double play—and then get some big boppers to hit three-run homers, is a great offense. You don't always have it, so you can't do it, but it may well be the best offense. Actually, it is the best offense, no doubt about it.
Don't be at all surprised if Dave Jauss comes out atop the pack of managerial candidates. In the span of two questions he mentioned slugging percentage, on-base percentage, Billy Beane and Earl Weaver. Does that mean he'll be a good manager? Of course not, but it's a refreshing change from a manager who thinks going with his gut is a winning strategy and that everything and anything is "gangsta".
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He didn't know what he was doing
but because what he wanted to do was so wrong, the result was good.
We'll see Jerry's influence when Jauss declares on-base percentage to be "totally gangsta."
by EricAColucci on Nov 3, 2010 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions
As long as things that are good are declared gangsta
I don’t care what we call them.
"The lesson behind Moneyball is that if you are clever in your use of resources, you can gain power beyond your station. It is not, never has been, and never will be, that 'computer models' should take over the world." - Graham
by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 4, 2010 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Even a broken clock is right twice a day
Jerry screwed up and made a good decision. It happens.
The Mets GM is Sandy Alderson: A Dynasty is Born
So I assume Hale, Backman, Jauss, and Melvin are the end of the obvious interviewees.
Wakamatsu, Bogar, and Teufel next?
Save Jenrry Mejia!
In lobby for Chip Hale as Mets 2011 Manager.
Don't forget the most fiery managerial candidate of all
The Mets GM is Sandy Alderson: A Dynasty is Born
No more gangstas!
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 3, 2010 11:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Right .... no more gangstas
I was never down with the whole “gangsta” thing anyhow.
"Never throw a slider to The Glider."
- Ed Charles, No. 5
"Who has more fun than people?"
- Ralph Kiner
thats poor
also….i want my manager to be a bad mother fucker. wallyball?
I hate Philadelphia so much.
Inglewood Jack, muthafuckas.
"The lesson behind Moneyball is that if you are clever in your use of resources, you can gain power beyond your station. It is not, never has been, and never will be, that 'computer models' should take over the world." - Graham
by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 4, 2010 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, he does.
Let’s hire HIM!
"Never throw a slider to The Glider."
- Ed Charles, No. 5
"Who has more fun than people?"
- Ralph Kiner
Last year Jauss managed a game because Manuel was suspended for a day. The Mets won.
How many managerial candidates are undefeated in such massive sample sizes?
My memory may be failing me...
But I remember at least a couple of situations where the team played better after Jerry got ejected. IIRC, in one of these the folks on the gamethread were fairly amazed at some smart pitching move made of which Jerrybot clearly did not approve.
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 4, 2010 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions
One thing I liked in the Jauss interview...
Besides him having coached and managed at every conceivable level, is his discussion of his psychology degree. He seems very willing to question his own assumptions and moves, and thinking about these matters from the perspective of each player. It ties in well with his emphasis on execution and fundamentals. I still think he’s a long-shot, but from the limited basis of that interview he seems to me like the kind of guy you’d want around an organization.
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
On the other hand...This gives me pause.
DL: How valuable is a bench coach?
DJ: I see it as being as important as the role of an assistant football coach —the offensive and defensive coordinators. The third base coach is always out there and he has to make split-second decisions; it’s a position with a lot of responsibility. The pitching coach and hitting coach, these days, are finally getting their due, as assistant coaches in basketball and football have for a long time. But bench coaches do a lot of stuff. Major-league managers are so tied up these days with the media that the bench coaches have to do a whole lot. Bench coaches, even though they’re not out there publicly, media-wise or on the third-base coaching line, or making trips to the mound like pitching coaches, they’re right there. The coaching staff that major-league managers have—that whole coaching staff—is very important.
If he’s responsible for a lot of the decisions attributed to Jerrybot, well, that’s disappointing.
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 4, 2010 12:43 AM EDT up reply actions
If he was executing bad decisions
he might have just been following orders. If that is the case, he should be able to follow Alderson’s instructions as well.
The Mets GM is Sandy Alderson: A Dynasty is Born
Well, he says they "do a lot of stuff"
but doesn’t specify what that stuff was. Was he calling bunts? Was he making pitching decisions? If so, then that’s a concern, and something that hopefully will be rooted out in the interview process. On the other hand, from my knowledge of baseball management the only thing I’m aware of that’s traditionally the purview of the bench coach is defensive alignment, which is something that I don’t really remember complaining about (not that it was good, it just wasn’t as glaringly stupid as The Nievening, for example). I’m sure there are other things, I just don’t know what they are.
Also, unless I’m misreading the introduction to the Baseball Prospectus article, it looks like that interview was conducted after Jauss was hired by the Mets, but before he’d actually bench coached (is that a verb?) a game for the team. So it’s possible that Trembley gave him a lot more leeway to make decisions and affect the game than Jerrybot did. Again, this is something that I trust our newly competent front office to be able to figure out during the interview process.
"The lesson behind Moneyball is that if you are clever in your use of resources, you can gain power beyond your station. It is not, never has been, and never will be, that 'computer models' should take over the world." - Graham
by Thomas Wachtel on Nov 4, 2010 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions
I think these are all good points....
And after reading the article Jauss is the kind of guy who I think is worth keeping around. I was just including that last paragraph about duties of a bench coach as it raised a few eyebrows, particularly if Jauss did make calls on things like relief strategy. I didn’t get to see many games this year, but IIRC Jerry often looked to be in conversation with someone, who I assume was Jauss, before making decisions. Anyone know is that’s true?
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
Jauss and Warthen
with Hale often walking away form what I remember.
Save Jenrry Mejia!
In lobby for Chip Hale as Mets 2011 Manager.
That sounds right...
I knew what Warthen looks like, but now t so much Jauss and Hale (at that time), so you could be right.
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
by MookieTheCat on Nov 4, 2010 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions
One thing
I by no means loved Jerry Manuel, but it’s ridiculous that we act like he called everything “gangsta” when I believe he used that word once during his first press conference as manager or something.
"I bet you'd lobby her, you horny 15 year old!" -Brooklyn Dodgers Mets Fan
"often"
“I told [Reyes] the next time he does that, I’m going to get my blade out and cut him, right on the field. Hey, I’m a gangsta now. You go gangsta on me, I’m gonna have to get you now.”
In fact, during Manuel’s introductory press conference on Tuesday, he told reporters that he often uses the expression, “Gangstas on the field, ladies on the bus.”
by Pack Bringley on Nov 4, 2010 6:38 AM EDT up reply actions
Oh, and it helped him relate to Brian Schneider
In the world of Manuel, the Mets’ interim manager, gangsta is considered the ultimate compliment, a term of respect and admiration. Just as easily, he said, he could have used the word gladiator to get his message across. But aside from gangsta sounding cooler — "no doubt," he said — the 54-year-old Manuel said he could communicate better with players, who in some cases are nearly 30 years younger, by occasionally mixing street slang into his daily interactions.
"I think it’s great how Jerry relates to us," said Brian Schneider, who has known Manuel for more than a decade, since they were in what was then the Montreal Expos’ organization. "That’s his way, that’s his style. That’s why I call him Homey."
Marlon Anderson added: "That’s just a Jerry thing. When he says it to you, you smile. Everyone wants to be gangsta."
by Pack Bringley on Nov 4, 2010 7:00 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah this one also stuck in my mind
If the Mets and Milwaukee both win today, the Mets would play host to a one-game playoff tomorrow.
And they can thank Santana’s Herculean effort yesterday for all of it.
“If I had to describe that one, I’d say that was gangsta,” said a giddy manager Jerry Manuel, who had to be prodded this week to let Santana start on short rest. "That was serious gangsta right there
Evidence...
Is usually the gangsta’s worst enemy.
It's a triumph of number crunching over the human spirit...aaaaaand, it’s about time. -- Play-by-Play Announcer, The Simpsons.
hope they use same process to find manager as they did GM
for the 1st time in years I was proud of the way the Mets interviewed for someone when they did the GM interviews. I guess the whole thing took 2-3 weeks, so if the manager goes the same way we should see a manager by the end of the month easily
Any task BIG or small, Do it well or not at all
More Earl Weaver greatness.
“Get them big fuckin’ cocksuckers that can hit the fuckin’ ball out of the ballpark and you won’t make any goddamned mistakes.”
Earl Weaver exaggeratedly waxing poetic here…
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