A's fire Bob Geren, hire Bob Melvin

[patrickgpe]

per mlb trade rumors

 

first managerial causality of the year, wasn't expecting it to be the athletics doing it, but something that to be done after loosing 9 in a row while have modest preseason expectations.

[trwi7]

Three posts below Geren getting fired.

 

It's considered unlikely that A's GM Billy Beane would fire Geren, a longtime friend, during the season, according to Slusser. The skipper is signed through 2011.

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[Invader3K]

I wonder when Billy Beane's time in Oakland is going to be up. The shine has certainly worn off his "Moneyball" philosophy.

[RockCoCougars]

When is Beane going to go? Before or after the movie comes out? Since the 'Big 3' pitchers have left, it's looked more like Bandoball than Moneyball out there.

[Invader3K]

it's looked more like Bandoball than Moneyball out there.

This made me laugh.

To be fair to Beane, they have bad ownership, a bad stadium, and bad attendance. Hard to make things work in such a market. However, he's been GM there a long time, and you would think the rope would run out at some point.

 

[Ennder]

That team has been just riddled with injuries over the past 10 years or so too. Every good player they have seems to get hurt.

[Oxy]

That team has been just riddled with injuries over the past 10 years or so too. Every good player they have seems to get hurt.

That's because Moneyball undervalues grit.

[PrestigeWorldwide]

I believe I read somewhere that Geren was best man in Beane's wedding (or maybe it was the other way around). Either way, crazy to be in a position to fire/get fired by one of your best friends.

[CheezWizHed]

Either way, crazy to be in a position to fire/get fired by one of your best friends.

 

Maybe it was a mercy killing. If the seat is hot enough, he may have wanted out.

[Thurston Fluff]

That team has been just riddled with injuries over the past 10 years or so too. Every good player they have seems to get hurt.

 

That shouldn't come as a surprise given he went out and got some guys with a history if injuries. Weren't they supposed to be the next wave of undervalued guys or something of the sort?

All in all he's working with a shoestring budget so it is more difficult than some jobs. I tend to think anyone who has shown they can build a good team once can do so again. That said I don't know if he's adapted to the changing times as much as he should. The Rays, Twins models seems to be more effective for small budget clubs than the A's at this point.

[wichmae]

There was a good article on espn about Geren and how he treated his players. Huge authoritarian.

 

Heres the link to the story (its in the side column about Mike Sweeney)

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=6644571