Buster Posey details Giants’ difficult decision to fire manager Bob Melvin | NBC Sports Bay Area

Buster Posey details Giants’ difficult decision to fire manager Bob Melvin | NBC Sports Bay Area

Hey, Buster. Uh, was there a particular stretch or particular stat or uh something that kind of made you realize that this was the way you were going to go? No, I I think it was just, you know, really the whole picture. Um, and and I I’ll start with saying this is I have a tremendous amount of respect for Bob Melvin. I, you know, watched him before I was in the league, uh, competed against him for years, um, and always enjoyed competing with him. And, um, unfortunately, just, um, the way that we played throughout the course of the year, um, this is where we ended up. And, and the hope is, um, you know, going forward, we can get a new voice in the room that, um, can lead these guys to, uh, to get us back to where to where we all want to go. Great. Do have you made decisions on the rest of the coaching staff yet? We’ve we’ve notified them um and just uh you know left it with them that um some of some of the the staffing is going to be dependent on whoever the the new manager ends up being. um you know, we’ll we’ll have a say so in some of that, but also um just relay to them that that there needs to be an understanding that there’s going to be some discretion um on the manager’s part as far as staffing goes as well. Uh let’s go to Justice. Hey Buster, this will be a third consecutive year where someone in a prominent leadership role, whether it’s manager, president of baseball ops, is going to be moving on. There hasn’t been this much managerial turnover within the organization in quite some time. Was there any hesitation to given that you know there has been so much turnover among top or front-facing positions or was this situation so much so that you felt it appropriate to make a decision? Yeah, I mean it’s not ideal, right? It’s definitely not ideal. Um but unfortunately, uh we’ve talked about it a lot, you know, what the standards are um for the Giants and and we have high standards and and I hold myself to those those same standards. I mean I I’m I understand fully that the position that I’m in now um my job and the team success is evaluated accordingly um as well and uh you know you without a doubt hope that there can be consistency and um in these these leadership positions and um you know we we’ve got to get back to a place where um you we’re we’re getting in the playoffs. We’re making runs in playoffs. And that’s that’s what our fan base deserves. That’s what the city deserves. And um as I mentioned before, or I don’t know if I mentioned it, you know, I it’s when when seasons don’t go the way you want them, it’s never one person’s fault. It’s never one group’s fault. Um but when they don’t go the way you want them, you can’t, in my opinion, can’t sit there and say we’re going to come back and do the same thing um that we did this year for the next year. So um you know, having said that, that’s part of part of why we landed where we landed. Um, Alex, hey Buster. Uh, when you picked up the option in July, you you kind of placed a lot on your shoulders and also on the clubhouse. What changed for you in the last three months in terms of just the way you viewed Bob? Again, I think Alex, it’s not it wouldn’t be fair to completely put it on somebody. Obviously, Bob um not coming back this year. um you know it it it does lend itself that way which is which is true but what changed is you know I my hope was is grabbing that option I think we all felt that the the season was going in a direction that um we didn’t want it to go and the hope was that picking up that option provided a morale boost within the clubhouse. Um it gave us uh you know for that time some cons consistency going forward um with a few months left in the season and then unfortunately again we didn’t play the the type of baseball that we needed to play to get in the playoffs and that’s why we’re here. Go to Shaina Rubin. Hey Poster. Uh just piggybacking off your answer to Susan, uh is there anything that you would expect to see from a manager that you wanted to see from the managerial position that you didn’t see uh specifically? Like is there something something that you expected to see that that you didn’t get to see? No. Again, it’s all it’s it’s all encompassing big picture and uh just just, you know, looking to find um a different voice that can take us in a different direction. Go to Ann Killian. Hi Buster. Um, in terms of a different voice, do you have a list in mind of people that you want to talk to about this opening? And when ideally would you like to make a decision? Yeah, I have I have ideas. I have, you know, people in mind, but um I’ll keep that to myself right now. And as far as um when to make a decision, I don’t think that you set a timetable on it. I think it’s going to happen naturally um whenever we have some time to sit down and talk with with people. And um yeah, no timetable on my end. Want to make sure we get it right. And also the streakiness of this season. Um I don’t know that many of us have ever seen such a up and down roller coaster uh of stretches. Do you feel that Bob’s uh leadership played a role in in that streakiness? It’s hard to say. I mean, you could point to probably, you know, a lot of different areas. Um and again, uh you know, the hope is that uh we do get to a place where we are more consistent. Um, we all know um, as much baseball as as we’ve all watched over years and years that uh, the the the details, the small things are really important. And uh the the hope is to find somebody that can that can push the group to to a higher level of of uh making sure there’s um all those little small fundamentals are uh are emphasized. Thank you. Let’s go to John Shay. Say, “Hey, Buster. Um what kind of manager are you looking for? Uh young guy to you know, spark the team, an older guy with a whole bunch of experience. Uh, is is Bochi somebody you talk to? His contract is over in Texas. What uh what exactly do you want in a manager? Um, and and could it be can it be a guy who’s got no major league experience or any managing experience for that matter? You know, John, I think I think we’re open. I mean I I don’t think it for me um age is somewhat irrelevant. The experience part you know you can have different takes on that. So so generally pretty open. I I’d say what what I want is similar to what I mentioned to an on the previous question is somebody that’s going to um be obsessive about the details, obsessive about work, obsessive about getting the most out of our players, getting the most out of our staff. and uh uh you know somebody that that will inspire confidence um in our players on the field and also um all the interactions that that happen off the field as well. And and in terms of Bochi, I don’t know what his status is yet. I haven’t haven’t heard. So I I can’t speak on that. and and Blesser, you um how much communication was there in the final week or two wii with the manager? You know, the media maybe didn’t see you around as much or or Zach and just um was there much discussion, you know, throughout September with the manager in the final days and weeks. Yeah, there’s always discussions. I mean, just because we’re not around doesn’t mean there’s not discussions. And and we were we were at the ballpark every day. Yeah. So, yeah, we were we were there. Thank you. Go to Maria Gordado. Hey, Buster. Um, you know, Boser Bob is obviously a Bay Area guy. You know, he played for the Giants. It seemed like this was kind of his dream job. Just what was it like to kind of break that news to him this morning? It wasn’t enjoyable. No, I mean, I I knew how much this job meant to Bob. Um, like I mentioned in the, you know, my kind of my opening remarks, um, somebody that I’ve admired as a manager for a long time. So, uh was was not something that I was looking forward to do. Bob was extremely gracious. Um and he cares about uh this organization. He cares about the players and um he wants to to see them be success successful. Go to Laura Brit. Hey Buster, were there any indications that the players had lost confidence in Bob Melvin? And then with that, do you consider the clubhouse voice at all when you’re making a decision like this? No, there’s no indications um on my part about the players. Um yeah, you consider clubhouse voice for sure. I mean, I think that’s part of being around is uh you know, you’re you’re evaluating not only what you’re seeing on the field, but what you’re seeing how what what guys mannerisms are uh as they’re interacting in the clubhouse, you know, training room, weight room, whatnot. Um so yes I think that it’s it’s important to have that pulse but I also uh believe that ultimately you know these decisions have to uh be made uh by by me and the in the front office. Go to Andrew Baggerly. Uh hey Buster. think it’s probably not a controversial statement to say one of the reasons the season went arry because when things started going bad the team just couldn’t course correct fast enough. Um what what do you imagine uh could have been different if there was a different voice in that dugout? Do you think a manager could have really made an impact on that? And uh you know I guess what are your thoughts about that? It’s hard to say. I mean I’ve said it a few times already. it it the blame um when when you don’t have the results, it’s unrealistic to to say that it that it falls on one person. Um but again, I my my thought is that getting a different voice and a different perspective in there um hopefully will be advantageous for us. Go to Brian Murphy. Hey Buster. Um given that um hires like Randy Win show that you’re very comfortable with guys that you’ve been around, is it likely that your list would be heavy on Giants or former Giants that you’ve been around? No, I wouldn’t say that’s the case. I mean, like I mentioned before, we’re going to be very open and and um take our time to to, you know, go through some interview processes and um you know, try try our best to get the the best person to to lead the Giants forward. Okay, we’re going to take just a few more. Let’s go back to Susan Buster. I think everyone knows what good friends you are with Mark Hollberg is. You know, he’s obviously not somebody you have to ask uh for permission to talk to. Do you do you have plans to speak to him about this position? Again, Susan, I think right now I’ll keep keep all my names tight. Um I just think for the sake of this process, that’s uh that’s probably the the the best thing to do. And you and everyone had emphasized from the beginning of the season that uh it was going to be a pitching and defense team. The defense plus something to be desired. There were lots of mistakes particularly on the basis. Where where does ultimately the blame for that lie and how does that get addressed if it’s not strictly a managerial um issue? Yeah, I mean I think as players you have to look in the mirror and and analyze your own performance. Um some players are better than others at doing that. Um, and you know, the hope is is as as a collective group, we can we can rally around some of those guys that maybe aren’t um as astute self-evaluators and uh help them help them uh become the best players that they can be. Uh, back to Justice. Hey Buster, I know you’ve kind of implied it as far as being open with with the process. Um, but kind of piggybacking off Susan’s question, but just would you consider internal options as well as external options? We’re we’re open. We’re open to to consider all options. Okay, two more. Alex, um, you played under two very different managers and coaching staffs. How do you view those experiences and and how will that kind of impact this search and and what you are looking for in your first manager? Yeah, I think it I think it will. Um you draw on your your own experiences a lot. Um as you mentioned, both uh very different um both effective in their own ways as well. So um yeah, I think I’ll I’ll take all of that into consideration when as we go through this process.

Giants president of baseball operations Buster Posey speaks with reporters after San Francisco dismissed manager Bob Melvin.

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