Orange County Register: Mariners pick Angels assistant GM Scott Servais for manager job

[AngelsWin.com]

Angels assistant general manager Scott Servais on Friday will be named manager of the Seattle Mariners, following former Angels general manager Jerry Dipoto to the Angels’ AL West rivals.Dipoto added Servais to his Angels staff shortly after he...

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[Chris]

Eppler, Scioscia, Ebel vs. Dipoto, Servais, Bogar

 

Here we go!

[seenoevil]

Excellent move by Jerry

[JE Cromet]

Great! All three have the same ideas about metrics and data. It all should work great for Seattle, too bad Scioscia was not "on the same page"....

[Blarg]

Seenoevil has a brother?

[Vegas Halo Fan]

Great! All three have the same ideas about metrics and data. It all should work great for Seattle, too bad Scioscia was not "on the same page"....

 

He was too busy turning it.

[TroutBaseball]

Which side tells his pitcher to throw into the opposing dugout at the manager first, Sosh or Servais?

There might be a true rivalry forming between M's and Angels now.

[Angel Oracle]

Servais has no managerial background across any level.

Will it turn out to be a good move?

Or like when Lefty Phillips the scout became Lefty Phillips the Halos manager in 1969, and after one solid 1970 season with September collapse lost the team in 1971? 

[Vegas Halo Fan]

Servais has no managerial background across any level.

Will it turn out to be a good move?

Or like when Lefty Phillips the scout became Lefty Phillips the Halos manager in 1969, and after one solid 1970 season with September collapse lost the team in 1971? 

 

Funny, the people who want Darin Erstad as manager of the Angels don't seem to be asking those questions.

Edited October 23, 2015 by Vegas Halo Fan

[Troll Daddy]

Jerry picking his best friend isn't a shocker.

[Homebrewer]

Sorta like Scioscia picking Hatcher?

[ABC]

Servais also got an interview to replace Dipoto as the Angels GM, but it was considered mostly a formality. Not only did Servais lack the front office experience of Billy Eppler, who was eventually hired, but he had also clashed with Mike Scioscia over the past four years.

[makepeac]

Mike DiGiovanna's article today in the LA Times provides more details behind the Scioscia - Servias clash: http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-former-angels-exec-scott-servais-mariners-manager-20151023-story.html

 

"Scioscia and Servais clashed over some of the coaching and instruction techniques used to develop minor leaguers, and Scioscia did not allow Servais to dress out in full uniform and take part in on-field drills during spring training, something Servais did — and enjoyed — during his tenure with Texas."

[Stradling]

My guess is that Scioscia and Servais clashed over Scioscia not being involved more in the minor leagues. There was a article that I am too lazy to go back and find but Mike said something along the lines of, "I have been doing this long enough to know that you need to be more involved that with just the 25 guys in the clubhouse."

[eligrba]

Mike DiGiovanna's article today in the LA Times provides more details behind the Scioscia - Servias clash: http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-former-angels-exec-scott-servais-mariners-manager-20151023-story.html

 

"Scioscia and Servais clashed over some of the coaching and instruction techniques used to develop minor leaguers, and Scioscia did not allow Servais to dress out in full uniform and take part in on-field drills during spring training, something Servais did — and enjoyed — during his tenure with Texas."

 

Petty.

[Jay]

I never heard of that before.  Front office guys putting on uniforms and pretending to be ballplayers.

[ABC]

Servais was a catcher for 12 years.

[ABC]

[seenoevil]

Not all catchers

[Chris]

hope Dipoto steals Disarcina next

[Jobu]

Not all catchers

I know you hate the guy, and I get a kick out of how thoroughly that irritates people around here, but tell me the Mariners wouldn't be thrilled to have a 15 year win-loss percentage of .546

[tomsred]

Not all catchers

 

Only the ones you love?

[NrM]

I liked Servais. I met him at John Wayne Airport shortly after Dipoto quit. 

 

Conversation went something like this.

 

Me: wtf happened to jerry bro

Servais: I know man... he was a good friend of mine.. I wish I could tell you more, but I can't

Me: dang... Alright... well you can leave your shoes on cause you're Pre Check..have a good one..

 

I like to think we became good friends that day.

 

Also got to meet Jerry Dipoto at john wayne in May.

He was really friendly and not shy to discuss what he was up to.

 

Now they're both gone...

Edited October 24, 2015 by Poozy

[tomsred]

I liked Servais. I met him at John Wayne Airport shortly after Dipoto quit. 

 

Conversation went something like this.

 

Me: wtf happened to jerry bro

Servais: I know man... he was a good friend of mine.. I wish I could tell you more, but I can't

Me: dang... Alright... well you can leave your shoes on cause you're Pre Check..have a good one..

 

I like to think we became good friends that day.

 

Also got to meet Jerry Dipoto at john wayne in May.

He was really friendly and not shy to discuss what he was up to.

 

Now they're both gone...

Wow, just make friends rather easily. You must know a lot of people in fast food.

[Blarg]

Servais was a catcher for 12 years.

He has spent more time in the front office than on the field.