Bob Geren explains choice to join Dodgers coaching staff

I mostly just wanted to use this picture. - Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY SportsThe Dodgers haven't yet officially announced their new coaching staff, but new manager Dave Roberts' lieutenants are starting to take shape. Bob Geren will be the new bench coach, per multiple reports, and he explained why to Adam Rubin of ESPN New York:

"It was a very tough decision, but I am headed to L.A.," Geren said. "Both my wife and I have aging parents and extended family in Southern California. It's not often you get a chance in baseball to work that close to home and to your family. I'm going to miss everything about New York and the Mets. It was a wonderful four years."

Geren was the bench coach for the Mets…