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	Ken Macha - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kenneth Edward Macha (born September 29, 1950 in Monroeville, Pennsylvania) is the manager of the Oakland A's, having led the team since 2003.
		Macha was an infielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Montreal Expos and Toronto Blue Jays for six seasons (1974, 1977-81).
		Macha was selected by Pittsburgh in the sixth round of the 1972 June draft.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ken_Macha (362 words)

	Oakland Athletics Team (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Ken Macha has compiled a 275-211 record in three seasons as manager of the Oakland As, which is the fifth best record in baseball over the last three years.
		Macha guided the As to their second consecutive 90-win season in 2004 when the As finished 91-71 and were eliminated from contention in the AL West on the second to last day of the season.
		Macha was named as the 16th manager in Oakland history and the 27th manager in franchise history on October 29, 2002 after spending the previous four seasons with the As as the bench coach for the man he succeeded, Art Howe.
	www.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/oak/team/oak_team_coachesstaff_bio.jsp?club_context=oak&coachorstaffid=29101162146 (648 words)

	ESPN.com: MLB - A's make it official, name Macha to replace Howe
		Ken Macha has been the bench coach for the now-departed Art Howe, and when you can hire a manager who knows the organization and the players, I see it as a positive.
		Macha agreed to a three-year contract to replace Howe, who officially was hired Monday as manager of the New York Mets.
		Macha's been around for a while, and knowing when to change pitchers and send up a pinch-hitter shouldn't be particularly difficult for him.
	espn.go.com /mlb/news/2002/1029/1452893.html (1067 words)

	Former Case Western star, Ken Macha’s son chosen by A’s - PittsburghLIVE.com
		Macha's concerns were eased somewhat by the spot at which he was selected, with 17 rounds remaining.
		Ken Macha is in his first year as Oakland's manager after serving as the bench coach for Art Howe.
		Macha hasn't seen nearly as much of his famous father as he would like in recent years, between being away at college and his father being across the country coaching.
	www.pittsburghlive.com /x/tribune-review/tribeast/sports/s_140550.html (788 words)

	A's reconsider and re-sign Macha (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Macha led the A's to the AL West title in his first year as manager in 2003, the club's fourth straight playoff berth.
		Macha, 55, called it one of several "massive disappointments" in his seven years with the team when the sides couldn't reach a deal Oct. 5.
		Macha had said he hoped to return to the A's, but declined to discuss specifics of the team's offer, saying money matters are strictly personal.
	www.azcentral.com /sports/diamondbacks/articles/1014macha-ON.html (495 words)

	Ken Macha is a Moron & I Hate Him (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		One common refrain I've seen from the Macha apologists (or "idiots," as I like to call them) is that if Macha is taking out his ineffective starters in the 3rd or 4th inning of every game, by August and September the bullpen will be toast.
		Playing in the TWIN cities, Macha decided that he wanted to let the A's lose their SECOND consecutive game to the TWINS the exact same way he let them lose the first: by leaving in a starter to give up another homerun that proved to be the gamewinner.
		Macha being stupid is the single most predictable thing in the universe, so to compare his stupidity to anything else would actually downgrade its predictability.
	firemacha.blogspot.com (3377 words)

	Nine to be inducted into CWRU athletic hall of fame
		Eric Macha finished fifth on the team in hitting (.341) his freshman year, tied for fifth in hits (31) and was sixth in RBIs (14) and runs (21).
		Macha also finished fifth on the team in hitting his sophomore year (.341), was sixth in hits (30), tied for third in RBIs (19) and was seventh in runs (14).
		Ken Macha was a walk-on at the University of Pittsburgh, plating there from 1970-1972.
	www.cwru.edu /pubs/cnews/2003/4-17/sports.htm (807 words)

	School of Engineering: University of Pittsburgh (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Macha, born in Wilkinsburg, Pa., received the Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from the University.
		Macha played for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1974 and from 1977 to 1978, the Montreal Expos from 1979 to 1980, and the Toronto Blue Jays in 1981.
		Macha also is the honorary chair of the 2003 Links to Pittsburgh golf outing today, which benefits the San Francisco Pitt Club's endowed scholarship fund.
	www.engrng.pitt.edu /~engwww/news/pr/Macha07.06.03.html (379 words)

	Ken Macha out as Oakland manager (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Macha had a record of 275-211, including an 88-74 mark in 2005.
		"We were unable to reach an agreement with Ken regarding a contract extension that was satisfactory for both parties," said vice president and general manager Billy Beane.
		Macha served as the club's bench coach for four years before taking over his first major league managerial role on Oct. 29, 2002.
	www.softcom.net /webnews/wed/dg/Ubba-macha.RYHS_FO5.html (163 words)

	The Seattle Times: Mariners: Notebook: Macha, A's part ways after talks hit snag
		Ken Macha will walk away from the Oakland Athletics after seven years with fresh memories of another winning season, despite a young and injury-depleted lineup.
		Macha was out of a job as A's manager yesterday after failing to reach an agreement on a new contract, which he called one of several "massive disappointments" in his tenure.
		Macha was 275-211 in three seasons with the A's.
	seattletimes.nwsource.com /html/mariners/2002542644_base06.html (454 words)

	NewStandard: 8/18/99
		In Macha's season-ending evaluation of Sadler, Macha recommended that the organization might want to drop Sadler back to Double A. "I felt there were things he needed to work on," said Macha of Sadler, who was 22 at the time.
		Macha is the bench coach for the Oakland Athletics, who opened a four-game series in Fenway Park Monday, a series with important wild-card implications.
		Macha speaks with a fatherly pride when discussing his minor-league graduates, and he will continue to keep tabs on his former players.
	www.s-t.com /daily/08-99/08-18-99/d03sp136.htm (655 words)

	Q & A: Oakland A's Ken Macha (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Macha, their manager, has the Athletics (69-54) in the lead for the American League wild-card spot.
		A calm, easy-going leader, Macha is in his third season as manager, and will likely top 90 victories for the third time.
		Macha: I had read about that, and the first week of spring training, I brought him into my office and said if he had a bad experience in Pittsburgh, get it out of his system.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/05234/557823.stm (880 words)

	Oakland Athletics News
		Ken Macha is home in Pennsylvania, preparing for the 2005 season.
		Macha, who was Art Howe's bench coach in Oakland for four years before replacing Howe at the helm before the 2003 season, is 187-137 with the A's.
		Macha, whose current deal calls for annual salaries in the neighborhood of $600,000, said he hadn't put much thought into how many years or dollars he's like on an extension.
	oakland.athletics.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/oak/news/oak_news.jsp?ymd=20050121&content_id=933134&vkey=news_oak&fext=.jsp (637 words)

	ESPN.com: MLB - Macha will be named A's manager Tuesday
		Macha told The Associated Press on Monday night that he had agreed to a multiyear deal to replace Art Howe as A's manager.
		Macha had the inside track in Oakland from the moment Howe, the third-winningest manager in franchise history, left for the Mets for a $9.4 million, four-year deal that the small-budget A's couldn't hope to match.
		Beane also said that letting Howe leave was easier because he had a worthy successor in Macha, who played 180 games in the majors over six seasons with Pittsburgh, Montreal and Toronto, mostly as a catcher and a third baseman.
	espn.go.com /mlb/news/2002/1028/1452387.html (892 words)

	SPORTS - MLB - Comcast.net
		Ken Macha and Billy Beane certainly had their adversarial moments during Macha's three-year managerial tenure in Oakland.
		Macha is leaving town on the high road, refusing to dwell on the tension between him and one of baseball's most demanding bosses - but rather remember the club's winning ways.
		Macha called it one of several ``massive disappointments'' in his seven-year tenure with the team.
	www.comcast.net /sports/mlb/index.jsp?cat=BASEBALL&fn=/2005/10/06/235909.html (763 words)

	Double Vision: Athletics Rehire Macha as Manager
		Macha led Oakland to the AL West title in his first year as manager in 2003, the club's fourth straight playoff berth.
		Macha said he called Beane after receiving a handwritten letter from Athletics owner Lewis Wolff thanking him for his service to the club.
		Macha and Beane have had their tense moments, but Macha hoped he would receive some credit for getting Oakland to win this season with young players and an injury-plagued roster.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/14/AR2005101401770_pf.html (332 words)

	USATODAY.com - A's looking for a new manager (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Oakland Athletics manager Ken Macha was out of a job Wednesday after failing to reach an agreement on a new contract.
		Macha had said he hoped to return to the A's, and said late in the season he thought the team would make a quick decision.
		Beane met Monday with the 55-year-old Macha, who was still in the Bay Area as of Wednesday and had yet to return home to Pittsburgh for the offseason.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/baseball/al/athletics/2005-10-05-macha-out_x.htm (635 words)

	news - 2005 MLB WINTER MEETING INTERVIEWS: Ken Macha (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		KEN MACHA: I'd say that the overall atmosphere that we had this past year was tremendous, the attitudes of all the players were great.
		KEN MACHA: 2004, his discipline at the plate was terrific.
		KEN MACHA: Well, working with Gerald, I enjoyed the year that Gerald was there with me. He has great rapport with the players, solid citizen, excellent teacher.
	www.noticias.info /asp/aspComunicados.asp?nid=125894&src=0 (2220 words)

	Athletics Nation :: What Is a Good Manager, And Is Ken Macha One?
		Macha is really playing with fire this year, no contract makes it very easy to bid him fond farfewell when the talent shows itself to not be of playoff caliber.
		Ken Macha is appropriate for the A's philosophy.
		For example, Macha had the guts few managers would have demonstrated in PH for Dye when he knew the injured Jermaine won't be able to touch Lowe's low ball and that Melhouse--extremely hot in the late season--at least had a chance.
	www.athleticsnation.com /story/2005/4/13/134653/414 (4435 words)

	ELEPHANTS in OAKLAND (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Ken Macha often has his quote, "the players write the lineup." The problem is that Ken Macha has tried to be a 'player's manager' by giving the pen to write the line-up card to the veterans.
		Ken Macha had the job of putting his team into a position to win each day and has failed.
		Ken Macha is a terrible tactician and just stupid when he speaks.
	elephantsinoakland.blogspot.com /2005/09/manager-nero.html (1090 words)

	Littlefield likely will interview Macha (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Macha, who parted ways Wednesday with the Athletics after he and general manager Billy Beane were unable to work out a new contract, was en route to Pittsburgh last night.
		Macha could not be reached for comment last night.
		Macha worked for Oakland for seven years, the first four as a coach.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/05280/584371.stm (361 words)

	Macha to interview Sunday; Tracy on Monday - PittsburghLIVE.com
		Ken Macha will be next in line to state his case for becoming the Pirates' next manager.
		Until Macha became available, Tracy was considered the favorite to get the job if only because he and Littlefield worked together with the Montreal Expos and have a strong relationship.
		Macha was on the Montreal Expos coaching staff from 1986-91.
	pittsburghlive.com /x/tribune-review/sports/pirateslive/s_382091.html (468 words)

	CNNSI.com - Baseball - A's introduce Macha as Howe's replacement - Tuesday October 29, 2002 10:24 PM
		OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Ken Macha sat alongside general manager Billy Beane and took a couple of friendly shots at his boss.
		Macha, promoted from bench coach to manager of the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday, insists he is a different personality than his predecessor, Art Howe, and boy did he show it in a hurry.
		The A's won 103 games this season, tied with the New York Yankees for the most wins in the major leagues, then lost to Minnesota in the first round of the playoffs.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /baseball/news/2002/10/29/athletics_macha_ap (796 words)

	USATODAY.com - Macha will return as A's manager, after all (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Macha said he couldn't recall who first broached the subject of a return and said it wasn't important.
		The 55-year-old Macha called it one of several "massive disappointments" in his seven years with the team when the sides couldn't reach a deal.
		Macha likened it to Phil Jackson's return as Lakers coach this year after a one-year hiatus.
	usatoday.com /sports/baseball/al/athletics/2005-10-14-macha_x.htm?... (886 words)

	JS Online: Brewers await turn in manager game
		Macha, who has been a candidate for several managerial jobs in the past, has interviewed with the Mets, Cubs, Brewers and - as of Friday - the Devil Rays and is highly regarded by all four clubs.
		Though not referring to Macha specifically, Melvin said that it was possible that the Brewers would make a formal offer to a candidate and impose a deadline for said candidate to accept or reject the offer.
		Macha was dining with Tampa Bay executives Friday evening and was unavailable for comment.
	www.jsonline.com /sports/brew/oct02/88811.asp (912 words)

	Rays: Rays meet with A's Ken Macha
		ST. PETERSBURG -- Ken Macha's name is on the lips of a lot of people.
		Regarded as one of the top candidates, the 52-year-old Macha has interviewed with the Rays, Cubs, Mets and Brewers.
		Macha was interviewing with the Mets on Tuesday when that team made contact with the Mariners seeking permission to speak with Piniella, and he did not seem affected by Friday's developments.
	www.sptimes.com /2002/10/19/news_pf/Rays/Rays_meet_with_A_s_Ke.shtml (307 words)

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		Macha does not pitch, catch or hit — the players are responsible for the poor play.
		Macha can't magically heal the hurt or compel his power guys to start hitting; he can't talk the fielders into fielding balls cleanly and making good throws.
		KEN MACHA does the worst job of managing a game and pitching staff I have ever seen.
	www.insidebayarea.com /portlet/article/html/fragments/print_article.jsp?article=2777898 (946 words)

	Macha stayed with young guns - The Boston Globe
		But the future isn't what manager Ken Macha is concerned about right now.
		Macha was asked why he used Street (21 saves) in a non-save situation.
		Blanton allowed a walk to John Olerud and a single to Bill Mueller to start the seventh but got Tony Graffanino to ground out before he was relieved by Ricardo Rincon.
	www.boston.com /sports/baseball/redsox/articles/2005/09/16/macha_stayed_with_young_guns (514 words)

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