Ken Macha
Ken Macha
Kenneth Edward Machais a former Major League Baseball third baseman and manager. During an eight-year managing career, he piloted the Oakland Athletics, whom he guided to the American League's Western Division championship in both his first and final seasons with the team, and later managed the Milwaukee Brewers...
change gonna maybe playing scenery work
Things are gonna work out for him. Maybe he'll get a change of scenery where he can get some more playing time.
base bit cushion early game gave hit home losing pitcher runs streak winning work
Offensively, we got some big two-out base hits, scored early like we hadn't been in our losing streak and gave the pitcher a little bit of a cushion to work with. At the end of the game we hit some home runs a little bit like we had been when we were in our winning streak.
amount angels applaud background both coaching comparable desire devil dues feeling few fine game giving gone great guys job leagues manage minor opportunity paid rays themselves time trained understanding
Both of us had a desire to manage back then. Guys who have trained themselves properly, gone to the minor leagues and managed and paid their dues coaching for a considerable amount of time and have a great understanding of the game in all aspects. Getting interviewed as much as both of us had been, you always get that feeling that this is never going to happen. I applaud the Devil Rays for giving him an opportunity to go out there and do it. His background is comparable to anybody's. He had the interim job with the Angels a few times and did a fine job.
gone heard
Everything would have to go perfect. And I know that everyone's heard that before, and it hasn't gone perfect.
both constant pitching remained
We have to make an adjustment. The pitching remained constant for both teams.
bring drama faint game time
I wasn't going to bring him into a 1-0 game the first time back. There was a lot of drama in that game. It wasn't for the faint of heart.
anybody ask best guys knew lose manager
If anybody had to lose anything in May, it was me. But I knew these guys were doing the best they could and that's all there was to it. That's all a manager can ask for.
guy key wants winning
I can't say enough about him. This guy wants to be a key part of winning games.
couple nice runs
We got a couple of our runs on hustle. That's always nice to see.
bats defensive great nice
It's nice to have the bats come around. And we had some great defensive plays, too.
bit
It's a little bit of a mix-and-match thing today.
fifth pick quite starter sure trying
When we were trying to pick a fifth starter back in camp, it was between Saarloos and Etherton, and we weren't quite sure which way we were leaning. So we went to Kendall, and he was adamant about Saarloos. That's what clinched it.
faint
A lot of drama. Not for the faint of heart.
against close definitely drama faint game games guys
This game definitely wasn't for the faint of heart. All our games against these guys are really close and exciting. There was a lot of drama in this game tonight.