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...
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.
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.
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.
bat hot meant veteran
I think it's very important to have a veteran bat in the lineup. He meant so much to us on our hot streak.
barry command pitch
I thought Barry had command from the first pitch on all of his stuff.
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.
guy key wants winning
I can't say enough about him. This guy wants to be a key part of winning games.
life
He had a lot of life in his arm. That's one of his better outings. He had everything going.
certainly rising star
He's certainly a rising star in this league.
extra needs top
He's been on top a lot more. He's got something extra when he needs it.
guy nice stick
He'd be a nice guy to stick in there, too.
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.
couple nice runs
We got a couple of our runs on hustle. That's always nice to see.
gone heard
Everything would have to go perfect. And I know that everyone's heard that before, and it hasn't gone perfect.