Ken Macha "disconnected" from A's.

[El Supremo]

Man, it's tough being a successful manager.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Ken Macha managed the Oakland Athletics into the AL championship series, yet it still wasn't enough to save his job.

Macha was fired by the Athletics on Monday, two days after the West champions were swept out of the playoffs by Detroit.

The A's did not announce a replacement. Bench coach Bob Geren was considered a top candidate.

"Not to fault either side, but I felt a disconnect on a lot of levels," general manager Billy Beane said. "Once again, it's not to point the finger at Ken or anything like that. But that disconnect was there and it was something we needed to address as soon as possible."

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AulqmAfVpd.ueHnOp1R10HERvLYF?slug=ap-athletics-machafired&prov=ap&type=lgns

[WannaBeGrumpy]

1. I have a lot of respect for him...

he was there for the team not himself and that takes a lot! :(

[PDittie]

2. Didn't they fire and rehire him last year?

Billy Beane must be like, an asshole or something.

[Auggie]

3. He's being fired for the wrong reason.

He blew the ALCS. There was no attempt to play small ball. The team was thoroughly lost at the plate except for Milton Bradley.