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demosincebirth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-31-05 05:26 PM
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How long should Oakland
flounder before you fire Ken Macha? I think its the managers job to get these guys motivated. He ain't doing it.
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-01-05 02:20 AM
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1. True
I also think that Billy Beane has outlived his usefulness with the team.
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Mojambo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-01-05 03:46 AM
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2. Oakland isn't nearly as bad as they've played.
Edited on Wed Jun-01-05 03:49 AM by Mojambo
But I do agree that Macha is not the right guy for that club. He has looked overmatched from the start there.


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JohnnyCougar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jun-22-05 01:00 AM
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3. Oakland will finish strong
perhaps even close to .500.

They always start out slow. I still think Beane is the second best GM in baseball (second to only Dave Dombrowski).

The only person to ever swindle Beane in a trade was my boy DD.
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Neecy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-27-05 05:34 PM
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4. well...
After yesterday's drubbing of the hated Giants, I think Oaktown is finally over their usual slow start, even if that terrible start did knock them out of contention this year.

That being said, I doubt that Beane will ever allow a strong, independent manager in Oakland. Macha...Howe...no difference, except Macha sits on occasion during the game.
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