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Friday, October 14, 2005 |
Pickoff Moves, Lunchtime Edition
Macha To Replace Macha As A's Manager
<Spray>. For three years. Athletics Nation goes on suicide watch.Update: Blez likens it to a certain thriller of yesteryear:
Ken Macha is Glenn Close waiting to jump out of the bathtub.
More Doug Eddings Tomfoolery
What would the hate be unless he had his own Fire-_____-meme blog? Suggested by this Halo's Heaven diary, it's complete with this link giving some kind of Vegas gambling action on the man. Pearly Gates has a nice long post made up of Google leavings; let's face it, the guy's just not that good. Thank heavens that he won't be seen again in this series behind the plate, though he will reappear in the infield for sure.Kick 'Em Upstairs
There's a sneaky managerial practice common to large organizations, one I've seen used first-hand: when you have a problem employee, the easiest thing to do with him, rather than firing him, is to send him off with a glowing recommendation to your worst enemy. While such obviously isn't likely to be the case with the Dodgers' relationship with Ron Wotus, it does seem to me odd that the Dodgers would be interviewing someone who served as a bench coach for their principle rival:Asked if he was surprised Wotus' name doesn't come up more often, Sabean said: ``I'm perplexed, just like I'm perplexed that Ned Colletti and Dick Tidrow'' -- his assistants -- ``don't get talked about as G.M. candidates. Maybe it has something to do with our low profile in how we conduct ourselves as an organization. We don't go around beating our chests. But all you have to do is look at Ron's résumé.''As you will, Sabes, as you will.
The Fix Is In
Gee, thanks, Bud:"Angels first place, A's second place, Rangers third place, Mariners last place," Selig said. "Sound familiar yet? If not, get used to it, as that will be your AL West for the next 20 or so years."
Comments:
They should be happy. As much as they hate Scioscia for it, they should like a manager who never argues calls. I mean, I just assume their guy never argues calls, because they all whine like little bitches whenever Scioscia argues.
You had me going with the Selig thing.
With regard to Macha, the cursory look at AN I took seems to indicate its denizens think Macha begged to return after losing the Pittsburgh job. But I also suspect that the A's front office may have been coming to the realization that no manager worth a damn is going to come work for an organization that takes as many strategic decisions out of the hands of its manager as the A's do.
With regard to Macha, the cursory look at AN I took seems to indicate its denizens think Macha begged to return after losing the Pittsburgh job. But I also suspect that the A's front office may have been coming to the realization that no manager worth a damn is going to come work for an organization that takes as many strategic decisions out of the hands of its manager as the A's do.
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