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...
play impact days-off
Whenever we play the Twins, Torii Hunter has a major impact on defense. He tells the left fielder and the right fielder to take the day off and he covers the whole outfield.
monday real angel
The reality is it's still in our hands. We have to play four real good games against the Angels. If we take three of four we're still two back and then we'd need help. We'd still be breathing, but we'd need help. We'll shoot all our bullets to try and win that game (Monday) and worry about the next day when we get there.
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.
both constant pitching remained
We have to make an adjustment. The pitching remained constant for both teams.
bit
It's a little bit of a mix-and-match thing today.
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.
life
He had a lot of life in his arm. That's one of his better outings. He had everything going.
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.
comeback hitting last mark player year
I don't know how you get Comeback Player of the Year, but Mark didn't play at all last year and now he's hitting .300.
faint
A lot of drama. Not for the faint of heart.
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.