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Macha gets the boot

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Manager Ken Macha was fired by the Oakland A's today, allegedly because of a disconnect between himself and the organization. Athletics GM Billy Beane said that there were many reasons why the relationship wasn't working; several Oakland players had complained about Macha, specifically citing the fact that he wouldn't even say hello to some of them.

"Not to fault either side, but I felt a disconnect on a lot of levels," 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."

While Macha has left the A's in the past and then returned, Beane said that that was unlikely to happen again.

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  • http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/10/16/sports/NA_SPT_BBL_Athletics_Manager_Fired.php
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SashaDiv-I Stud
1167 days ago
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Hey I couldn't site the source because every time I tried to put in the source the application quite.
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The BeastAAA-er
1167 days ago
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Why are they firing him?
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XinophDraft Pick
1167 days ago
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"Athletics GM Billy Beane said that there were many reasons why the relationship wasn't working; several Oakland players had complained about Macha, specifically citing the fact that he wouldn't even say hello to some of them."
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SashaDiv-I Stud
1167 days ago
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Thank you to who ever cited it for me.
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Manny StilesMajor Leaguer
1167 days ago
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Umm, didn't they 'fire' him and rescind it last year (or the year before)??? I'm pretty sure this was inevitable... Hello, Dusty Baker!!! Welcome back to the bay, welcome back to coaching Barry Bonds, AL DH!!!
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Davis21wylieMVP
1166 days ago
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Yeah, Beane and Dusty "He's a big strong kid, let him throw 130 pitches, he'll be fine!" Baker are definitely going to be able to coexist. And Mark Foley should be hired as a high school gym teacher, too.
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JoebookRed-Shirting
1166 days ago
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Does this smell like Joe Girardi/Jeff Loria to anyone else?
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