A's Part Ways

I didn't see this one coming...

I really didn't expect the A's to fire their manager, Ken Macha, this afternoon. Especially, when you consider the A's pulled off one of the better second-half performances in baseball over the past decade.

Yet, you never know what's going on behind closed doors in organizations. Check out the article here from SFGate.

What's more wild is that when the A's hired Macha four years ago, he was not only considered a player favorite, but also the favorite of Billy Beane. Hmmm...Makes you wonder how much does the manager really matter to a team's success. Is a manager in the days of percentages and number analyses that big of a factor?

Well, when you ask that question, you better be prepared to answer the question of why the A's haven't been able to get over the hump.

After watching how Art Howe fared away from the A's organization, I'll side with the management on this one.

Ron Washington...Are you ready?

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