SEATTLE - JULY 23: Manager Ken Macha #39 of the Oakland A's breaks up a dispute between home plate umpire Larry Poncino #39 and catcher Ramon Hernandez (not pictured, who was not happy with the strike zone being called) during the game against the Seattle Mariners on July 23, 2003 at Safeco Field in Seattle, Washington. The Mariners won 6-0. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)
Ken Macha often gets overlooked on the pantheon of Oakland A’s managers, but he was better than he may be remembered.
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