You had to glance to find the notation last month in the Transactions in the newspaper agate pages or as some of us in the media business say it, the 6-point pages, where the point size is dramatically reduced from the size you normally see when you read stories.
Philadelphia Phillies – Extend contract of interim manager Pete Mackanin through the 2016 season with a club option for 2017.
That was the notation that caught the eyes of many. For Expos’ fans, the name is familiar. Mackanin was both a player and coach for the Expos.