The Brewers named Macha, 58, as the 17th skipper in club history on Thursday.
Six years after Brewers General Manager Doug Melvin asked Ken Macha to join the club as field manager. "Today's manager must blend old-school teaching and instructing methods with the new-age statistical analysis," Melvin said in a news release. "Ken has been exposed to both styles and has the baseball intelligence to understand that both lead to success. Among many who spoke highly of Ken, we received glowing endorsements from Terry Francona and Joe Maddon about his work ethic and baseball mind. We look forward to having Ken display his talents in Milwaukee."
Macha was managing the Oakland A's at the time, leading them to two division titles in four years.
Macha passed on the Brewers' offer in October 2002 to remain in Oakland, but quickly became the leading candidate earlier this month as Melvin searched for a replacement for Ned Yost and Dale Sveum. Macha beat out former Mets manager Willie Randolph and former D-backs skipper Bob Brenly for the job.
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