Donovan has been named the CAA and Philly Soccer Six Player of the Year among other accolades
The A’s have their Bob Melvin replacement
But only the sixth in the past 36 years
Good morning, Mets fans! The Athletics promoted third base coach Mark Kotsay to manager on Monday, according to Jon Heyman of MLB Network. Kotsay takes over for Bob Melvin, after he left to become manager with the Padres.
A’s coach and former outfielder becomes the skipper
After losing Bob Melvin to the Padres, the A’s stay in house to fill their managerial vacancy.
The Oakland Athletics on Monday reportedly hired a new manager to replace Bob Melvin, selecting former Boston Red Sox outfielder and first baseman Mark Kotsay. MLB Network’s Jon Heyman reported the news, and it was confirmed by Matt Kawahara of The San Francisco Chronicle.
The lockout is dull. I was bored during this transaction freeze, so I thought I would try and imagine a worst-case version of the ’22 Athletics. For this, I set team payroll at $ 52 M. That would be the lowest A’s payroll number in a long time...
The current table showing the number of league races claimed as being completed by various athletes across the years is shown below. Some of the athletes are still competing and accruing races, some have retired and some, sadly, have died.
By: Hans Themistode
It was a bit of a wacky matchup. Both Frank Gore and Deron Williams made their names at the highest level of athletics. Williams, in the NBA as a multiple-time All-Star and Olympic Gold medalist.