Chris Carter #22 of the Oakland Athletics is congratulated by manager Bob Melvin after hitting a solo homerun in the 2nd inning against the Texas Rangers on June 30, 2012 at the Rangers Ballpark in Arlington in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Layne Murdoch/Getty Images)
Reporting John Madden
OAKLAND (KCBS) – Oakland A’s Manager Bob Melvin was named American League Manager of the Year Tuesday.
“They use that term ‘under the radar’ and I think the A’s stayed under the radar the whole time,” John Madden told the KCBS morning crew.
“And then low and behold, they’re there at the end… He probably did a great job of building this roster this year up until the All Star game, and then after the All Star game, they just were darn near — don’t like to use the word dominant — but they were pretty doggone good.”
14th ranked Stanford meets number one Oregon in Eugene Saturday. Madden said Stanford will have their hands full with Oregon coach Chip Kelly’s fast and versatile offense.
“You have to get used to that pace. It’s always up tempo,” Madden said. “If you take away something here, he’s going to go there, and he’s always ready. And it’s built into the offense that no matter what you do, he has a counter to it.” (8:20)
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