Coaching/Managing Career
• Begins his second season as Brewers third-base coach
• Was named to his current position on 11/4/08
• Prior to joining the Brewers spent one season (2008) in
the Pittsburgh organization as a minor league catching
coordinator and the manager at Class-A State College
• Spent the previous 29 years in the Oakland organization,
including 12 seasons at the Major League level as the
first-base coach (1997, 2003-05) and bullpen coach
(1996, 1998-2002, 2006-07)
• Managed in the minor leagues while with Oakland at
Class-A Medford (1980-81), Class-A Madison (1982-84),
Double-A Huntsville (1985-87) and Triple-A Tacoma
(1988-90)
• Owns a managerial record of 761-726 (.512), guiding his
teams to the playoffs seven times (1981-82, '84-87, '90)
• Also served the Athletics as a minor-league instructor
(1991-93) and Assistant Director of Player Development
(1994-95)
Playing Career
• The former catcher played one season at Class-A Bend
in 1978.....also appeared in emergency situations at
Class-A Madison in 1983 and 1984
Personal/Miscellaneous
• Is married.....wife's name is Mary.....they have two sons,
Dan and Ryan, and two daughters, Kelly and Kaitlyn
• Graduated from Blissfield (MI) High School
• Attended Western Michigan University, where he earned
a degree in industrial education
• Enjoys the outdoors, hunting and woodworking
