Saturday, August 12, 2006

The A's and Charlie Finley baseball

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Between 1969 and 1975, the Oakland A's has one heck of a team.   It started when Charlie Finley recruited players like Reggie Jackson, Sal Bando, Jim Hunter and others in 1965-67.

In this book, Nancy Finley, his daughter, tells the story of one of the most amazing teams ever.   After all, they did win 3 World Series titles in a row:  1972,1973 and 1974.  

Wonder how many more they could have won if Finley had kept the team together?  Also, why did Finley move the team to Oakland in the first place?   They would have drawn a lot better in Kansas City, a much better baseball town than the crowded Bay Area.

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