The Athletics not only have one of the dumbest name in baseball, but are also the nomads of the sport (moving from Philadelphia to Kansas City to Oakland). For some reason I do find the A's uniforms very snazzy (not these unis). The A's are also suprisingly succesful when it comes to W.S. with the second most in the American League with 9 victories in 15 appearances of course well short of the Yankees 27. Also for my money (ball) the A's have had the three best mustaches in baseball Rollie Fingers, Dennis Eckersley and Goose Gossage
Team Breakdown:
W.S. Wins: (Oakland-1989, 74, 73, 72,Philadelphia- 30, 29, 13, 11, 10)
Favorite Moment: Rickey Henderson breaks the stolen base record and will probably hold that title for a very long time.
Least Favorite: Jose Canseco + steroids= baseball's dark ages
Franchise Player: Rickey Henderson
Forgot he played for them: Frank Thomas/Mike Piazza
Never Knew: Kenny Rogers
Great Names: Carney Lansford, Rollie Fingers, Goose Gossage
EMU Alum: Bob Welch
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