Category Archives: Charles O. Finley
Does the MLB Commissioner Have the Right to Overturn Owner’s Trades/Sales/Deals?
The question above is one that many people have debated during the last couple of weeks as the Miami Marlins and the Toronto Blue Jays undertook a megadeal that swapped several star players for top prospects. In mid-November 2012 the Marlins … Continue reading
Five MLB Teams that Should Have Been in the Minor Leagues
When a player does not perform to a level that the team he plays for demands he typically is sent back to the minor leagues for more training, rehabilitation, etc., or is released outright. Too bad we can’t do that … Continue reading
Bill Veeck and Charlie Finley: What About MLB Hall of Fame Enshrinement?
Bill Veeck Bill Veeck and Charlie Finley are two of the most interesting, original, and provocative owners in Major League Baseball. Both had adept promotional skills, and remarkably similar beliefs, yet observers of the game have assigned them remarkably … Continue reading
My Favorite Weird Baseball Promotions
My longtime friend Mike Green and I attended the Nationals-Orioles game on Saturday afternoon—I loved the fact that the Nats won 4-2—and we began talking about the weirdest, strangest, most ridiculous promotions we could think of. Since we had collaborated … Continue reading
Tales of Charlie O.
Since Mike Green and I published a biography of Charlie Finley, owner of the Kansas City/Oakland A’s between 1960 and 1980 in the summer of 2010, we have enjoyed the comments of a lot of people who have contacted us … Continue reading
Was Billy Martin the Most “Bad Ass” Baseball Manager of them All?
The fact that both Joe Madden of the Tampa Bay Rays and Ron Gardenhire of the Minnesota Twins were ejected in playoff games on the same day is a bit unusual. It also made for entertaining video. But it reminded … Continue reading
Good Charlie/Bad Charlie: What Made Charlie Finley Tick?
Charles O. Finley, the owner of the Kansas City/Oakland A’s between 1960 and 1980, had a public persona as one of the dark princes of Major League Baseball. He engaged in manipulation, connivance, and cajolery for what he wanted, and … Continue reading
The Beatles and Charles O. Finley, Owner of the Kansas City A’s in the 1960s
My colleague, Mike Green, and I have been working on a biography of Charles O. Finley, owner of the Kansas City/Oakland A’s between 1960 and 1980. Look for it from Walker and Co. in the summer of 2010. Between 1972 and … Continue reading
