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When Charlie Finley bought the A’s in 1960, he was an outsider to the game—an insurance businessman with a larger-than-life…

Greedy owners, spoiled players, disillusioned fans — all hallmarks of baseball in the ‘nineties. Only in this case, it’s the…

The legendary NPR sports commentator and Sports Illustrated journalist retells the story of an unusual friendship between two towering figures…