Thoughts on Oakland A’s Leaders Dick Williams and Charles Finley
In watching some of game one of the 1973 World Series on “You Tube,” I took interest in the post game interview which included Oakland A’s manager, Dick Williams and the volatile, I feel progressive, A’s owner Charles Finley.
NBC’s Tony Kubek conducted the interview after the A’s held on for a (2-1) win vs the New York Mets, in a World Series the A’s would eventually win in seven games.
Williams proved prescient in saying the World Series would likely go seven games. Mr. Finley dropped by briefly. Some time later, manager Williams and owner Finley would be at odds with each other. That was not evident during the interview.
It was nice during football season to think about past baseball, especially a great team like the Oakland A’s.
Their manager Dick Williams, a baseball Hall of Famer, was a great one. The team’s owner, Charles Finley, a man ahead of his time, should be in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Williams won two World Series and managed four pennant winners. Finley’s A’s won three straight World Series (1972-1974) and many of his ideas thought too radical are in place today.
Dick WIlliams
Andy B Sports 