To this day, it amazes me how little love this team gets relative to the Big Red Machine teams of the 70's. Heck, the Bronx Zoo Yankees are probably more revered than the 72-74 A's.
Lot of similarities between how Charlie Finley and John fisher ran the teams. Unwilling to pay their players, Trading them away rather than paying them, moving the franchise….
Philadelphia Athletics. They won three World Series championships in 1910, 1911, and 1913, and back-to-back titles in 1929 and 1930. Move them back to Philly if you care about history
We agree. Some of our most treasured recordings already have been uploaded by other channels, the World Series telecasts of those A's teams that we're so grateful to have been preserved.
@@ThisIsWhereYouFindBaseball just bought on ebay a Swingin' A's logo T-Shirt!! Already have a retro 1970's A's green jersey and a White jersey!! I Hope the A's keep the same colors, when they move to Las Vegas.
I’m 60yrs old. I grew up in a little town N.of Oakland named Winters,Ca. I fell in love with this team in 1969 and still am today! I hate Finley still because of how he treated his players and Managers! His niece sticks up for her uncle in this video. As family members should! I applaud her for that, but you can love and stand by a family member while still admitting their faults imo. But you can’t ask the fans to do so! It’s a shame one of his family members couldn’t make him see the errors of his ways! A’s4Life
I didn't start following the game until 1978, so I only knew the A's as a train wreck at first. I remember watching This Week in Baseball or something and they interviewed some sad A's fan during a game in a nearly empty Coliseum talking about how they were so great just a few years ago, and I couldn't process that. They got so bad so fast, they finished last in '77, behind even the expansion Mariners. In 1978, with a team of cast-offs and rookies they actually somehow caught some lightning and were in first place on May 21st when manager Bobby Winkles up and quit - he was riding a no-expectations first place high but left because he couldn't put up with Finley's attempted in-game interference and other things. How bad must it have been? They managed to hold onto first until the beginning of June but then the nose dive began. The last member of the club with ties to the championships was Bill North, and he was traded to the Dodgers for Glenn Burke on May 17th, 1978.
As a Yankee fan I don’t understand how the A’s don’t get more credit for that dynasty or that run. As Gene Tennance said the only other team to have a 3peat was the Athletics besides the Yankees. And it’s not like they didn’t have star players, Catfish, Fingers, Reggie, Blue, Rudi. This was a great documentary
The 1988-1990 Oakland A's were just as good as the 1972-1974 team. Only one World Series title during those 3 seasons with the "Bash Brothers" of Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire and company. 1989.
To this day, it amazes me how little love this team gets relative to the Big Red Machine teams of the 70's. Heck, the Bronx Zoo Yankees are probably more revered than the 72-74 A's.
Damn straight..cubs lifer here...but loved the A's growing up...they kicked the Reds ass!
Best team of the 1970's, and one of the best of all time.
Lot of similarities between how Charlie Finley and John
fisher ran the teams. Unwilling to pay their players,
Trading them away rather than paying them, moving the franchise….
With all the history, KEEP THE As IN OAKLAND ❤
Philadelphia Athletics. They won three World Series championships in 1910, 1911, and 1913, and back-to-back titles in 1929 and 1930.
Move them back to Philly if you care about history
I grew up a Cubs fan but in the early seventies I loved the swingin As
THANKS!!!! For Posting This!!! 72!!! 73!!! 74!! LOVE the Swingin' A's! The BEST Baseball uniforms of All Time!!
We agree. Some of our most treasured recordings already have been uploaded by other channels, the World Series telecasts of those A's teams that we're so grateful to have been preserved.
@@ThisIsWhereYouFindBaseball just bought on ebay a Swingin' A's logo T-Shirt!! Already have a retro 1970's A's green jersey and a White jersey!! I Hope the A's keep the same colors, when they move to Las Vegas.
The oakland Athletics jersey was fire in the 70s
I’m 60yrs old. I grew up in a little town N.of Oakland named Winters,Ca. I fell in love with this team in 1969 and still am today! I hate Finley still because of how he treated his players and Managers! His niece sticks up for her uncle in this video. As family members should! I applaud her for that, but you can love and stand by a family member while still admitting their faults imo. But you can’t ask the fans to do so! It’s a shame one of his family members couldn’t make him see the errors of his ways! A’s4Life
Thank you for posting!
We'd hoped there would be some folks who would appreciate seeing it!
Do you happen to have the network special on the '71 Pirates? @@ThisIsWhereYouFindBaseball
You may find that here: www.mlb.com/video/1971-pirates-forever-brothers
@@ThisIsWhereYouFindBaseballlove Your Channel Man hopefully you'll post The George Brett Doc I Want to see it so Bad!!!!
I didn't start following the game until 1978, so I only knew the A's as a train wreck at first. I remember watching This Week in Baseball or something and they interviewed some sad A's fan during a game in a nearly empty Coliseum talking about how they were so great just a few years ago, and I couldn't process that.
They got so bad so fast, they finished last in '77, behind even the expansion Mariners. In 1978, with a team of cast-offs and rookies they actually somehow caught some lightning and were in first place on May 21st when manager Bobby Winkles up and quit - he was riding a no-expectations first place high but left because he couldn't put up with Finley's attempted in-game interference and other things. How bad must it have been? They managed to hold onto first until the beginning of June but then the nose dive began.
The last member of the club with ties to the championships was Bill North, and he was traded to the Dodgers for Glenn Burke on May 17th, 1978.
Glenn Burke started the HighFive...with DustyBaker while WITH TheDodgers
Vice President M.C. Hammer: "Can't touch this!"
One of the great Dynasties.
Wow! Incredible work! Respect 💯
The Mike Andrews incident....!
I like the episode about the indians during the 90s the dynasty that never was
Great video!!!!
Can't touch this
As a Yankee fan I don’t understand how the A’s don’t get more credit for that dynasty or that run. As Gene Tennance said the only other team to have a 3peat was the Athletics besides the Yankees. And it’s not like they didn’t have star players, Catfish, Fingers, Reggie, Blue, Rudi. This was a great documentary
Rudi was a star?
@@paleo704 1972,74 finished second in MVP made the all star team. I guess I could’ve said all star players. Still my point stands.
@@paleo704I wouldn’t consider him a star but he was a very good player for a number of years.
The 1988-1990 Oakland A's were just as good as the 1972-1974 team. Only one World Series title during those 3 seasons with the "Bash Brothers" of Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire and company. 1989.
But...they CHOKED twice...Dodgers in 88 and Reds in 90....not much of a legacy...their record in thise 2 Series? ...1-8.
Dick Williams...the BesT!
WOW!!!
Any chance that you'll upload the Dave Parker doc?
ruclips.net/video/M28nnFnjv9I/видео.html
this is gold
do you have any other of the mlb network docs?
If you are an MLB.TV subscriber, others may be found there.
Can you please upload the mr padre tony gwynn mlb network one?
They were lucky to get 900,000 in attendance, that area can’t support two teams
Did for 6:decades 5 teams
Hey MC,my sister Adeline Cha-chi Galicia went to school with you, Hamilton jr high.