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well-traveled franchise, playing in Philadelphia, Kansas City, and, since 1968,
Oakland, the Athletics have produced many great baseball dynasties. From the Charlie
Finley-led Swingin' A's, winners of five straight AL titles and three straight
World Series to the Billy Martin/Rickey Henderson Billy-Ball years of the early
'80's the A's are no strangers to success. In
fact the "Mustache Gang" of the 70's (Catfish Hunter, Reggie Jackson,
Vida Blue, and Rollie Fingers among others) is just the second team (in addition
to the Yankees) to win three straight World Series.
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recent years the A's have been built around power and youth with some of the brightest
young stars in baseball. Past, current, and future baseball superstars like Rickey
Henderson, Mark McGwire, Jose Canseco, Jason Giambi, Miguel Tejada, Eric Chavez,
Bobby Crosby, and Nick Swisher all played for the A's, as well as some of the
best young pitchers in baseball, including Barry Zito, Tim Hudson and Mark Mulder.
Perhaps the most underrated franchise in baseball history, the Athletics are a
team to be admired.
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