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Champions: The Story of the First Two Oakland A's Dynasties and the Building of the Third

Champions: The Story of the First Two Oakland A's Dynasties and the Building of the Third

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Authors: Glenn Dickey, Vida Blue, Joe Morgan
Publisher: Triumph Books
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 2 reviews
Sales Rank: 898810

Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6.7 x 1

ISBN: 157243421X
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.357640979466
EAN: 9781572434219
ASIN: 157243421X

Publication Date: March 2002
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Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars A GOOD LOOK AT BUILDING THE A'S DYNASTIES   September 3, 2002
 8 out of 8 found this review helpful

I HIGHLY SUGGEST THIS FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE GREAT A'S TEAMS OF THE PAST AND PRESENT. I ADMIRED AND RESPECTED THOSE THE TEAMS OF THE EARLY 70'S. THEY TRULY WERE ONE OF THE BEST TEAMS IN MODERN HISTORY. THE TEAMS OF THE LATE 80'S AND EARLY 90'S WERE AWSOME WITH THE BASH BROTHERS. THE TEAM OF NOW HAS GREAT PITCHING AND TIMELY HITTING EVEN WITH THE LOSS OF THE GIAMBINO. THE AUTHOR DOES DOES A GREAT JOB DESCRIBING THE EVENTS THAT LED UP TO THE DYNASTIES AND SOME FACTS ABOUT THE PRIVATE LIFE OF THE MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS. ALL IN ALL IT IS A VERY DETAILED AND INTERESTING READ. ALL BASEBALL FANS SHOULD READ THIS BOOK.


4 out of 5 stars The Best Account Yet of the Best Team Ever   April 18, 2002
 17 out of 18 found this review helpful

I consider myself not only an avid baseball fan, but a die hard Oakland Athletics fan. I have read numerous books about the A's, but never has there been a book as thorough, original and entertaining as Champions. The detailed account Dickey provides of the three dynasties, from Finley to Henderson to Giambi, is both informative and enlightening.

Champions is easy to read, easy to follow and impossible to put down. I recommend this book to all baseball fans, particularly those with a soft spot for the Oakland Athletics.

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