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

by Glenn Dickey and Joe Morgan

Book Overview

Not long after its original publication some fifteen years ago, A Golf Story assumed its rightful place as one of the classics of golf literature. This book intertwines the stories of three immortal... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 157243421X
• ISBN13: 9781572434219
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: Triumph Books (IL)
• Length: 255 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.7" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

A GOOD LOOK AT BUILDING THE A'S DYNASTIES

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.

The Best Account Yet of the Best Team Ever

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.