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How the 1972 Oakland A's, Bay Area's first sports dynasty, revealed the future of MLB
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Padres history (July 11): All-Star Game's first visit to San Diego - The San Diego Union-Tribune
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Rollie Fingers' top 10 career moments
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Pinstripe Alley Top 100 Yankees: #62 Reggie Jackson - Pinstripe Alley
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Celebrating the 1973 A's, when not all World Series drama was on-field
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Sal Bando, Captain of Championship Oakland Athletics, Dies at 78 - The New York Times
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Rollie Fingers Classic SI Photos - Sports Illustrated
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Gotham Baseball - The Wave
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Padres pitchers show they hold inside track to World Series - The San Diego Union-Tribune
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Tampa Bay Rays, five other MLB teams have never won a World Series
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Will one of these teams win its first World Series this fall?
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1974 WS Gm1: Rollie Fingers gets win in relief
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Pinstripe Alley Top 100 Yankees: #64 Goose Gossage - Pinstripe Alley
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The Ax Man Cometh, Again - Belt Magazine