{"product_id":"the-as-a-baseball-history","title":"The A's: A Baseball History","description":"This is a straightforward history of the Athletics franchise, from its Connie Mack years in Philadelphia with teams featuring Eddie Collins, Chief Bender, Jimmy Foxx, Mickey Cochrane and Lefty Grove, through its 13 years in Kansas City, under Arnold Johnson and Charles O. Finley, and on to its great years in Oakland--with the three World Series wins featuring Catfish Hunter, Reggie Jackson, Sal Bando and Vida Blue, and the conflicts with Finley--as well as the less successful seasons that followed, then the Series sweep in 1989, and ending up with the unusual operation of the club by Billy Beane.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0786477814\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0786477814.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Jordan, David M.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Former library book with little sign of wear or use.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43254618980413,"sku":"BVV.0786477814.VG","price":9.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0786477814-0.jpg?v=1780693876","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/the-as-a-baseball-history","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}