Does it bother anyone else that the Oakland A's pay what appears to be almost no homage to their Philadelphia roots and the many great players and teams that called themselves Athletics while in Philadelphia? (The same could also be said of the Twins, who do not honor some of the great players that played for the original Senators, and the Orioles, but the St. Louis Browns don't have much to honor). The Giants recognize their New York roots and the Dodgers recognize some of their Brooklyn roots.
The Philadelphia Athletics had two great dynasties and a collection of the greatest players that ever lived, but you would never know of this great tradition upon entering the Oakland Colosseum (or whatever its called now). The A's are so stingy with honor their heroes that they didn't even get around to Reggie Jackson until like last year.
It's time this team got around to honoring Foxx and Grove and Cochrane and Simmons and Collins and Baker and Plank and Bender and Mack, even if they didn't have numbers. Just something to that recognizes that these great players were great for the Athletics, even if it wasn't in Oakland. They deserve to be remembered.
The Philadelphia Athletics had two great dynasties and a collection of the greatest players that ever lived, but you would never know of this great tradition upon entering the Oakland Colosseum (or whatever its called now). The A's are so stingy with honor their heroes that they didn't even get around to Reggie Jackson until like last year.
It's time this team got around to honoring Foxx and Grove and Cochrane and Simmons and Collins and Baker and Plank and Bender and Mack, even if they didn't have numbers. Just something to that recognizes that these great players were great for the Athletics, even if it wasn't in Oakland. They deserve to be remembered.
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