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  [Once A Star raw: Charlie Finley #5]

  Once A Star, Sports, Tom Weinberg

  This tape is part of an interview with renowned Oakland A’s manager Charlie Finley. In the interview, Finley discusses the lighter side of his career, from incentivizing his players to grow mustaches, to the difference between a mule and a donkey (Charlie-O, a mule, was the A’s mascot for a brief period of time) to his tumultuous relationship with former baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn. It was shot for the documentary Once A Star.

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  Finley #6

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  This tape is comprised of an interview segment with larger-than-life former Oakland A’s owner Charlie Finley. In the interview, Finley gives his opinion on some of the most well-known figures in baseball, and also draws parallels between his current career and his time as owner, reflecting back on his early days with newfound wisdom.