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The Oakland A's of the first 1970s were the most transformative team in football history. Never before had an entire firm so collectively traumatized baseball's establishment with its outlandish patterns and business decisions - or with its indisputable winning record: five right division titles and three right championships. The high episode that played out on the field was exceeded only by the episode in the clubhouse and front side office. But those A's, with the garish uniforms and outlandish facial hair, redefined soon almost every aspect of the overall game for coming generations. Under the visionary leadership of Charles O. Finley, the team assembled such luminary characters as Reggie Jackson, Catfish Hunter, Rollie Hands, and Vida Blue. Finley acted as his own standard manager and, with an insatiable need for control, dictated from the playlist of the ballpark organist to the menu for the multimedia lounge. The arrival of free agency spelled the end of Finley's reign; within two years his dynasty was lost. A sprawling, brawling background of 1 of the game's most memorable groups, Dynastic, Bombastic, Fantastic is a paean to a turbulent yet marvelous time.
