Episode 280 Finley Ball: The Untold Story of the Oakland A's with Nancy Finley

John talks with Nancy Finley — author of Finley Ball: How Two Baseball Outsiders Turned the Oakland A's into a Dynasty and Changed the Game Forever, Major League Baseball historian, former model, and daughter of Carl Finley, who served as VP of the Oakland Athletics for 22 years. In this episode, Nancy discusses the history of the Oakland Athletics and her unique place in it. Listen to this episode to learn more: [00:00] - Intro [01:07] - Nancy's bio [02:01] - The start of the Oakland A's [13:07] - Becoming VP of the A's as a teenager [16:34] - Oakland A's dynasty years  [19:40] - Nancy's favorite memories from Kansas City and Oakland [23:22] - Why Nancy wrote Finley Ball [24:42] - Documentary series of the Oakland A's [25:37] - Nancy's second book [29:09] - Carl Finley's role in running the team and his influence on the A's success [33:06] - What made Carl Finley successful in Oakland [36:39] - Carl Finley's legacy [37:51] - Nancy's plan for writing a book about competitive balance in baseball [41:18] - Best way to connect with Nancy [42:05] - Closing thoughts NOTABLE QUOTES: "You have to learn to accept things. You can't really make plans. You don't know when a team is going to be over." "If you want something done, do it yourself." "If everyone is a winner, then no one is." "When you fail, you have the opportunity to learn from it, because not everybody does." USEFUL RESOURCES: https://oaklandathleticshistory.com/finleyball/ https://www.facebook.com/nhfinley https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancy-finley-6b6ab513/ Finley Ball: How Two Baseball Outsiders Turned the Oakland A's into a Dynasty and Changed the Game Forever (https://a.co/d/aQKEu9W) CONNECT WITH JOHN Website - https://iamjohnhulen.com    LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnhulen Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/johnhulen    Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/johnhulen    X - https://x.com/johnhulen    YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLX_NchE8lisC4NL2GciIWA    EPISODE CREDITS Intro and Outro music provided by Jeff Scheetz - https://jeffscheetz.com/