Athletics' Mascot Cremains Guarded By Finley
Nancy Finley is a saint. Every once and awhile, there's a feel-good story just waiting for proper attention. No contract reporting. No labor talks to speak of. No unhappy ballplayer demanding a trade. The story of the love and devotion a young girl first knew of a baseball team's mascot, and the connection still felt many year's after they have been separated is simply beautiful. Let me tell you about Charlie-O. During a dozen Kansas City Athletics/Oakland A's MLB seasons (1965-'76), the ball club had a mule for a mascot. The mule, named after team owner Charlie O. Finley, was big. Measuring ...