Sports claims just a little more of its soul
by Sam Fels from Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise on (#6B154)
Though I'm from the Midwest, the Oakland Athletics were always a fascination for me. It started well before the Moneyball era. When I first became a baseball fan was the rise of the Mark McGwire-Jose Canseco A's. Even beyond McGwire and Canseco, when the A's would be on the national game...they just looked different....