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sfgate.com - 11/21/2008
Lew Wolff is off the charts
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GREAT OWNER NOTIONS THROUGH THE AGES, AND OTHER OXYMORONS A Partial List Lew Wolff (A's): Fremont Horace Stoneham (Giants): Learned to balance any kind of drink on his knee Charlie Finley (A's): Rabbits behind home plate, mustaches on the players, Billy Martin in the dugout and redefining the ...
Lew Wolff: MLB's Office Space Guy
zonersports.com - 11/20/2008
Lew Wolff: MLB's Office Space Guy
— zonersports.com — A’s owner Lew Wolff has come up with the MLB equivalent of Office Space’s “Jump to Conclusions”... mat. He has an idea that I don’t think anyone will like. By anyone I mean vendors, other owners, players, fans, broadcast giants, children, animals and Tim McCarver. (more) Lew Wolff: MLB's Office Space Guy

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