Why Money’s What Talks for the Oakland A’s

When Oakland Athletics fans (well, the ones that are left) walk into the Oakland Coliseum, they see a third deck covered in forest green tarp (not because of rain but because it makes the rest of the stadium "look more packed") and a team full of super...who's?

Since 2000, the A's have won the Western Division four times and the wild card once.

But since 2006, the low-budget ball club has yet to make the playoffs and seem poised for another run ending on October 3 against fellow division bottom feeder, Seattle.

They've been a low-budget team for the entire first decade of this 21st century, so why aren't the A's winning like they used to?

It seems pretty obvious that the answer to that question is money; actually money the A's aren't willing to spend, whether...

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