Comments on: Oakland Athletics: White Elephants http://section435.com/2008/05/17/oakland-athletics-white-elephants/ An Atlanta Braves blog. From the upper deck at Turner Field. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:34:19 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jonathan http://section435.com/2008/05/17/oakland-athletics-white-elephants/comment-page-1/#comment-95 Jonathan Mon, 19 May 2008 02:35:53 +0000 http://section435.com/?p=58#comment-95 I never really knew that story. I always wondered but usually get sidetracked before I could look that up. Thanks. I never really knew that story. I always wondered but usually get sidetracked before I could look that up. Thanks.

]]> By: JB in ATL http://section435.com/2008/05/17/oakland-athletics-white-elephants/comment-page-1/#comment-93 JB in ATL Sat, 17 May 2008 19:52:07 +0000 http://section435.com/?p=58#comment-93 I've always liked that story. I wondered for many years about two things in regard to the "A's" 1) What exactly is an "Athletic"? Shouldn't it be an "Athlete"? 2) What do elephants have to do with "Athletics"? Thanks for clearing that up for us ignorant baseball historians. I’ve always liked that story. I wondered for many years about two things in regard to the “A’s”
1) What exactly is an “Athletic”? Shouldn’t it be an “Athlete”?
2) What do elephants have to do with “Athletics”?

Thanks for clearing that up for us ignorant baseball historians.

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