He trying to group to buy someplace. But the Athletics in this scenario are richer and can get a better Stadium eventually.That sounds like the best scenario. If you can avoid Finley, that would be great.
What him buy Washington instead of Bob Short or whoever owned it before then. Then a few years of his threats later expansion can douse any possible relocation. Well, unless the White Sox move to Milwaukee and then he moves the Senators to Chicago.
The guy really is a wild card. I'm kind of surprised Bill Bartholomay wasn't in the running to buy the Athletics after Arnold Johnson died. It was before the Braves purchase. Although perhaps he didn't think that the team was successful enough to move it to Atlanta and have success. Which means he could be a danger here also.
But Kauffman is available and I don't think Bartholomew would go for the Athletics. The 1958 pennant would be too much of a flash in the pan. He wanted stars like Hank Aaron or, if he had bought the White Sox in 1958 as he almost did, some of the best players on that team.
Edit : which reminds me the White Sox went up for sale in late 1961 after Bill Veeck's health declined. That is probably the best scenario for Charlie finley. He was sort of a protege, he just made Veeck look like a Puritan. Let him have the White Sox and threatened to move them to Milwaukee and back a few times. It gets Bud Seeley out of the way because Finley would own the team up there and it's not likely that he would leave Chicago or the surrounding area, I mean he would figure that people could drive to Milwaukee. So I wouldn't put anything past him.
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