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# Charlie Finley

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Charles Oscar Finley, nicknamed "Charlie O" or "Charley O", was an American businessman who owned Major League Baseball's Oakland Athletics. Finley purchased the franchise while it was located in Kansas City, moving it to Oakland in 1968. He is also known as a short-lived owner of the National Hocke

##  Quotes by Charlie Finley

> [I always wanted to be a player, but I never had the talent to make the big leagues. So I did the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-finley/i-always-wanted-to-be-a-player-but-i-never-had-the-talent-to-make-the/)

Charlie Finley

[Baseball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baseball/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc2/charlie-finley-88486_baseball_i-always-wanted-to-be-a-player-but-i-nev_35448.png)

> [If a manager of mine ever said someone was indispensable, I'd fire him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-finley/if-a-manager-of-mine-ever-said-someone-was-indispensable-i-d-fire-him/)

Charlie Finley

[Fire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fire/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/135/charlie-finley-88486_fire_if-a-manager-of-mine-ever-said-someone-w_2525713.png)

> [Good stockbrokers are a dime a dozen, but good shortstops are hard to find.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-finley/good-stockbrokers-are-a-dime-a-dozen-but-good-shortstops-are-hard-to/)

Charlie Finley

[Baseball](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/baseball/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/27b/charlie-finley-88486_baseball_good-stockbrokers-are-a-dime-a-dozen-but_3041240.png)

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