Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire. The Bash Brothers. Two of the most physically imposing sluggers the game had ever seen, crushing balls in the same East Oakland outfield. The 1988, 1989, and 1990 A's went to three straight World Series, capturing the 1989 crown during the Loma Prieta earthquake—a Bay Bridge Series championship forever shadowed by natural disaster. Then came Moneyball. Billy Beane and a front office revolutionized how baseball evaluated talent. The early 2000s A's—with Hudson, Mulder, and Zito on the mound, and a lineup built on on-base percentages—won...
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