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Athletics owner Charlie Finley poses with players (clockwise from top left) Rollie Fingers (34), Joe Rudi (26), Vida Blue (14), Gene Tenace (18), Bert Campaneris (19), Jim Catfish Hunter (27), Sal Bando (6), and Reggie Jackson (9) during a 1974 SI photo shoot. The team would win the World Series a couple months later. Can this year’s squad bring another championship to Oakland? (Neil Leifer/SI)
VERDUCCI: Oakland reminds us of why we love baseball
SI VAULT: Catfish Hunter leads A’s into playoffs (10.7.74)
Mark McGwire and Jose Canseco pose together in 1997. The duo led the A’s to a World Series title (1989) and three American Legue pennants (1988-90). Can this year’s playoff-bound Oakland squad reach the World Series again? The playoffs begin this weekend. (Icon/SMI)
KEITH: AL East and West titles up for grabs on baseball’s final day
GALLERY: Rare Mark McGwire Photos | Canseco After Retirement
The Athletics celebrates after beating the Rangers to clinch their first playoff spot in six years. Oakland is currently one game behind Texas for the AL West lead and moved into a tie with Baltimore for the top wildcard spot. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
LEMIRE: Nats clinch NL East and more observations from Monday
SI photographer Brad Mangin captures the scene in Oakland using Instagram from his iPhone 4S. (Brad Mangin/SI)
GALLERY: Baseball In Instagram
Members of the Oakland Athletics celebrate after defeating the Mets in Game 7 of the 1973 World Series. The second half of the baseball season starts on Friday. Who will wind up celebrating after the 2012 World Series? (Walter Iooss Jr./SI)
VERDUCCI: Handing out my annual Midseason Awards
CORCORAN: Biggest first-half surprises | Top storylines
Oakland closer Rollie Fingers delivers a pitch during a July 1972 game against the Yankees. Fingers, who recorded 341 saves over his 17-year career, is regarded as one of baseball’s all-time top closers. The position is in flux this season, says SI’s Joe Lemire, as injuries and demotions have made the closer’s role more volatile than ever. (Herb Scharfman/SI)
LEMIRE: Why the closer position is in flux
VERDUCCI: Time to rethink bullpen usage
GALLERY: Top 10 Closers of All Time
Football: Super Bowl XI: Oakland Raiders coach John Madden walks off the field after leading the Raiders to victory over the Vikings in Super Bowl XI. Behind Madden is Gene Upshaw holding a “We’re No. 1” sign. In this week’s Monday Morning Quarterback, SI’s Peter King writes about how Oakland is finally doing things right and are an organization on the upswing. (Neil Leifer/SI)
KING MMQB: Raiders finally doing things the right way and other draft thoughts
PAULINE: Who’s rising, who’s falling in the NFL Draft after pro days
GALLERY: SI.com’s All-Time 20 Sportscasters
