Why did the A's Leave Philadelphia and Not the Phillies - A What If Friday Episode

For decades, the A's were the dominant team of Philadelphia and the Phillies a mere afterthought. The A's won pennants in the 1900's, 1910's, 1920's and 1930's, winning the World Series five times while the Phillies won a single pennant and no titles. The A's had legends and Hall of Famers and the Phillies were just bad. So when it was time for one team to leave, why did the A's skip town and the Phillies become a beloved institution for the City of Brotherly Love? To understand that, you need to understand the stubbornness of the Connie Mack family and the fortunate year that the Phillies made it back to the World Series. It is a What If Friday episode of Locked on MLB. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Backblaze Receive a fully-featured no risk free trial at Backblaze.com/lockedonmlb. Go there, play with it, start protecting yourself from potential bad times!  eBay Motors With all the parts you need at the prices you want, it’s easy to turn your car into the MVP and bring home that win. Keep your ride-or-die alive at EbayMotors.com. Eligible items only. Exclusions apply. eBay Guaranteed Fit only available to US customers. Gametime Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDON for $20 off your first purchase. FanDuel New customers, join today and you’ll get ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS in BONUS BETS if your first bet of FIVE DOLLARS or more wins. Visit FanDuel.com/LOCKEDON to get started. FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms… 🎧 https://link.chtbl.com/LOMLB?sid=YouTube Locked On MLB League-Wide: Every Team, Prospects & More 🎧 https://linktr.ee/LockedOnMLB #MLB #Baseball #WorldSeries Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices