The Raiders are the franchise synonymous with leaving the city of Oakland, but the Athletics were incredibly close to being the first to leave. This all started with the man who brought the Athletics to Oakland in the first place from Kansas City, Charlie Finley.
Nearly 40 years ago to the day, on March 27, 1978, owner of the Oakland Athletics Finely canceled a deal that would have brought the Athletics to Denver. If he got his way, the Colorado Rockies very easily could have never came into existence.
The Denver Athletics? Sounds odd, but it almost happened.