AL West: White elephant in the room
Aug 15 2024
Ever wonder what that white elephant logo on the left sleeve of A’s unis is all about? John McGraw, legendary manager of the New York Giants, leveled the phrase “white elephant” as an insult to the Philadelphia A’s at the turn of the previous century. The expression means a waste of money on something expensive yet utterly useless. The A’s owner and manager, Connie Mack, turned that harsh bit of negging around and appropriated the symbol for his team. It was embraced by fans en route to a sustained level of success that saw the A’s win three World Series all before the Kaiser and his royal cousins got frisky over the unfortunate ventilation of Archduke Ferdinand.
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