 some believe finley tanks the team because he doesn't want to pay for the trip to hawaii he had promised them if they won others think he wants his flashy new players to debut for the a's even if they won't really make a difference in the standards but more likely than not minor league wins just aren't really his priority for many big league owners they never are but according to larry colton the real victory of the 1964 baron season is just the very fact that it happened