[TonyLima]

IIRC Finley wanted him to change his first name to … True.  Vida’s response was that if Finley liked that name so much, he should change his first name. A character worthy of the A’s in those days.

I think it was his middle name actually.  Finley also told him to see how much he could make as  a plumber when Vida asked for a raise.  Finley was a jerk.

I met Vida briefly at a golf course.  Couldn’t have been nicer.  Hit the ball a mile. A great pitcher and a Bay Area icon.  He will be missed.

I will defer to your younger memory.  I always suspected Vida was a genuine person.  Very happy you got to meet him.

[TonyLima]

IIRC Finley wanted him to change his first name to … True.  Vida’s response was that if Finley liked that name so much, he should change his first name. A character worthy of the A’s in those days.

I think it was his middle name actually.  Finley also told him to see how much he could make as  a plumber when Vida asked for a raise.  Finley was a jerk.

I met Vida briefly at a golf course.  Couldn’t have been nicer.  Hit the ball a mile. A great pitcher and a Bay Area icon.  He will be missed.

I will defer to your younger memory.  I always suspected Vida was a genuine person.  Very happy you got to meet him.