▁meet ings ▁between ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁Carl ▁communic ated ▁regularly ▁the ▁Oak land ▁A ' s ▁Minor ▁League ▁Division , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁major ▁decision ▁mak er ▁in ▁bringing ▁new ▁talent ▁to ▁the ▁maj ors . ▁ ▁Charlie ▁& ▁Carl ▁spoke ▁often ▁on ▁the ▁phone ▁to ▁make ▁dec isions ▁- ▁sometimes , ▁when ▁Charlie ▁would ▁fire ▁an ▁employee , ▁Carl ▁would ▁quietly ▁put ▁the ▁person ▁back ▁on ▁the ▁pay roll ▁the ▁next ▁day . ▁ ▁Carl ▁had ▁the ▁final ▁say ▁on ▁everything ▁on ▁a ▁day - to - day ▁basis ▁at ▁the ▁Col ise um . ▁He ▁would ▁sign ▁off ▁on ▁the ▁A ' s ▁ro ster ▁every ▁late ▁afternoon ▁when ▁the ▁team ▁was ▁in ▁town . ▁Carl ▁also ▁de alt ▁with ▁the ▁media , ▁advert is ers , ▁season ▁ticket ▁hold ers , ▁security , ▁etc . ▁When ever ▁a ▁fan ▁was ▁hit ▁by ▁a ▁f oul ▁ball , ▁he ▁had ▁to ▁see ▁that ▁person ▁after ward . ▁ ▁Carl ▁seemed ▁to ▁take ▁on ▁the ▁duties ▁of ▁whatever ▁was ▁best ▁su ited ▁for ▁the ▁occasion : ▁ ▁vice ▁president , ▁general ▁manager , ▁director ▁of ▁public ▁relations , ▁ticket ▁manager , ▁operations ▁manager , ▁etc . ▁ ▁T ick ets ▁Another ▁big ▁responsibility ▁Fin ley ▁super vised ▁was ▁the ▁ticket ▁sales , ▁including ▁ticket ▁disc ount s ▁to ▁Oak land ▁A ' s ▁fans ▁and ▁the ▁distribution ▁of ▁play off ▁and ▁World ▁Series ▁tick ets . ▁During ▁the ▁period ▁between ▁ 1 9