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The Oakland Telegraph
30 October 2025
THREE-PEAT! THREE-PEAT! THREE-PEAT! Oakland A's enter fictional baseball folklore with historic third consecutive World Series title
By O. Yes, celebrations correspondent
General manager Paulie Beane was already waiting in the press room after the game as the reporters filed in. Over 30 glasses of whisky were laid out on the microphone table at the head of the room. Beane handed out a glass to every reporter present, leaving about 9 or 10 remaining on the table as he sat down. "Fan-fricking-tastic, eh!" he cried, and, in an impressive display of speed and coordination, proceeded to down them all in about 15 seconds. "Now you might get an interesting quote or two", he said.
Oakland are world champions for the third straight year. That's a dynasty. On the joint lowest budget in the majors, Beane has created a dynasty. Beane now has four World Series rings, but clearly he still wants more. "There's always a new challenge around the corner at this club", he explained. "Arbitration hearings are coming up in a week or two, and I'm not expecting good news. I already expect to be $10m over budget for next year, given Ambrose Bailey is coming off minimum salary and the likelihood that Alejandro Guzman will too. If those lunatics at the arbitration office decide Karl Dickson is eligible as well, then we will be firmly up a brown-coloured creek and without any paddles. The roster will need to be remade yet again, to become younger and cheaper. That means difficult decisions lie ahead. But that is what makes this job so interesting, and, I'll admit, at times over the years so damn frustrating."
The A's, led by a return to form from Jose Fernandez and supported by quality pitching from the rest of their arms, were victorious over Milwaukee by 4-1, completing a sensational 12-2 postseason record, including the wildcard game. Both occasions they lost it was by only a single run. Like last year, they were not the best team during the regular season, but they came good and were the best when it really mattered.
Led by a great display from Dickson, the A's won the series opener, but the Brewers got on top of Denny Miller in game two and squared the series. Fernandez did what an ace is paid handsomely to do, and was untouchable in the next, as the A's swarmed to a comfortable 6-3 win. Dickson was again impressive as Oakland edged a tight next game to take a commanding 3-1 lead. And they secured their place in the record books as Denny Miller struck back with an excellent display in a narrow 2-1 win. Catcher Jakson Reetz, only just back from injury in time for the series, hit the decisive winning run, a clutch 2-out solo bomb in the 6th.
It seems Paulie Beane has mastered the art of winning an unfair game.
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