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...means 'life' in Spanish. I loved my father. Now that he's dead, I honor him every time the name Vida Blue appears in the headlines. If Mr. Finley thinks it's such a great name, why doesn't he call himself True O. Finley...
...happened, Mrs. Sallie Blue needed Vida more than Houston did. Vida Blue Sr. died, and Mrs. Blue told her elder son, "Now, Junior, you're the man of the house." Recalls Vida: "We had always had a happy, decent family life, but suddenly there we were with no real means of support. I had to do things that would show my brother and sisters that I could be a leader." He got his chance after Oakland Scout Connie Ryan saw him pitch one night in Mansfield and excitedly reported back to Finley: "He is the best lefthander I have seen...
...short order, Finley was on the telephone offering Vida a reported $35,000 bonus to sign with the A's. It was an agonizing decision, but as Coach Washington advised him, a payday in pro football was a long way off. Blue signed with the A's, spent part of his bonus remodeling the house on Mary Street, and then started throwing...
...been easy. First of all, there was Charley O. Finley. When Blue turned red-hot this season, the A's flamboyant owner came to him with a proposition: "I'll give you $2,000 if you go over and have your name legally changed to Vida True Blue. We'll take the name Blue off your uniform and have them use True. I'll tell the broadcast boys to call you True Blue. How's that?" That, said Blue, sounded like ole massa was bestowing a pet name on one of his slaves. He refused...
...Vida was my father's name," he says...