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Kevin Towers has put his mansion up for sale.
Craig Calcaterra talks about the unwritten rules of front offices. A very good read.
Tom Ricketts, chairman of the Chicago Cubs, will go to court with the owners of the Wrigley rooftops.
Miguel Olivo aspired to be a boxer. Like Mike Tyson, but without the ear biting. Oops.
Tony Blengino looks at just how good Yasiel Puig is.
Who are the slowest players to hit inside-the-park homers? August Fagerstrom has a GIF-laden article answering this question.
David Kagan looks at the physics of foul balls hit down the line. Very thought-provoking.
Jon Morosi thinks the Rangers need to turn their attention to next year.
Grant Brisbee is singing the praises of the Green and Gold.
Jon Griffin, who plays for the Diamondbacks' double-A affiliate in Mobile, hit five consecutive homers.
.@EricSogard, have a SPEC-TACULAR birthday! #nerdpower pic.twitter.com/w7OmUcLbi4
— Oakland Athletics (@Athletics) May 22, 2014
Here is Anthony Rizzo swinging at pitches that hit him.
Amazing job by Oakland A's beat my @RaysBaseball again with only 1 hit- A's r a no name team that hustles -make winning plays #MONEYBALLBABY
— Dick Vitale (@DickieV) May 22, 2014
Josh Donaldson didn't like @DickieV calling #Athletics "a bunch of no-names." He plans to point at his name on his jersey to Vitale today.
— Susan Slusser (@susanslusser) May 22, 2014
Per #Rays, teams (back to 1914) that allowed 1 or 0 hits are 1,310-67.
— Marc Topkin (@TBTimes_Rays) May 22, 2014
Today's minor league action includes Drew Granier and Dylan Covey on the mound.
On this day a year ago, Jarrod Parker overcame a rough first inning, but the A's wasted tons of chances, including many from Adam Rosales, and the Rangers salvaged the series finale by a score of 3 to 1.
Today's starting lineup includes Coco Crisp and Jed Lowrie. Derek Norris has the day off.
