Elephant Rumblings: Ballpark Rally and an A’s AFL Update

A’s Coverage:

• Youth movement to continue for A's this winter...
• Oakland Athletics Minor League Notebook: AFL season opener...
• Building a playoffs-worthy roster between Giants, A’s...

MLB News:

• John Farrell out after five seasons as Red Sox manager...
• Shohei Otani to have surgery on right ankle...
• Derek Jeter begins shaping Marlins front office, hires former mentor Gary Denbo...

Baseball Interest Stories:

• Red Sox's leadership problems go far beyond John Farrell...
• The Yankees’ average fastball in Game 4 against Cleveland traveled at 98 mph. Is this a glimpse of the future?
• Meet the man who was to become an MLB GM, but pursued a legal career instead...
• Barry Bonds helps transport people to safety during California wildfires...
• Grandstands make great kindling...
• Where should Andrelton Simmons land on the AL MVP ballot?
• October baseball: managers in no-win situation with critics...

Today in Baseball History:

• 1913 - The Philadelphia Athletics win the World Series as Eddie Plank outduels New York Giants pitching great Christy Mathewson in Game 5. Plank allows only two hits in the Athletics' 3 - 1 victory, giving Philadelphia its third World Championship in the last four seasons.
• 2006 - Former Oakland pitcher Cory Lidle is killed when a small plane he is in crashes into a residential building in New York City..

Best of Twitter:

• Yesterday’s game rescheduled. 1:08 PM on the West Coast...

• Scenes from the ballpark rally...

• If you’re interested in helping the relief efforts...