Elephant Rumblings: Maddon’s mistake and an A’s Fall/Winter league update

A’s Coverage:

• Dealing relievers at the deadline gives Oakland two solid prospects...
• Which prospects stood out in Texas League this past season?
• MLBTR’s Offseason Outlook: Oakland Athletics...
• How are the Oakland A’s prospects participating in fall and winter leagues faring thus far?
• Peralta hires strategist for A’s stadium talks...
• Young A’s fan writes letter to team after losing possessions in fires...

MLB News:

• Yankees turn to CC to save their season...
• Red Sox interview Astros bench coach Alex Cora for managerial job...
• Cubs-Dodgers NLCS: Joe Maddon managed for a save and lost the win in Game 2...
• Former White Sox pitcher Daniel Webb dead at 28 after ATV accident...

Baseball Interest Stories:

• From Hank Greenberg to Stephen Strasburg, the most impactful postseason injuries of all time...
• The buried story so far has been Dodgers' stingy run prevention...
• Former White Sox pitcher Daniel Webb dead at 28 after ATV accident...
• Pitching Labels Are Increasingly Irrelevant...
• It wasn’t just saving Davis, Joe Maddon had an all-around bad night...
• Check out BP’s new look...

Today in Baseball History:

• 1910 - Ban Johnson, American League president, declares Tigers outfielder Ty Cobb the league's batting champion after questioning Nap Lajoie's "suspicious" eight-hit performance in a doubleheader against the St. Louis Browns on the season's last day.
• 1973 - The Oakland Athletics win Game 3 of the World Series in 11 innings as Bert Campaneris gets the winning RBI in a 3 - 2 victory over the Mets. In a private clubhouse meeting, Dick Williams tells A's players he will resign after the Series.

Best of Twitter:

• Less-than-ideal conditions...

• Side by side...

• Some hope that bullpens can be rebuilt quickly!