Elephant Rumblings: California League prospects and some manager talk

A’s Coverage:

• Which prospects stood out in California League this past season...
• Oakland Athletics off-season Q&A: Gil Patterson, part two...
• A’s bring back former player as new bench coach...

MLB News:

• The Dodgers didn’t win the pennant the way they were supposed to...
• Dusty Baker won't return as Nationals manager...
• Source: Tigers will hire Ron Gardenhire as manager...
• Report: Alex Cora to be Named Red Sox Manager After ALCS...

Baseball Interest Stories:

• It’s Time to Halt the Cubs Dynasty Talk...
• Rare Jackie Robinson rookie jersey up for auction...
• After cancer battle, Kiké Hernandez and dad see their dreams come true...
• Hattery: Mental Health and the CBA...
• There once was a battle between baseball and cricket for American sporting supremacy...
• Why baseball doesn’t need more Yasiel Puigs...

Today in Baseball History:

• 1910 - On one day of rest, Jack Coombs of the Philadelphia Athletics pitches a complete game to beat the Chicago Cubs, 12 - 5, and give the Athletics a 3-0 lead in the World Series. Coombs also collects three hits and three RBI in the game.
• 1988 - Orel Hershiser pitches a four-hitter and Mickey Hatcher and Mike Davis hit two-run home runs to give the Los Angeles Dodgers a 5 - 2 victory over the Oakland Athletics and the World Series title in five games. Hershiser becomes only the third player to win the MVP honors in both the League Championship Series and the World Series. The win gives the Dodgers their first World Championship since 1981, becoming the only team to win more than one World Series in the 1980s.

Best of Twitter:

• A happy ending to a sad story...

• A former Oakland manager in the center of the shot...

• A bit of foreshadowing perhaps...