Elephant Rumblings: Roy Halladay Reflections, A’s Front Office Member Wins Award, Heyward to Giants?

A’s Coverage:

• A’s Prospects Shore & Brugman on Life in the AFL...
• Oakland A’s Special Assistant to the GM Grady Fuson earned a prestigious honor on Tuesday...

Roy Halladay:

• Ex-MLB player Roy Halladay dies in plane crash in Gulf of Mexico...
• Roy Halladay Was the Pitcher Other Pitchers Wanted to Be...
• Most of all, Roy will be remembered as a father, husband...
• Roy Halladay’s character was even greater than his talent...

MLB News:

• Six first-time winners among 2017 Gold Glovers...
• Rumor buy or sell: Cubs could deal Heyward to Giants for Samardzija, Melancon?
• John Lackey Intends To Pitch In 2018...

Baseball Interest Stories:

• How Bad Was Amed Rosario’s Debut, Exactly?
• A minor-league clubhouse gave Steve Clevenger a second chance in the wake of offensive tweets...
• Pitching prospects received for Brian McCann going strong for Yankees...

Today in Baseball History:

• 1999- The U.S. House of Representatives passes a resolution calling for Shoeless Joe Jackson to be honored. The resolution stops short of calling for his induction into the Hall of Fame. "It is worthy for this body to take a few minutes to stand up for fairness and right an old wrong," said Rep. Jim DeMint, the author of the resolution who represents Jackson's hometown of Greenville, SC. Jackson was eligible for the Hall of Fame until 1991 but was never voted in either by the Baseball Writers Association of America or the Veterans Committee. In 1991, the Hall's board adopted a resolution prohibiting players on the permanently banned list. The resolution will now go to the US Senate.

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