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Prospect Watch:
- Two A’s prospects combined to throw a no-hitter for Single-A Beloit...
- Three more hits for Sheldon Neuse...
ICYMI:
- A’s force extras but lose 8-7...
- Oakland did end O’s closer Zach Britton’s consecutive save streak at 60...
- It was a busy day; the A’s also traded Rajai Davis to the Red Sox...
- Rich Hill was nearly perfect last night. More in the Tweets section...
- Yahoo: Best and worst players weekend jerseys...
- If baseball could eliminate sign stealing, wouldn’t it speed the game way up?
- Fangraphs: Power hitters should make contact out front...
- Something has clicked in Minnesota...
- Cardinals closer Trevor Rosenthal to undergo Tommy John surgery; likely thrown last pitch for Redbirds...
- Archie Bradley doesn’t want to be the best reliever in baseball, but he is...
Today in Baseball History:
- 1951 - Bill Veeck was at it again, this time with “Fan Managers Night”. Thousands of fans were given placards and allowed to vote on decisions by Brown’s coaches. The Browns would win 5-3.
- 1989 - Pete Rose was banned from baseball after weeks of legal battles. He effectively pleaded no-contest to baseball’s charges.
Best of Twitter:
- It was probably time...
The young A's player that could be biggest beneficiary of Rajai Davis trade https://t.co/6ApdI6fR7e pic.twitter.com/QEjpCY7bdN
— A's on NBCS (@NBCSAthletics) August 24, 2017
- ...but we’ll still miss him.
Melvin on Rajai: "I’ve heard about his impact on clubhouses and what a great teammate he is, but he exceeded all that."
— Jane Lee (@JaneMLB) August 23, 2017
- Some Rich Hill-related tweets...
From Elias: Rich Hill is first pitcher since Lefty Leifield of 1906 #Pirates to lose a game with 9 or more IP, 1 or fewer hits and 0 walks.
— Jerry Crasnick (@jcrasnick) August 24, 2017
Rich Hill perfect through 8.... He's only thrown 2 different pitches tonight pic.twitter.com/M7U0VAwTD9
— Daren Willman (@darenw) August 24, 2017
Chase … are you serious? pic.twitter.com/Isq8jbtVbs
— MLB (@MLB) August 24, 2017
Logan Forsythe's error, that ruined Rich Hill's bid for a perfect game, is even better with "Titanic music!"
— Titanic Baseball⚾️ (@TitanicBaseball) August 24, 2017
⚾️ pic.twitter.com/HB5kROc5ro
This is how Rich Hill's no-hitter—and the game—ended . . . pic.twitter.com/Zz5GPG2vtm
— Baseball America (@BaseballAmerica) August 24, 2017
