Elephant Rumblings: The A’s off-day was about as interesting as it could be!

Prospect Watch:

• Chris Carter’s slash line in Nashville still isn’t terribly impressive, but he went 3-4 last night. Logan Shore also pitched seven strong innings for Stockton...
• What more can you say?

ICYMI:

• The Yankees and Tigers got into three brawls yesterday...
• A comprehensive list of the game’s ejections...
• Gary Sanchez may have thrown a couple cheap shots...
• But Sonny was right there!

• NYT: Comparing Hill’s near-perfection to others...
• Speaking of ejections and 1-0, extra inning games...remember that time Tommy Lasorda got the Expo’s mascot tossed in a 22-inning affair?
• AP: The seagulls are a problem for the Giants and A’s...
• In the freakest of injuries, Michael Conforto dislocated his shoulder on a swing yesterday, likely ending his season...
• Sam Miller: Andrelton Simmons might be the most underrated player in baseball...
• In the age of the short starter, re-evaluating the case for the four-man rotation...
• Jon Heyman: The top-60 upcoming free agents...
• The ten best individual player stories of the season...
• Aubrey Huff is apparently acting now...
• The Cardinals won’t be getting their rally cat back after a public spat with a St. Louis non-profit...
• Brandon Crawford opens up about his difficult season...

Today in Baseball History:

• 1922 - The Cubs beat the Phillies 26-23. The Cubs had lead 25-6 in the fourth inning.
• 1986 - Mark McGwire hits his first major league homerun as the A’s win at Tiger Stadium 8-4.

Best of Twitter:

• Rajai’s roster spot...

• No dog in the NL Central/NL Wild Card race, but this seems like a bit of an overstatement...

• It looks as though Johnny Cueto may be back, but less clear are Upton, Tanaka’s situations...

• Finally, absolutely no idea how this didn’t make it into yesterday’s baseball history section, but it was too cool not to share today!