Elephant Rumblings: Sweep Weekends Are The Best Weekends

Prospect Watch:

• Nashville shutout Round Rock yesterday behind nice efforts from Yairo Munoz, Chris Carter, Joey Wendel, and Raul Alcantara. Read A’s Farm’s full report...
• The kid seems like a winner...

ICYMI:

• The Green and Gold secured a sweep of the Rangers yesterday behind a strong outing from Jharel Cotton...
• The A’s must find a position for power hitting prospect on way to Oakland...
• Jed Lowrie exits with a shin contusion. He spent time on the disabled list last year with a shin problem...
• When did designated hitters become bad at hitting?
• Both the A’s and Giants TV audiences have dropped from 2016, but MLB as a whole is doing pretty well...
• The Mariners made five errors in an inning. First time this has happened since 1977...
• The Astros will make a decision about where to play series against the Rangers today. All indications are it will be played in Arlington...
• But baseball is rightly ‘secondary’ right now for Houston’s players. On that note, if you’re able to help, here’s how...
• In other sad news, a Milwaukee Brewers minor leaguer suffered a cardiac event yesterday after being hit by a pitch. He is reported to be in critical, but stable condition.
• Giancarlo hits his 50th homerun; now tied for most homers in month of August...
• Japan crushed Texas to win the Little League World Series...
• It’s been five years since the Red Sox/Dodgers trade that changed everything. Here’s a look back from LA’s perspective. And here’s a look back from Boston’s viewpoint...
• Rock of the Redbirds: Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina part star, part sage...
• The diverting paths of the two superstar closers who signed big free agent deals this past winter...

Today in Baseball History:

• 1938 - The A’s win a twinbill from the White Sox, setting a league record by playing seven successive doubleheaders over the course of eight days.
• 1950 - Earle and Roy Mack, Connie Mack’s sons from his first marriage, purchase a 54 percent interest in the A’s from Connie Jr., Connie’s son from his second marriage. Connie Sr., Earle, and Roy now own the club outright.

Best of Twitter:

• Just a routine Sunday for Matt Chapman...

• A brilliant troll by the A’s social media department...

• Sonny has been really good so far...

• Not only has he hit 11 homers in 18 games, he also starts triple plays...

• More Giancarlo notes...