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ICYMI:
- Gossett’s best start of the season leads the A’s past the Giants...
- FanRag: What Will The Athletics Rebuild Look Like?
- Who is the MLB equivalent of the Warriors?
- Fangraphs’s Summary of Free Agent Market Trends...
- Five waiver wire deals you might see this month...
- Alex Avila was fine with his Dad trading him. His Mom was not...
Prospect Watch:
- Sheldon Neuse just keeps raking, and more from Melissa Lockard’s minor league notebook.
- Baseball America re-ranked every MLB team’s farm system. I don’t have a BA subscription, so all I can tell you is the A’s aren’t in the top 7...
Today in Baseball History:
- 1948 - After 20 years of pitching in the Negro Leagues, Satchell Paige makes his first MLB start for Cleveland, leading the Indians to a 5-3 victory over the Washington Senators.
- 1959 - The AL defeated the NL 5-3 at the Los Angeles Coliseum in the second all-star game of the season. 1959 was the first year baseball played two all-star games, a tradition that would last through 1962.
Best of Twitter:
- How can you not love Chad Pinder? The guy did everything last night...
It's good to have you back, Chad. #PinderPower pic.twitter.com/w7cZuoCmBl
— Oakland A's (@Athletics) August 3, 2017
Chad Pinder's second hit of the night = RBI single. #RootedInOakland pic.twitter.com/q0yekPe9c5
— Oakland A's (@Athletics) August 3, 2017
- This is promising...
A homegrown win. All but 2/3 IP by players originally signed or drafted by the #Athletics; 4 RBI from #Athletics draft picks.
— Melissa Lockard (@oakclubhouse) August 3, 2017
- He debuts tonight...
Here's our late @nydnsports back page. @apse_sportmedia @yankees @mets #sonnygray @mlbhttps://t.co/dJMHS2F7tb pic.twitter.com/RnUhJ9QY0E
— Back Page Guy NYDN (@BackPageGuyNYDN) August 3, 2017
