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Prospect Watch:
- Chris Carter homers again, but the A’s minor league show was stolen by Jorge Mateo and his two triples...
- Previewing Oakland’s September call-ups...
- An overview of the A’s prospects playing in the Arizona Fall League...
- Arizona Fall League roster highlights from across baseball...
ICYMI:
- A’s burned by long ball, lose 8-2...
- After uncertainty, Bruce Maxwell feeling at home in Oakland...
- Barry Zito ‘more in love’ with music career than he ever was with baseball...
- Giancarlo hit his 51st and Ben Lindbergh writes that he has single-handedly hit the Fish into playoff contention...
- The Royals were a mere three innings away from the all-time scoreless streak record...
- Why are some new statistics embraced by fans but not others?
- A mystery team has emerged as a Justin Verlander trade possibility...
- FiveThirtyEight writes how the Dodgers are exploiting the ten day disabled list...
- The Twins basically told Byron Buxton to sink or swim. He swam...
- J.A. Adande traces the decline of African-American baseball players to the diminished importance of the steal...
- Is the American League Wild Card race appalling or beautiful?
Today in Baseball History:
- 1918 - The New York Giants beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 1-0. More remarkably, the game was played in 57 minutes.
- 1987 - Kirby Puckett goes 6-6, tying the MLB record for hits in a nine inning game. This comes on the heels of a 4-5 performance, which also tied him for the most hits over a two day period.
Best of Twitter:
- The salad days may soon be ending...
The A's have three rookies with 10 homers or more for just the second time in Oakland history: https://t.co/jmixgAoxy8
— Jane Lee (@JaneMLB) August 30, 2017
- No fracture, but still no timetable...
Melvin says no timetable for Blackburn's return. Will miss several starts at a minimum.
— Susan Slusser (@susanslusser) August 30, 2017
- I’ve seen more Nick Punto references this week...
Melvin says ex-A's infielder Nick Punto, here visiting today, is a player he considers future coach or manager material should he want to.
— Susan Slusser (@susanslusser) August 30, 2017
- And finally, the Astros lost 12-2 to the Rangers in St. Pete. This is a mind-boggling statistic...
Seattle just had its rainiest year ever, with 45 inches of rain. Harvey produced 52 inches in three days. https://t.co/FrJW33ckgI
— Mike Rosenberg (@ByRosenberg) August 29, 2017