Elephant Rumblings: Eight Straight, Minor League Playoffs, Laney College Stadium Site

Prospect Watch:

• Double-A Midland and High-A Stockton are headed to the minor league playoffs!
• Here’s the full postseason schedule for each A’s minor league affiliate, including A.J. Puk’s appearance in today’s Duel of the Day...
• Renato Nunez headlines second wave of A’s call-ups...

ICYMI:

• A’s drop eighth straight in rollercoaster loss...
• Why Kaval and Co. should rethink the Laney College site...
• An ode to the Coliseum, the last two-sport wonder...
• Liam Hendriks nominated for Clemente award...
• The Red Sox won the longest game of the season yesterday. Unfortunately the news out of their camp is dominated by their alleged high-tech sign stealing...
• The alternative headline? Someone finally found a good use for the Apple watch...
• The shocking history of sign stealing...
• The D-Backs are five innings away from a ridiculous baseball record...
• Speaking of the Snakes, where did all these wins come from?
• Javier Baez, shortstop, has finally arrived...
• The Memphis Redbirds are basically keeping the Cardinals in the playoff hunt...
• Execs feels Marlins should keep Stanton...
• The redemption of Yasiel Puig...

Today in Baseball History:

• 1913 - Athletics second baseman Eddie Collins steals home twice in victory over Red Sox.
• 1970 - Blue Moon Odom allows just two hits and adds a homerun as the A’s beat the Royals 7-1. Side note: what happened to decent baseball nicknames?
• 1995 - Cal Ripkin plays in his 2,131st consecutive game, surpassing Lou Gehrig’s record. Ripkin receives a standing ovation for more than five minutes.
• 2002 - The A’s 20-game win streak is snapped as the Green and Gold are blanked by the Twins.

Best of Twitter:

• That team won 94 games...

• A streak on the other side...

• A reality many of you know too well...

• This Robbie Grossman shot landed in the touch tank...