Elephant Rumblings: FanFest Reactions, A’s Continue Search For Left-Handed Reliever

A’s Coverage:

• FanFest Sheds Light on A’s Stadium Plans & Team’s Youth Movement...
• Photos: Oakland Athletics fan fest draws crowds at Jack London Square...
• A’s Olson, Chapman line up as faces of franchise...

MLB News:

• Orioles to play Manny Machado at SS, move Tim Beckham to 3B...
• MLB has no concerns about Marlins and Pirates cutting payroll...
• Former pitcher Marcos Carvajal dies in Venezuela amid lack of medication for pneumonia...

Baseball Interest Stories:

• Ryan Braun is willing to play wherever the Brewers want him, including second base...
• Robo Strike Zone: It’s Not as Simple as You Think...
• Let’s Endure Four-and-a-Half Minutes of Mound Visits Together...
• The Giants Should Stop Prioritizing Outfield Help...
• From Cupping to Cold Water: A Review of Baseball’s Pseudoscience...

Today in Baseball History:

• 1970 - Pitcher Miguel Fuentes, at age 20, is shot and killed during a bar fight in Loiza Aldea, Puerto Rico. On October 2, 1969, against the Oakland Athletics, Fuentes pitched what will turn out to be the last inning in the history of the Seattle Pilots.
• 2000 - The New York Mets announce that singer Garth Brooks will participate in spring training with the team. Brooks worked out last spring with the San Diego Padres going 1 for 22 for a .045 batting average.

Best of Twitter:

• And so the search continues...

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• I’m feeling cheated that we missed out on this promotion during the Chad Bradford era...