Elephant Rumblings: Deichmann Impresses, Powell Out Several Weeks

A’s Coverage:

• Game #12: Dodgers Blank A’s 4-0...
• Lee: Powell will be out ‘weeks’ with knee sprain...
• Seals: Shortstop Nick Allen looking to build off time in big league camp with the Beloit Snappers...
• Kelly: Alameda County moves to sell Oakland Coliseum share to city...
• Athletic (Subscription): A’s prospect Greg Deichmann has swagger, power; Ports’ starting rotation nearly flawless...

MLB News:

• ESPN: Cubs’ Anthony Rizzo blames hotel bed for back issues...
• Cwik: Yadier Molina, Torey Lovullo each suspended one game after altercation...
• Boeck: NBA star Chris Paul becomes part owner of minor league baseball team...
• AP: Nationals DFA Montero, reinstate Wieters, put Eaton on DL...

Baseball Interest Stories:

• Snyder: Johnny Cueto joins the list of important and injured Giants pitchers on the DL...
• Edwards: Corey Kluber Is the Best Pitcher in Baseball...
• Athletic (Subscription): How Max Stassi delved deep into the data and turned his career around
• THT: Which Negro League players are we forgetting when we only compare Shohei Ohtani to Babe Ruth?
• Rohlfing: Taking the Statcast path to early season understanding...

Today in Baseball History:

• 1907 - On Opening Day, New York Giants catcher Roger Bresnahan wears shin guards for the first time in a major league game. The leg guards, usually used in cricket, come in handy, protecting Bresnahan from a 5th-inning foul tip. Other catchers will soon follow Bresnahan’s lead and wear similar shin guards.
• 2013 - A bench-clearing brawl in the Dodgers’ 3 - 2 win over the Padres proves costly, as prize free agent signee Zack Greinke breaks his left collarbone in the melee. Greinke plunks Carlos Quentin on the left shoulder with a 6th-inning pitch and the slugger charges the mound and tackles the pitcher to the ground; they end up at the bottom of a huge pile of players from both dugouts. Greinke’s left shoulder took the brunt of the impact as Quentin first ran into him. Three players are ejected, including Quentin, while Greinke will be out for a number of weeks because of the injury. The Dodgers win the game on Juan Uribe’s pinch homer in the 8th. Quentin will receive an eight-game suspension.

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