Elephant Rumblings: A’s Hope to Sustain Anniversary Game Momentum, Portland MLB Group Buying Land

A’s Coverage:

• Game #18: A’s Celebrate 50th Anniversary In Style, Crush ChiSox 10-2...
• Kurtenbach: The A’s fantastic free game could provide the momentum this franchise needs...
• Rudolph: Austin Beck Brings His Big Bat to Beloit...

MLB News:

• AP: Cards-Cubs called off, MLB’s 25th postponement in 3 weeks...
• ESPN: Shohei Ohtani leaves with blister after two ineffective innings...
• ESPN: Taijuan Walker has UCL injury; Diamondbacks unsure of severity...
• Anderson: Shift-busting check-swing single in eighth inning denies Patrick Corbin a no-hitter...
• Calcaterra: Portland group buying land for a future MLB ballpark...

Baseball Interest Stories:

• Passan: As Twitter suspends a pitching guru, MLB considers loosening its social-media restrictions...
• THT: 10 Interesting Facts About Tommy John Surgery...
• Ringer: Is It Time to Panic in Chicago and Washington?
• Taylor: The Underappreciated Legacy of Larry Doby...
• Deadspin: Anthony Rizzo Thinks Baseball Could Have A Shorter Season...

Today in Baseball History:

• 1899 - At age 26, John McGraw makes his managerial debut with the Baltimore Orioles of the National League. McGraw leads them to a 5 - 3 victory over the New York Giants, a team he will later manage for more than 30 years.
• 1950 – U.S. President Harry Truman throws out two balls at the Washington Senators opener - one left-handed and the other right-handed - then watches the Senators beat the Philadelphia Athletics, 8 - 7. When rain starts falling in the 6th inning, he puts on a raincoat and remains to the end.

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