A’s Coverage:
- Game #7: Manaea lights out, A’s Win 6-2...
- THT: The A’s Worst Ever Loss...
- Hall: A’s minor league teams open today, and here are their rosters...
- A’s Farm: Stockton Ports 2018 Preview...
- Gallegos: Bruce Maxwell utilizing Jonathan Lucroy’s presence as resource for development...
- Shea: A’s to face red-hot Shohei Ohtani again this weekend...
MLB News:
- Synder: Rockies sign Charlie Blackmon to extension through at least 2021...
- ESPN: Adam Wainwright to come off DL to start Cardinals’ home opener...
- ESPN: Nats agree to two-year extension with GM Mike Rizzo...
- MLBTR: Twins Pursued Offseason Extensions With Multiple Young Players...
Baseball Interest Stories:
- Axisa: Didi Gregorius’ eight-RBI home opener is a reminder he’s the rare underrated Yankee...
- Passan: What Charlie Blackmon’s deal says about the present and future of baseball...
- Brisbee: Facebook’s baseball broadcast was a vision of the hellish future we deserve...
- Lindbergh: Baseball Stats Still Haven’t Pivoted Away From Video...
- BP: Reimagining the #2 hitter...
Today in Baseball History:
- 1971 - At RFK Stadium, 45,000 fans watch the last Opening Day game to be played in Washington, DC until 2005. Dick Bosman pitches a six-hit shutout as the Washington Senators beat the Oakland Athletics, 8 - 0. After the season, owner Bob Short will move the Senators to Arlington, Texas, where they will play under the name “Texas Rangers” .
- 1997 - Just one day after Turner Field opens its doors for baseball, the stadium holds its first slumber party. Rain showers force Saturday night’s Cubs-Braves game to be suspended in the 7th inning late Saturday night, but because of the change to daylight savings time and a day game on Sunday, several players decide to spend the night in the clubhouse at the brand-new stadium. The Braves win the completion of the suspended game, 11-5, and then win the regularly-scheduled game, 4-0.
Best of Twitter:
- A pretty ideal start...
In two starts, Manaea has pitched 15 2/3 innings, struck out 11 and walked one, 1.15 ERA, 0.51 WHIP.
— John Shea (@JohnSheaHey) April 5, 2018
- Maybe more interesting than telling, but man that’s a lot of pitches...
408 pitches thrown in Anaheim yesterday. Winning pitcher threw 3.
— Tim Brown (@TBrownYahoo) April 5, 2018
- Awfully thankful to play on the West Coast. This looks miserable...
The @Pirates & @Twins played in a winter wonderland. https://t.co/23O9ASyuxe pic.twitter.com/Vkvp2y6kko
— Cut4 (@Cut4) April 5, 2018