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A’s Coverage:
- Game #42: Emotional Piscotty Homer Powers A’s to 5-3 Victory...
- Debolt: Oakland, A’s begin Coliseum ballpark negotiations...
- Hall: Oakland A’s activate Stephen Piscotty, option Kendall Graveman to Triple-A...
MLB News:
- ESPN: Tigers’ Miguel Cabrera says he’s ‘done playing hurt’...
- AP: Diamondbacks’ A.J. Pollock could be out 4-8 weeks with fracture in thumb...
- Oz: Joey Votto opens up about Reds’ struggles: ‘This is the worst start I’ve ever seen’...
- MLBTR: Blake Swihart’s Agent Asks Red Sox For Trade...
- Baer: Carson Smith injured his shoulder throwing his glove in the dugout...
Robinson Cano Fallout:
- ESPN: Mariners’ Robinson Cano suspended 80 games by MLB...
- Keri: Suspension puts Robinson Cano’s Hall of Fame candidacy into serious jeopardy...
- Anderson: With Robinson Cano suspended until August, here are some trade options for the Mariners...
- Snyder: It looks like Dee Gordon will move back to second to fill in for Robinson Cano...
- Brisbee: Robinson Cano is a human infomercial for performance-enhancing drugs...
- Lindbergh: Robinson Canó and the Familiar Disappointment of a Surprising Suspension...
- Caldera: Did Brian Cashman, Yankees make right decision with Robinson Cano?
Today in Baseball History:
- 1939 - With half the expected crowd on hand due to the cold weather, only 15,109 fans at Shibe Park see the Indians defeat the A’s, 8 - 3, in 10 innings, in the first night game ever played in the American League. Johnny Humphries is the winner over Roy Parmelee.
- 1986 - A’s infielder Tony Phillips goes 5 for 5, hits for the cycle and drives in four runs as Oakland beats Baltimore, 8 - 4.
Best of Twitter:
- This is interesting, although still a pretty small sample...
Last night Daniel Mengden became only the 2nd RH starting pitcher to win vs Boston this season, the other was Masahiro Tanaka for NYY on 4/11 (he allowed 6 runs in 10-7 win)
— Vince Cotroneo (@vincebaseball) May 16, 2018
- Thoughts on the Coliseum potentially being our forever home?
Oakland City Council approves Exclusive Negotiating Agreement for Coliseum site! Time to get to work! #RootedInOakland @Athletics pic.twitter.com/Cu8IoyUB1K
— Dave Kaval (@DaveKaval) May 16, 2018
- On Piscotty’s homer...
Stephen Piscotty, on hitting that homer: "Pure joy."
— Jane Lee (@JaneMLB) May 16, 2018
"Coming around third, just immediately started thinking of my mom. I put my hand over my chest like she would do, and that’s kind of going to be my thing going forward."
Melvin: "To hit a home run in his first at-bat like that, there’s something in the air. Probably Gretchen.
— Jane Lee (@JaneMLB) May 16, 2018
"It was like a walk-off. The guys just embraced him when he got in the dugout."
