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A’s Coverage:
- Doan: Game #110: A’s Get Wild in Sweep of Blue Jays, Move Into 2nd Wild Card Tie...
- He: Semien reps A’s on Hooton board for 3rd year...
- Slusser: A’s demote Dustin Fowler, Ramon Laureano likely to come up...
- Hall: It’s time for Ramon Laureano to get a look in MLB
- AN: More on Fowler option, Carlos Ramirez DFA, Boog Powell off DL...
- Slusser: A’s coach Mark Kotsay attending Hall of Fame inductions; others with team ties...
MLB News:
- ESPN: Johnny Cueto to have Tommy John surgery on Thursday...
- Crasnick: Shawn Kelley: ‘Mixed messages’ by umps sparked mound tantrum...
- Harvey: Yankees’ Sonny Gray says tweet ‘an inside joke’ directed at a friend...
- Calcaterra: Robinson Cano has been working out at first and third base...
Baseball Interest Stories:
- 538: All The Things MLB Teams Did Wrong At The Trade Deadline...
- Brown: The Nationals have the talent, but what – or who – has been in the way?
- Jaffe: Has Position-Player Pitching Reached Its Peak… or Nadir?
- Brisbee: Here’s why the Giants didn’t sell at the MLB trade deadline...
- Todd: How Might Things Play Out For Josh Donaldson?
Today in Baseball History:
- 1982 - Oakland’s Rickey Henderson steals his 100th base of the season in a 6 - 5 win over Seattle, tying the American League record he set last season and leaving him with 56 games to break Lou Brock’s single-season record of 118. Henderson is the first player ever to steal 100 bases twice since the modern definition of a stolen base was put in place.
Best of Twitter:
- The best kind of hug watch...
#hugwatch A really nice story to see Laureano have so much success after struggling last year with Corpus Christi and breaking his hand in ST. https://t.co/lrF5EI8p3k
— Melissa Lockard (@melissalockard) August 2, 2018
No word on if Ramon Laureano comes up, but he’d certainly be deserving. Batting .296 with 13 home runs, 34 RBI, 11 stolen bases at Triple-A Nashville. Performed well in spring before breaking his hand.
— Martin Gallegos (@MartinJGallegos) August 1, 2018
- This is a tricky situation for baseball, although it is worth remembering legal proceedings are still ongoing...
Roberto Osuna's lawyer speaking about the word "remorseful" that was used by the Astros in reference to their new reliever: "My client is not remorseful of being guilty of any criminal activity," Basile said Wednesday. "He's obviously remorseful of the circumstances."
— Buster Olney (@Buster_ESPN) August 2, 2018