Elephant Rumblings: The A’s Changed Baseball Once. Are They Doing It Again?

A’s Coverage:

• Game #128: A’s just can’t get the big hit, fall to Twins 6-4...
• Gallegos: Trevor Cahill’s bizarre road struggles continue in loss to Twins...
• A’s Mailbag: September call ups, playoff rotation, Laureano’s emergence...
• Jenkins: The A’s bullpen: a matter of balance...
• Sawchik: The A’s Changed Baseball Once. They May Be Changing It Again...

MLB News:

• Axisa: The Brewers reportedly claimed Matt Harvey on trade waivers, but were unable to work out a deal before Friday’s deadline...
• ESPN: Derek Holland apologizes for using mock Asian accent in TV appearance...
• ESPN: Brewers option Corey Knebel to Triple-A Colorado Springs...

Baseball Interest Stories:

• Sullivan: The Dodgers’ Biggest Problem...
• Provenzano: It’s time to consider that baseball is trying to de-juice the ball...
• Baseball Therapy: The Hole in The Shift is Fixing Itself...

Today in Baseball History:

• 1989 - After weeks of legal wrangling, Commissioner Bart Giamatti permanently bans Pete Rose from baseball for his alleged gambling on major league games. Although the five-page document signed by both parties includes no formal findings, Giamatti says that he considers Rose’s acceptance of the ban to be a no-contest plea to the charges.
• 2009 - The Rockies announce today the signing of former MVP Jason Giambi, who was recently released by the Oakland A’s.

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