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A’s Coverage:
- Game #113: Starting Strong, Ending Strong...
- Hall: A’s acquire reliever Shawn Kelley from Nationals...
- Hart: Reportedly a candidate to replace Mike Scioscia, former A’s 3B Eric Chavez lands first managerial gig...
- Sickels: Thoughts on Athletics prospect Ramon Laureano...
- Nico: A’s face dilemma with so many good righty outfielders...
- He: Lucroy’s veteran presence a boon to young A’s...
- Ostler: Seeing a bit of Willie Mays in A’s Khris Davis...
- Shea: Why A’s are better than Mariners...
- Prospect Watch: Wyatt Marks debuts in High-A...
MLB News:
- Gonzalez: Roberto Osuna addresses Astros in closed-door meeting...
- ESPN: Greg Holland reaches agreement with Nationals, per report...
- Cole: Tyson Ross claimed on waivers by Cardinals (Updated)
- Townsend: Angels manager Mike Scioscia denies report he’s stepping down following 2018 season...
Baseball Interest Stories:
- Bates: Day At The Park — A Brief History of Ticket Prices...
- Axisa: Orioles’ Adam Jones donates $8,500 to help cover travel costs for Little League team...
- Curtis: The Cape Cod Finishing School for Broadcasters...
Today in Baseball History:
- 1981 - After a seven-week strike, major league baseball players approved a split-season format. The New York Yankees, Oakland A’s, Philadelphia Phillies and Los Angeles Dodgers were declared the first-half champions and automatically qualified for the divisional series.
- 1988 - Oakland Athletics outfielder Jose Canseco became the 11th player in major league history to hit 30 homers and steal 30 bases in a season. Canseco, with 31 homers, stole second base with one out in the ninth inning for his 30th as the A’s edged the Seattle Mariners, 5-4.
Best of Twitter:
- Teams can make the playoffs playing near .500 ball against “good teams” as long as they do what they’re supposed to against “bad teams”...
You can say the A's are beating up on cruddy teams like the Blue Jays and Tigers but as @susanslusser and I discussed last night, that's what good teams are supposed to do against bad teams
— Michael Wagaman (@MWagaman) August 6, 2018
- Treinen vouches for Kelley...
Bob Melvin said he believes issue with Shawn Kelley in DC was "isolated incident" and former DC teammate Blake Treinen had good things to say about him: "Blake said it was completely out of character. Sometimes emotions get the better of you. We feel good about him being here."
— Martin Gallegos (@MartinJGallegos) August 5, 2018
- Good read for subscribers...
A's Analytics: How this surging team has taken over a wild-card spot: @owenpoindexter https://t.co/nhkZ7xkHJG
— The Athletic (@TheAthleticSF) August 6, 2018