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A’s Coverage:
- Slusser: ‘Opener’ vs. ‘opener’: A’s lineup strategy, who’s pitching second...
- Keown: The Oakland A’s are streaking towards October...
- Hall: Oakland A’s switching Triple-A affiliates from Nashville to Las Vegas...
- Ross: Stephen Piscotty’s case for Comeback Player of the Year...
- McWilliams (Athletic Subscription): The story of the A’s Ramón Laureano, the junior-college kid who wasn’t supposed to be here
MLB News:
- ESPN: Christian Yelich makes baseball history with second cycle of season...
- ESPN: Orioles fall to Blue Jays 5-0, tie 1988 team with 107 losses...
- AP: Council approves $135M in funding for Mariners’ ballpark...
- ESPN: Cardinals’ Kolten Wong bothered by brother’s lack of call-up from Rays...
Baseball Interest Stories:
- Axisa: How to fix baseball? Two ways MLB can improve its product without changing the game on the field...
- Roscher: Hailey Dawson and her 3D-printed hand accomplished historic ‘Journey to 30’ MLB parks...
- Baer: No, the statistical revolution isn’t killing baseball...
Today in Baseball History:
- 1962 - Charlie Finley is denied permission to move the Athletics to Dallas-Ft. Worth.
- 2012 - The Tigers defeat the red-hot Athletics, 12 - 2, but lose P Max Scherzer, who departs after two innings with shoulder fatigue. Miguel Cabrera homers twice, including a grand slam in the 8th, and drives in 6 runs; Prince Fielder and Jhonny Peralta also homer as A.J. Griffin is the loser after starting his career with 6 straight wins.
Best of Twitter:
- It looks even cooler on graph...
A’s playoff probability:
— Brodie Brazil (@BrodieNBCS) September 18, 2018
Opening Day - 9.2%
April 14 - 2.9%
June 15 - 3.1%
Today - 99.4%#RootedInOakland pic.twitter.com/6sSgjDg9Rm
- More credit to the coaching staff...
Most Defensive Runs Saved from Shifts -2018 Season
— Sports Info Solutions (@SportsInfo_SIS) September 17, 2018
Diamondbacks 35
Athletics 33
Tigers 30
Twins 29
Rays 28
- Pros and cons, but all in all, it seems like a good move...
The buzz on the street had been that the A's were moving their Triple-A affiliate to Las Vegas for awhile. Hasn't always been a destination teams have wanted but the new stadium makes a big difference.
— Melissa Lockard (@melissalockard) September 17, 2018