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A’s Coverage:
- Game #140: A’s Falter Late, Lose 5-1...
- Cut4: Four A’s fan couples with wedding plans sat next to each other at the Oakland Coliseum...
- Gallegos: A’s prepared to use new pitcher Aaron Brooks in multiple roles...
- Shea: A’s can’t call up 4 players from minors yet...
- Ratto: A’s still have a lot to learn about ‘bullpenning’ strategy...
MLB News:
- ESPN: Skirmish breaks out in Mariners clubhouse before game...
- Snyder: The Padres are calling up the top ranked catching prospect in baseball...
- ESPN: Dansby Swanson leaves Braves game after taking pitch to head...
- MLBTR: Cubs Select Jaime Garcia...
- Report: Astros kicked out a fan protesting Roberto Osuna with sign displaying domestic violence hotline number...
Baseball Interest Stories:
- Snyder: Here’s what Mets’ Jacob deGrom needs in order to break Doc Gooden’s modern-day ERA record...
- Passan: MLB’s absurd rules that keep prospects like Vladimir Guerrero Jr. out of the majors...
- McDaniel: Should We Adjust How We Evaluate Pitching Prospects?
- Future Considerations: Why Ex-MLB Pitcher Michael Schwimer Is Investing in Minor League Longshots...
Today in Baseball History:
- 2012 - P Brandon McCarthy of the A’s is hit in the head by a line drive off the bat of the Angels’ Erick Aybar in the 4th inning. He walks off the mound under his own power, but suffers a fractured skull and will undergo surgery for an epidural hemorrhage, a potentially life-threatening condition.
Best of Twitter:
- Hard to blame bullpenning when you only get two hits...
The Yankees have encountered bullpenning nine times this season. After tonight, they are 3-6.
— Marc Carig (@MarcCarig) September 5, 2018
- Keep Mengden in this role, or return him to the rotation?
Melvin was impressed by Mengden. But as far as whether he’ll start or not next time around, skipper says “we’ll play that one by ear.”#athletics
— Kalama Hines (@HINESight_2020) September 5, 2018
- What are your thoughts on a better system?
I do think the NHL system is something much closer to a logical one for MLB, but I will be honest, my NHL knowledge is limited enough that I couldn't speak about how well it works with confidence. I know the NFL quite well. https://t.co/wMQgwzB5MC
— JJ Cooper (@jjcoop36) September 5, 2018
