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A’s Coverage:
- Haft: Top 10 A’s home runs of the decade...
- Kleinschmidt: A’s of this decade - Eight defining moments for Green and Gold in 2010s...
- Jaffe: JAWS and the 2020 Hall of Fame Ballot - One-and-Dones, Part 1...
- Byrne: Remaining Needs - AL West...
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MLB News:
- Heyman: White Sox have talked to outfielders Nick Castellanos, Yasiel Puig...
- Pavlovic: Giants’ status as Castellanos front-runners “overblown”...
- Todd: Latest Chatter On Japanese OF Shogo Akiyama...
- Heyman: Mets, Pirates have exchanged names on possible Starling Marte trade...
Baseball Interest Stories:
- Miller: Mickey Mantle cried after strikeouts and 8 other surprising things I learned this year...
- Jessop: How Wasserman agents found success repping first-rounders in all 6 major North American league drafts in 2019... ($$$)
- Simons: My Favorite Memory of the Decade - Hometown Hero...
- Posnanski: The Baseball 100 - No. 92, Bullet Rogan... ($$$)
Today in Baseball History:
- 1919 — One day after secretly working out a deal to sell Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox owner Harry Frazee says his team will deal any player except Harry Hooper. But Hooper will be sent to the Chicago White Sox after the 1920 season.
- 2012 — OF Hideki Matsui announces his retirement at a press conference in New York, NY. He had hit .304 with 332 home runs as a three-time MVP during his prime in Japan, then added 175 homers, a World Series MVP award and a .282 average winding down his career in the US.
Best of Twitter:
- Larry Walker belongs in the Hall...
In 1999, Larry Walker had 124 PA’s that ended with the pitcher ahead in the count. He slashed .387/.403/.773 in those PA’s.
— Jim Passon (@PassonJim) December 26, 2019
- And it looks like he might be on his way...
SSS, but Larry Walker has gained 11 of 18 possible votes from those who didn't pick him last year. If he continues this conversion rate, he'll be inducted with 82.2% of the vote.
— Foolish Baseball (@FoolishBB) December 27, 2019
Big IF though. The unpublished ballots will be less sympathetic to his cause. #WalkerHOF
- Three of the greatest peaks of our generation, but keep in mind, Pedro thrived in the heart of the steroid era — insane...
Martinez 99-00 (27, 28 y/o):
— fitr (@nickassad39) December 26, 2019
430.1 IP, 1.90 ERA, 0.83 WHIP, 8.65 K/BB, 597 Ks
Kershaw 13-14 (25, 26 y/o):
434.1 IP, 1.80 ERA, 0.89 WHIP, 5.67 K/BB, 471 Ks
deGrom 18-19 (30, 31 y/o):
421 IP, 2.05 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, 5.82 K/BB, 524 Ks