Elephant Rumblings: A’s win home opener; officially add Morales

A’s Coverage:

• Shea: A’s ignited by newcomers Robbie Grossman, Jurickson Profar in Coliseum opener...
• Gallegos: Takeaways - A’s look more like themselves in stateside Opening Day...
• McWilliams: Back home, back at full-throttle: The A’s 4-0 victory over the Angels felt like their real Opening Day... ($)
• Thompson: This is a crucial season for the A’s as they push for a new stadium and a bigger market share... ($)
• Killon: Unlike the Giants, A’s find comfort in transition...
• McWilliams: As expectations grow and his A’s mature, Bob Melvin is always on time and on point... ($)
• Gallegos: Franklin Barreto reacts to Opening Day demotion as A’s make room for Morales...
• Slusser: A’s begin unusually grueling stretch — 18 straight games...
• Shea: A’s on Mike Trout extension: “He should go to the NL East” (wink, wink)...
• Slusser: Friday starter Marco Estrada gives A’s teammates comfy gifts...

Best of AN:

• Hall: Game #3 - A’s shut out Angels in home opener...
• Baker-Gillman: Series #2 - Athletics vs Angels: A Prayer to the Heavens for Good Health
• Hall: AL West 2019 preview - Opening Day rosters and lineups for all 5 teams...
• Hall: SB Nation FanPulse - 100% of A’s fans approve of Bob Melvin as Oakland’s manager...

MLB News:

• Heyman: Righty Dan Straily has MLB offers, will consider over coming weeks...
• Bollinger: Angels lefty Andrew Heaney shut down with shoulder issues...
• Bradford: How Rick Porcello tried to get an extension done with the Red Sox...

Baseball Interest Stories:

• Rowley: FanGraphs 2019 Staff Predictions...
• Jaffe: 10 Things I Look Forward to During the 2019 Season...
• Gammons: Thoughts, storylines and predictions for the new baseball season... ($)
• Fink: Dan Straily Can Generate Solid Value With This Pitch...
• Justice: Top 11 memorable moments from Opening Day ‘19...

Today in Baseball History:

• 1867 - Denton True “Cy” Young is born in Gilmore, a tiny village near Newcomerstown, Ohio. Young will earn his nickname for his cyclone-like pitching motion and he will win (and lose) more games than any pitcher in major league history with a 511-316 record and a 2.63 ERA over 22 seasons. Young will win 20 or more games 15 times, and top the 30-win mark five times. He will be elected to the Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers Association of America in 1937, with 153 votes on 201 ballots.
• 2012 - The A’s secure a split of their season-opening series with the Mariners with a 4 - 1 win at the Tokyo Dome. Among the A’s 3 homers is the first one in the major leagues by Cuban defector Yoenis Cespedes; Josh Reddick and Jonny Gomes, both also acquired over the winter, hit the other two, while Justin Smoak hits a solo shot for Seattle’s only run. Bartolo Colon earns the win with 8 solid innings of work.

Best of Twitter:

• Very good news for the Oakland’s 2018 ace...

• The A’s are looking fantastic, courtesy of Marco Estrada...

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