Elephant Rumblings: A’s lefty Sean Manaea nearing 2019 MLB debut

A’s Coverage:

• Shea: Giants beat A’s 3-2 in thriller at Oracle...
• Gallegos: Anderson takes tough-luck loss vs. SF ace...
• Gallegos: Manaea very close to return after strong start...
• Slusser and Kroichick: A’s to call up hot-hitting infielder Corban Joseph...
• Lockard: A’s ‘roll the dice’ with minor-league signing Nathan Patterson, whose story is more than the speed radar booth... ($)
• Shea: With Will Clark’s No. 22 retired, which other Giants, A’s can be honored?
• BA Staff: MLB Best Tools 2019 — Managers, Scouts & Executives Vote On Baseball’s Best Talent...

Best of AN:

• Schmidt: Game #120 — A 9th Inning Rally Falls Just Shy Of A Win...
• Hall: Dustin Garneau making most of his return to Oakland A’s...
• fatrolf: How to visit the Battle of the Bay Art Show at A’s-Giants games...
• Baker-Gillman: Series #40 — Athletics at Giants: The Battle Begins Again...

MLB News:

• Healey: Mets utility man will undergo MRI Wednesday for left hamstring issue...
• Kaplan: Astros righty Gerrit Cole scratched from Tuesday start with right hamstring discomfort...
• Zolecki: Phillies replace hitting coach with former manager Charlie Manuel...
• Browne: Red Sox lefty Chris Sale faster to 2,000 K’s than Pedro Martinez, setting a new record...

Baseball Interest Stories:

• Sarris: What makes a slider good? ($)
• Baumann: Lance Lynn Has Gone Mainstream...
• Clemens: The Pirates Crumbled Before Our Very Eyes...
• Jaffe: The Twins Tumble Out of First Place...

Today in Baseball History:

• 1933 — Jimmie Foxx hits for the cycle and drives in nine runs to break the American League record, as the A’s beat the Indians, 11 - 5. A record eight players will hit for the cycle this year.
• 1987 — Oakland’s Mark McGwire slugs his 39th home run of the season, off Don Sutton in the 6th inning, in a 12-inning, 7 - 6, win over California, breaking the major-league record for rookies shared by Wally Berger and Frank Robinson. McGwire will finish the season with a whopping 49 homers.

Best of Twitter:

• Bryce Harper: Overrated? Maybe. Bad? Definitely not...

• An interesting thread with regards to Oakland’s new ballpark...

• The strike zone played a huge role in Tuesday night’s loss...