Elephant Rumblings: A’s honor 1989 team, but lose 2019 Bay Bridge Series

A’s Coverage:

• Hall: Giants beat A’s 5-4 to take Bay Bridge Series...
• Haft: A’s ‘pen wobbles vs. Giants, crucial games loom...
• Shea: A’s need what Giants have had: bullpen consistency... ($)
• Hall: A’s announce Dave Stewart’s jersey will be retired...
• Haft: A’s announce plan to retire Stewart’s No. 34...
• Kawakami: Three reasons the A’s are in a bit of flux right now and why that’s a good thing... ($$$)
• Brisbee: The A’s are an elite team, as they showed with a dominating stretch against the Astros and Yankees... ($$$)
• Killion: Playoffs looming in surging A’s future... ($)
• Slusser: When Laureano returns to A’s, will Mark Canha start over Khris Davis? ($)
• Lockard: An early-season health setback actually helped key A’s prospect Grant Holmes’ resurgence... ($$$)
• Kroichick: A’s reunion celebrates ’89 title, mourns Bob Welch, Dave Henderson, Tony Phillips... ($)
• Shea: Of 92 players to appear for both Giants and A’s, Vida Blue stands apart... ($)
• Barmann: RingCentral Naming Deal Likely Off For Oakland Coliseum As Details Of CEO’s Illegal ‘Finder’s Fee’ Revealed...

Best of AN:

• Baker-Gillman: Game #130 — A Surprising Sweep...
• Hall: Oakland A’s injury update — Sean Manaea dominating in Triple-A rehab...
• Nico: Why Are A’s So Good? Try 4 MVPs...
• Hall: 10 Best things about Oakland A’s series wins over Astros and Yankees...
• Urquhart: Fan Tales — A Coliseum debut to remember...
• Nico: Eyeball Scout Gives Knowing Glances At Joseph, Puk...
• Hall: Homer Bailey and Tanner Roark exceeding expectations for Oakland A’s...
• Hall: Fan confidence soars for Oakland A’s rotation...

MLB News:

• Meisel: Cleveland infielder Jose Ramirez to undergo surgery for broken hamate bone...
• Thomas: Houston Astros, Justin Verlander and Detroit Free Press — Here’s what happened...
• Guardado: Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval to miss the rest of the season with damaged UCL...
• Murray: Brewers DFA veteran starter Jhoulys Chacin...
• Topkin: Rays place reliever Jose Alvarado on IL with elbow inflammation...
• Frisario: Marlins utility man Brian Anderson done for year after breaking bone in left hand on HBP...

Baseball Interest Stories:

• Lindbergh: Home Run Records Are Dropping Like Flies. Do Any of Them Matter?
• Gammons: General managers, execs and managers on trends in the game and where they are leading... ($$$)
• Kram: The Future Star Who Got Away From Each MLB Team...
• Jaffe: Bellinger, Devers, and MLB’s Most Improved Position Players...
• Stark: The Useless Info Dept., Babe Ruth Impression of the Year Edition... ($$$)

Today in Baseball History:

• 1916 — At Philadelphia’s Shibe Park, A’s hurler Joe Bush no-hits the Indians, 5 - 0. “Bullet Joe” will be credited with 15 of the last-place Athletics’ 36 victories this season.
• 1998 — Atlanta’s Andruw Jones steals his 20th base of the season, becoming the youngest player ever to have a 20 homer, 20 steal season. Cesar Cedeno was the previous record-holder. The Braves go on to win by a score of 6 - 2.

Best of Twitter:

• Well done, Padres...

• ICYMI: Matt Chapman is an incredible player, but he’s an even better person...

• Congrats, Stew! Side note — more of this, please...