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A’s Coverage:
- Gallegos: Brown impresses A’s with defense against KC...
- Slusser: A’s score just enough to give Mike Fiers his 11th win in a row... ($)
- Lombardi: A’s show they’re more than just a powerful lineup in latest win over Royals... ($$$)
- Gallegos: Laureano feeling good following running drills...
- Strauss: ‘The more I think, the worse I am’ - A’s closer Liam Hendriks’ new approach has led to this season’s breakthrough... ($$$)
- Slusser: Matt Harvey has opt-out in A’s minor-league deal Thursday... ($)
- Slusser: A’s Josh Phegley adjusts swing, gets back on track... ($)
Best of AN:
- Schmidt: Game #132 - A’s Stave Off Royals In A Tight One Run Win...
- Hall: Introducing Seth Brown, the newest Oakland A’s rookie...
- DeClercq: Quick Look - Three Stars on the Rise...
- Hall: 19 Best things about Oakland A’s scoring 19 runs on Monday...
MLB News:
- Rosenthal and Stark: The Royals are discussing a sale of the club... ($$$)
- King III: Yankees ace Luis Severino begins rehab assignment...
- Gambadoro: Diamondbacks left fielder to undergo season-ending shoulder surgery...
- Johnson: Giants release second baseman Scooter Gennett in flurry of roster moves...
Baseball Interest Stories:
- Longenhagen: The Conversion Arm Compendium...
- Jaffe: The Cubs’ Road Woes Threaten Their Playoff Perch...
- Gammons: Bryce Harper has dealt with the curse of unlimited potential, and still loves the game as much as ever... ($$$)
- Sarris: On the Mets, Phillies and Brewers, and how to judge a team’s true quality (and needs)... ($$$)
- Kram: The Stretch-Run Injury Returns That Could Swing the MLB Playoff Race...
- TMZ: Justin Bieber Rocks ‘Not Shane Bieber’ Jersey as Bromance Progresses...
Today in Baseball History:
- 1938 — On Connie Mack Day at Shibe Park, the A’s win a doubleheader from the White Sox, setting a league record by playing their seventh successive twin bill in 8 days.
- 1950 — Earle and Roy Mack, Connie’s sons by his first marriage, purchase 54 percent interest in the Athletics from Connie Mack, Jr., their younger brother from a second marriage. Earle, Roy and Connie Mack now own 1,198 shares out of 1,500. “As long as dad wants to manage,” the two announce, “he will continue to manage.”
Best of Twitter:
- Congrats, Fran!
Ever since the Aviators landed as our AAA team, they've soared to the top, and much of that success is because of this man. Congratulations to @AviatorsLV Manager Fran Riordan for being named the PCL Manager of the Year!#RootedInOakland pic.twitter.com/lmTiD3O0Wk
— Oakland A's (@Athletics) August 27, 2019
- The A’s have done a good job of keeping innings away from bad pitchers...
Amount of below replacement-level pitchers with 30+ innings pitched, 2019
— Foolish Baseball (@FoolishBB) August 27, 2019
Orioles - 7
Giants - 6
D'Backs - 5
Rockies - 5
White Sox - 4
Brewers - 4
...
Reds - 1
Astros - 1
A's - 1
Phillies - 1
Twins - 0
The Twins just don't give innings to ineffective pitchers.
- Horrible, horrible news. Wishing for healing for Blake Bivens and his family...
Just an awful tragedy: The wife and child of Blake Bivens, a Double-A pitcher in the Tampa Bay Rays organization, were among three people killed in rural Virginia on Tuesday, sources tell ESPN. Police have charged Bivens' wife's brother with first-degree homicide.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) August 28, 2019