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A’s Coverage:
- Slusser: Brett Anderson leads A’s rout of Cubs with arm...and bat...
- Gallegos: A’s make some home run history in rout of Cubs...
- Slusser: A’s Matt Chapman to honor late friend with Players’ Weekend jersey...
- Castrovince: Players’ Weekend, nicknames return Aug. 23-25...
Best of AN:
- Schmidt: Game #115 — A’s Blast Past Lester For 11 Runs...
- Hall: Ranking the Oakland A’s 2019 player weekend nicknames...
- DeClercq: Chris Bassitt and the AL’s Best Sinker...
MLB News:
- Guardado: Second baseman Joe Panik designated for assignment by Giants...
- Johns: Mariners shortstop Tim Beckham suspended 80 games for PEDs...
- Grant: Rangers to call up newly acquired lefty Kolby Allard for start Friday...
- Zuckerman: Nationals officially add Asdrubal Cabrera to roster, DFA righty Kyle Barraclough...
Baseball Interest Stories:
- Sarris: How to change a pitch by changing your mind... ($)
- Jaffe: This Doesn’t Look Like the Red Sox’s Year...
- Baumann: Minnesota’s Historic Season Still Might Not Be Enough to Best Cleveland...
- Clemens: Here Come the Mets...
- Simon: Ranking the most versatile defensive players in baseball... ($)
Today in Baseball History:
- 1971 — Vida Blue becomes the first 20-game winner in the major leagues this season with a 1 - 0, three-hit gem over the White Sox. Joel Horlen balks in the game’s only run.
- 2018 — 45-year-old Bartolo Colon sets a new record for wins by a pitcher from Latin America as the Rangers defeat the Mariners for his 246th career victory, moving him past Dennis Martinez.
Best of Twitter:
- Matt Chapman is an incredible player and an even better human being...
Matt Chapman isn't going with "Chappy" as his Players' Weekend nickname this year, but for a very heartwarming reason. pic.twitter.com/mMecvhAYp1
— Oakland A's (@Athletics) August 6, 2019
- Piscotty’s bomb set a franchise record...
It's actually 10 A's players with 10 or more homers, but it's still a franchise record. https://t.co/CiGMHo2p6K
— Susan Slusser (@susanslusser) August 7, 2019
- Babe Ruth, Shohei Ohtani, move over — you have company, and his name is Brett Anderson...
A’s players giving Brett Anderson some grief after the game for his hitting prowess. “All hail Babe Ruth!”
— Martín Gallegos (@MartinJGallegos) August 7, 2019
It’s fair for me to block @_BAnderson30_ so I don’t have to hear his shit about getting at least 2 knocks in this game right? Someone let him know that I’m doing it out of love. How a guy who who is close to falling down just standing still, hits a baseball, is BEYOND me.
— Dallas Braden (@DALLASBRADEN209) August 7, 2019
.@DALLASBRADEN209 pic.twitter.com/5LHT7o9TWc
— Brett Anderson (@_BAnderson30_) August 7, 2019
