Elephant Rumblings: A’s say goodbye to Felix Hernandez

A’s Coverage:

• Gallegos: A’s beat M’s to trim magic number to one...
• Slusser: A’s on verge of playoff spot after beating longtime foe King Felix... ($)
• Gallegos: Piscotty activated from IL; Canha sits...
• Slusser: A’s Stephen Piscotty comes off the IL... ($)
• Slusser: A’s add Skye Bolt to bench after Canha injury, Davis illness... ($)
• Glaser: A’s Top Prospects Make Their Marks In AL Playoff Chase... ($)
• Mayo: Here are the 7 A’s in the Arizona Fall League...

Best of AN:

• Urquhart: Game #159 - Chapman Homers, Pitchers Dominate En Route to Victory...
• Hall: Oakland A’s activate Stephen Piscotty from injured list...
• Hall: Oakland A’s recall outfielder Skye Bolt...
• DeClercq: Liam Hendriks Closes Out All-Time Great Season...
• Baker-Gillman: Series #53 - Athletics at Mariners: Every Game Counts...

MLB News:

• Rome: Astros shut down shortstop Carlos Correa (back) for regular season; expected to start ALDS Game 1...
• Johns: Felix Hernandez not yet retiring, will try to find a job in offseason...
• Rojas: Moises Alou declines to interview for Padres manager position...

Baseball Interest Stories:

• Rosenthal: With the all-or-nothing AL races, concerns about competitive integrity need to be addressed... ($$$)
• Verducci: Why Home Runs Will Be More Important Than Ever in October...
• Stark: Handing out end-of-season awards, from Cy Young to Cy Yuk, MVP to LVP... ($$$)
• Wagner: Baseball’s Pace of Play Is Perfect for at Least One Group - Knitters... ($)
• Adler: Do good records vs. good teams matter for WS?
• Buchanan: How one Diamondbacks fan refused to let going blind dim his love for baseball... ($$$)
• Jaffe: Maximum Launch Angle is a Blast...

Today in Baseball History:

• 1973 — The Angels’ Nolan Ryan fans 16 in 11 innings, beating the Twins, 5 - 4. The final strikeout victim, Rich Reese, is the 383rd of the season for Ryan, enabling him to surpass the major-league record set by Sandy Koufax in 1965. Ryan opts to skip his next start on the 30th, thus passing on a shot at 400 K’s.
• 1998 — Padres reliever Trevor Hoffman ties the National League saves record as he gets three straight outs in a 3 - 2 victory over Arizona. His 53rd save (out of 54 chances) matches the standard set by current teammate Randy Myers, who did it for the Cubs in 1993.

Best of Twitter:

• The Rangers dropped a routine pop-up so Minor could get his 200th strikeout - what’s your take?

• Some of the highlights of the Dodgers’ and Twins’ dress-up days...

• In a way, it seems like King Felix is passing the torch to a young Jesús...