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A’s Coverage:
- Brazil: Laureano Q&A: Choosing new glove, best smell in baseball
- Kleinschmidt: A’s Buddy Reed hopes to reunite with Florida teammate A.J. Puk in 2020
- Kawahara: A’s Franklin Barreto has taken plenty of swings — with too many misses ($)
- Gallegos: Piscotty discusses ‘perpetual cycle of hurt’
- Hickey: Melvin’s Experience Could Play Well for A’s
- Rubin: A’s react to MLB shutting down clubhouse access to media. What’s next?
- Stibrik: Weddings, whiskey, waiting for spring: How A’s players spent the offseason
MLB News:
- Lloyd: Francisco Lindor and the Indians have suspended contract talks. Now what?
- Davidoff: Yoenis Cespedes’ and Jed Lowrie’s quiet springs only add to Mets intrigue
- Borelli: MLB, MLBPA At Odds Over Future Punishments To Players Who Electronically Steal Signs; How To Limit Video
Baseball Interest Stories:
- Jaffe: Coronavirus Concerns Reach the Majors (discussion of open clubhouse policies overall, not just virus concerns)
- Mailhot: Austin Pruitt Is the Astros’ Latest Pitching Project
- Davidoff: Yoenis Cespedes’ and Jed Lowrie’s quiet springs only add to Mets intrigue
Today in Baseball History:
- 1970 - Experimental, lively X-5 baseballs are used in all spring training games played in Arizona and Florida. The results are inconclusive.
- 2002: The Yankees release outfielder Ruben Rivera for stealing Derek Jeter’s mitt out of his locker, and selling it on the black market for $2,500.
- 2017: Colombia wins a World Baseball Classic game for the first time in its history as it defeats Canada, 4 - 1
Best of YouTube:
Cool two and half minute watch about an Emeryville Negro League squad...
Best of Twitter:
I asked Joey Votto about clubhouse access in general -- not in this specific case -- but whether he would welcome this ban on a permanent basis. This is his answer: pic.twitter.com/Pa4oGpKkSC
— C. トレント・ローズクランズ (@ctrent) March 10, 2020
Best of Twitter:
A’s getting in the spirit of election season. Polls close at 9am...
The time has come. Will our 7/18 Fireworks Celebration presented by Ray Morgan Company join us from a galaxy far, far away, or will WWE take the championship belt? The choice is yours.
— Oakland A's (@Athletics) March 10, 2020
Journalists rallying to defend the policy of open clubhouses...
I asked Joey Votto about clubhouse access in general — not in this specific case — but whether he would welcome this ban on a permanent basis. This is his answer: pic.twitter.com/Pa4oGpKkSC
— C. トレント・ローズクランズ (@ctrent) March 10, 2020
That third play is full whackadoodle...
Enjoy some wacky baseball plays from back in the day! #MLB #History pic.twitter.com/aTZ2Ypl8yl
— Baseball by BSmile (@BSmile) March 10, 2020