Elephant Rumblings: Healy Trade Rumors and Maxwell MLB Discipline
A’s Coverage:
- Slusser: A’s Bruce Maxwell could face discipline from MLB; Ryon Healy on trade block?
- Oakland Athletics coaching Q&A: Nashville Sounds’ hitting coach Eric Martins...
MLB News:
- Astros aim to close out World Series behind Verlander (5 PM PST, FOX)...
- Joe Girardi 'surprised' and 'disappointed' by Yankees' decision...
- Report: The Marlins would prefer to slash payroll by trading Giancarlo Stanton, Dee Gordon, Martin Prado...
- World Series Game 5 TV ratings trounced 'Sunday Night Football'...
Baseball Interest Stories:
- Giants' Hunter Pence wore ashes of Dodgers fan in necklace...
- If the baseballs in the World Series really are juiced, the Dodgers should be angriest...
- MLB’s #SlickBall and #JuicedBall Talk Is a PR Problem...
- SI Ranks the Craziest World Series Games Ever After Dodgers-Astros Game 5...
Today in Baseball History:
- 1931 - The St. Louis Cardinals release the last legal spitballer, pitcher Burleigh Grimes.
- 1961 - A federal judge rules that Birmingham, Alabama laws against integrated playing fields are illegal, eliminating the last barrier against integration in the Southern Association. The circuit will choose to disband rather than abide the ruling and will be replaced in 1964 by the integrated Southern League.
Best of Twitter:
- A rising star...
A’s 3B prospect Sheldon Neuse will play in the AFL’s Fall Stars Game on Saturday at 5 pm PT, airing on MLB Network.
— Joe Stiglich (@JoeStiglichNBCS) October 30, 2017
- Happy to hold onto Hale for the time being...
A’s third base coach Chip Hale interviewed for the Phillies’ manager job, but Gabe Kapler is getting the position.
— Susan Slusser (@susanslusser) October 30, 2017
- Spooky indeed!
The scariest #Halloween thought of all...today might be the last day with baseball for six months!
— Baseball Reference (@baseball_ref) October 31, 2017