A’S NEWS LINKS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2018
BASEBALL RELATED ARTICLES
MLB.COM
Treinen named Sept. AL Reliever of Month by Matt Kelly https://www.mlb.com/athletics/news/blake-treinen-corey-knebel-win-sept-honors/c-296788022
Here's how the 10 postseason teams were built by Jonathan Mayo, Jim Callis, and Mike Rosenbaum https://www.mlb.com/athletics/news/how-the-10-postseason-teams-were-built/c-296459836
Ranking the top 50 players in the 2018 postseason by Will Leitch https://www.mlb.com/athletics/news/top-50-players-of-mlb-postseason/c-296542022
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE
Billy Beane remembers A’s wild-card heartbreak by Susan Slusser https://www.sfchronicle.com/athletics/article/Billy-Beane-remembers-A-s-wild-card-heartbreak- 13272268.php
For homegrown A’s, playoffs are nothing new by John Shea https://www.sfchronicle.com/athletics/article/For-homegrown-A-s-Matt-Olson-and-Chad-Pinder- 13272701.php
A’s Bob Melvin makes impossible job look easy by Ann Killion https://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/annkillion/article/A-s-Bob-Melvin-makes-impossible-job-look-easy- 13273288.php
THE MERCURY NEWS
Five A’s who must perform well to defeat Yankees in AL Wild Card Game by Martin Gallegos https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/10/01/five-as-who-must-perform-well-to-defeat-yankees-in-al- wild-card-game/
Dennis Eckersley wouldn’t mind seeing Oakland A’s make a deep run by Chuck Barney https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/10/01/dennis-eckersley-would-love-to-see-oakland-as-make-a- deep-run/
WATCH: Playoff-bound A’s have bizarre pre-game ritual that will give you giggles by Daniel Brown https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/10/01/watch-playoff-bound-as-have-bizarre-pre-game-ritual- that-will-blow-your-mind/
THE ATHLETIC
A’s manager Bob Melvin is the steady hand at the wheel of this postseason run by Julian McWilliams https://theathletic.com/561325/2018/10/01/as-manager-bob-melvin-is-the-steady-hand-at-the-wheel- of-this-postseason-run/
ASSOCIATED PRESS
A capsule look at the Athletics-Yankees playoff game by Staff https://www.apnews.com/72048f1d05cd486ca323dd4044d4c08b/A-capsule-look-at-the-Athletics- Yankees-playoff-game
NBC SPORTS CALIFORNIA
Three ways A's can beat Yankees in AL Wild Card Game, advance to ALDS by Ben Ross https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/athletics/three-ways-can-beat-yankees-al-wild-card-game- advance-alds
Breaking down A's pitching formula vs. Yankees in AL Wild Card Game by Ben Ross https://www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/athletics/breaking-down-pitching-formula-vs-yankees-al-wild- card-game
ESPN
Olney: Wild-card game matchups we can't wait to see by Buster Olney http://www.espn.com/mlb/insider/story/_/id/24859115/mlb-wild-card-game-matchups-wait-see
MLB Playoff Preview 2018 by David Schoenfield and Bradford Doolittle http://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/24802373/2018-ultimate-mlb-playoff-preview-odds- every-matchup-more#!as
Pickoffs, pinch-hits and power: All of the things each playoff team does best by Sam Miller http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/24859201/all-things-mlb-playoff-team-does-best
FIVETHIRTYEIGHT
Forget Starting Pitchers. It’s Bullpen Season. by Travis Sawchik https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/forget-starting-pitchers-its-bullpen-season/
CBS SPORTS
Yankees vs. Athletics: Watch AL Wild Card Game 2018, things to know, prediction by Mike Axisa https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/yankees-vs-athletics-watch-al-wild-card-game-2018-things-to- know-prediction/
SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE
Worst to first? Possibilities on display in MLB playoff field by Jeff Sanders http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/padres/sd-sp-mlb-playoff-preview-20181001- story.html#
95.7 THE GAME
‘Oakland is a scary team to play right now’ — Pedro Martinez takes the A’s over the Yankees by Karl Buscheck https://957thegame.radio.com/articles/oakland-scary-team-play-right-now-pedro-martinez-takes- oakland-s-over-new-york-yankees