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Elephant Rumblings: Chester Farrow, longtime A’s scoreboard operator, dies at age 77

Good morning, Athletics Nation!

Memorial Day weekend came and went, and for the first time in over a century it was not accompanied by baseball. Still, a peaceful day with no social obligations isn’t the worst way to spend this particular holiday, giving us a chance to slow down and do the actual memorializing for which it’s intended. I hope your day went well and that many heroes were remembered fondly.

Unfortunately, in the world of Oakland A’s baseball, the family suffered a recent loss of their own. The team announced on Monday the death of longtime scoreboard operator Chester Farrow, who had held that post for over 50 years.