Elephant Rumblings: Thoughts on Ramon Laureano, Why A’s Are Better Than Mariners

You can say the A's are beating up on cruddy teams like the Blue Jays and Tigers but as @susanslusser and I discussed last night, that's what good teams are supposed to do against bad teams

Bob Melvin said he believes issue with Shawn Kelley in DC was "isolated incident" and former DC teammate Blake Treinen had good things to say about him: "Blake said it was completely out of character. Sometimes emotions get the better of you. We feel good about him being here."

— Martin Gallegos (@MartinJGallegos) August 5, 2018