Who needs Yoenis Cespedes? Oakland A's have the Rally Possum ...

[Auggie]

OAKLAND -- Derek Norris thought it was a large rat. So did manager Bob Melvin. Turns out it was a possum -- a rally possum.

The creature lurked near the left-field warning track at the Coliseum late Monday night as the A's staged a 10th-inning rally against the Rays, capped by Norris' game-winning RBI single that sealed a 3-2 victory, their eighth walk-off win of the season.

"He's been out here before when we're warming up," said starter Jeff Samardzija. "We're going to have to give him a name or a jersey.

"We'll keep feeding him, and as long as he keeps giving us enough wins, we'll be all right."

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[KamaAina]

1. Well, there you have it. No way can they move to San Jose now.

We're zoned against rodents.

http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/San-Jose-Working-to-Address-Squirrel-Problem-at-La-Colina-Park-259163901.html

"In an attempt to manage the ground squirrel population and reduce damage to the park, the City of San Jose has used a method that humanely reduces the number of squirrels without presenting hazards to people or other wildlife," Parks Manager Cindy Rebhan said in a statement. "Our goal is achieving an appropriate balance that ensures safe park conditions for our guests with a natural environment for wildlife."

The city called on ABOL Rodent Control to respond to the issue and wipe out the ground squirrels using a technique known as the "eliminator."

The technique knocks the rodents out with carbon dioxide before killing them and is approved by the International Society for Applied Ethology for killing lab rodents. (Correction: An earlier version of this article erroneously said PETA approved of the method. We regret the error.)

[TZ]

4. Possums aren't rodents

Marsupials like kangaroos. I doubt there are zoning laws for that...

[joeybee12]

2. 3 for 4 last night, and yet the Sux

still found a way to lose.

[Auggie]

3. You can trade Cespedes for the rally possum if you want

I was just kidding earlier

[joeybee12]

5. Thanks, but I'm ignoring baseball until 2020