Sunday, July 31, 2016

JAL’s Child of the Universe Morning Links






Child of the Universe BJH

GENERAL UPDATED BASEBALL SITES


1- MLB Transactions


2-MLB Trade Rumors-Pirates


3 PBC Asylum Recipe Collection


4 BFFL’s Pirates Stats Spreadsheet and Prediction Contest


BLOGS and such


5 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Keon Broxton to get consistent at-bats, chance to prove himself



6 Rumbunter


Steven Brault’s Second Start


7 Viva El Birdos

7.30.16 Recap: Cardinals Lose Opposite of Barn-Burner to Marlins 11-0


8 Green Weenie

Pirates Lackluster In 5-3 Loss


9 Red Reporter

Cincinnati Reds links - Walt Jocketty wants 'legitimate prospect' in Jay Bruce trade


10 Bleed Cubbie Blue

Mariners 4, Cubs 1: Aroldis Chapman's 1st Cubs Blown Save


11 Pirates Breakdown

COLUMN: Fan Reaction to Melancon Deal Is A Good Thing for Pittsburgh Pirates



12 Scout

EXCLUSIVE: Interview With Pittsburgh Pirates' Prospect Josh Bell</b>



13 Pittsburgh Sporting News

Base-running gaffes cost Pirates in 5-3 loss to Brewers


Why timing was right for Mark Melancon trade


14 National Pastime Museum

CELEBRATING TED WILLIAMS’S HISTORIC CALL FOR INCLUSION 50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK


15 St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Moving Garcia up backfires as Cards fall 11-0 to Marlins


16 USA Today

Brewers agree to trade Jonathan Lucroy to Indians, pending his approval


17 SB Nation   

Braves acquire Matt Kemp from Padres in bad contract swap



18 CBS Sports

Papelbon's reaction to Nationals' Melancon trade could make all the difference



19 Fangraphs

Nationals Acquire Elite Reliever for Relative Bargain


20 Sports on Earth

TRADE DREADLINE? DEALS THAT FLOPPED


21 Fox Sports

The Nationals land their new closer in a trade with the Pirates


22 Baseball Prospectus

12 Minutes Of The Slowest Baseball


23 Pittsburgh Post Gazette

On the Pirates: Team has already had most rookie debuts of any year in two decades


http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2016/07/31/On-the-Pirates-Team-has-already-had-most-rookie-debuts-of-any-year-in-two-decades/stories/201607310135

Brewers Line up

1. Jonathan Villar (S) SS
2. Jake Elmore (R) LF
3. Hernan Perez (R) 3B
4. Chris Carter (R) 1B
5. Scooter Gennett (L) 2B
6. Martin Maldonado (R) C
7. Kirk Nieuwenhuis (L) RF
8. Keon Broxton (R) CF
9. Matt Garza (R) P

Pirates Line up

1. John Jaso (L) 1B
2. Gregory Polanco (L) RF
3. Andrew McCutchen (R) CF
4. Starling Marte (R) LF
5. David Freese (R) 3B
6. Josh Harrison (R) 2B
7. Jordy Mercer (R) SS
8. Eric Fryer (R) C
9. Francisco Liriano (L) P