JAL’s Jive Talkin’ Morning Links

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRdw2romPII

Jive Talkin’ Bee Gees Number 1 on August 11   1975

GENERAL UPDATED BASEBALL SITES

1- MLB Transactions

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/transactions

2-MLB Trade Rumors-Pirates

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/pittsburgh_pirates/

3 PBC Asylum Recipe Collection

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B8jN0zO-DxI0eVkyazRFY2IzLU0&usp=sharing

4 BFFL’s Pirates Stats Spreadsheet and Prediction Contest

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19zg6X5VUHUBW_0QTsTMLdNcgTYSq-hZIKvzLFmhwPjU/edit#gid=775822168

BLOGS and such

5 San Diego Union Tribune

Jackson, Jankowski shine for Padres, who bench Solarte

http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/aug/10/padres-jackson-shines-shutout-solarte-benched/

6 Rumbunter

Ryan Vogelsong: Cinderella Man

http://rumbunter.com/2016/08/11/ryan-vogelsong-cinderella-man/

7 Viva El Birdos

Jaime Garcia pitches a gem and Matt Carpenter is back! Cards win 3-2.

http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2016/8/10/12432718/jaime-garcia-pitches-a-gem-and-matt-carpenter-is-back-cards-win-3-1

8 Green Weenie

No D + No O = 4-0 Loss to Friars

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2016/08/no-d-no-o-4-0-loss-to-friars.html

9 Red Reporter

Reds try for late rally, fall short against Cardinals, lose 3-2 in series finale

http://www.redreporter.com/2016/8/9/12418948/billy-hamilton-cincinnati-reds-steals-st-louis-cardinals

10 Bleed Cubbie Blue

First Pitch Thread: Cubs vs. Angels, Tuesday 8/9, 7:05 CT

http://www.redreporter.com/2016/8/10/12433056/reds-cardinals-anthony-desclafani-joey-votto

11 Pirates Breakdown

Pittsburgh Pirates Takeaways & Throwaways – Blanked by the Friars

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2016/08/10/pittsburgh-pirates-takeaways-throwaways-blanked-by-the-friars/

12 Dominion Post

King’s climb to Bears a crowning achievement</b>

http://www.thedpost.com/King’s-climb-to-Bears-a-crowning

13 Beaver County Times

Ryan Vogelsong delivers another quality start but takes loss, as Padres blank Pirates

http://www.timesonline.com/sports/pirates/ryan-vogelsong-delivers-another-quality-start-but-takes-loss-as/article_74b13054-5f6d-11e6-8705-9317fbc9995b.html

14 Today’s Knuckleball

Tony Watson accepts handoff of Pirates’ closer’s ‘torch’

http://www.todaysknuckleball.com/nl/pittsburgh-pirates/tony-watson-accepts-handoff-pirates-closers-torch/

15 St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Hochman: New pitchers join a confusing team

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/benjamin-hochman/hochman-new-pitchers-join-a-confusing-team/article_706e7584-b6ce-5d14-9912-c7f33ba830e2.html

16 USA Today

Yankees' Joe Girardi on Alex Rodriguez: 'My job description does not entail farewell tours'

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2016/08/10/yankees-joe-girardi-alex-rodriguez-my-job-description-does-not-entail-farewell-tours/88542628/

17 SB Nation   

An ode to Prince Fielder and his beautiful, violent swing

http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2016/8/10/12422934/prince-fielder-retirement

18 CBS Sports

How the Dodgers are overcoming the loss of Kershaw and more to remain contenders

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/how-the-dodgers-are-overcoming-the-loss-of-kershaw-and-more-to-remain-contenders/

19 Fangraphs

Players’ View: Do Pitchers Pitch to the Score?

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/players-view-do-pitchers-pitch-to-the-score/

20 Sports on Earth

MLB'S TOP 10 BURNING QUESTIONS

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/194749116/top-10-pressing-questions-ortiz-altuve-cubs

21 Fox Sports

The 10 funniest moments of Prince Fielder's career

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/the-10-funniest-moments-of-prince-fielders-career-081016

22 Baseball Prospectus

The Saddest Age-27 Seasons of 2016

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=30095


Padres Line Up

1. Travis Jankowski (L) CF

2. Wil Myers (R) 1B

3. Yangervis Solarte (S) 3B

4. Alex Dickerson (L) LF

5. Ryan Schimpf (L) 2B

6. Jabari Blash (R) RF

7. Nick Noonan (L) SS

8. Derek Norris (R) C

9. Christian Friedrich (R) P

Pirates Line Up

1. Josh Harrison (R) 2B

2. Starling Marte (R) LF

3. Andrew McCutchen (R) CF

4. David Freese (R) 3B

5. Gregory Polanco (L) RF

6. Jordy Mercer (R) SS

7. Sean Rodriguez (R) 1B

8. Eric Fryer (R) C

9. Jameson Taillon (R) P