Saturday, March 11, 2017

JAL’s Ballad of Barry Allen Morning Links

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Ballad of Barry Allen Big Jims Ego


1- MLB Transactions


2-MLB Trade Rumors-Pirates


3 PBC Asylum Recipe Collection


4 BFFL’s Pirates Stats Spreadsheet and Prediction Contest

First link is to new 2017 sheets but no data yet while second link is to 2016 data



5 Pirates Spring Training Schedule



6 Rumbunter


Pittsburgh Pirates: Where is the Catching Depth?





7 Viva El Birdos

Michael Wacha embarking on an important 2017 season


8 Green Weenie

3/11: Freeser & Kevin Deals, WBC Returnees, HBD Dock & Salomon


9 Red Reporter

Cincinnati Reds prospect Phillip Ervin is ready to break out in 2017


10 Bleed Cubbie Blue

Mariners 11, Cubs 10: Getting Ready


11 Pirates Breakdown

Jose Osuna is Making Things Difficult for the Pittsburgh Pirates


Pittsburgh Pirates 2017 Preview: Is Daniel Hudson the Answer in the Bullpen?



12 KDKA

Dunlap: 5 Things Noticed At Spring Training


13 Sports Illustrated

The Curious Case of Cutch: Andrew McCutchen on his lost 2016, and why 2017 will be better


14 Sarasota Herald Tribune

SPRING TRAINING: Playing the field


15 Fan Rag Sports

Rumors & Rumblings: Morneau’s playing days could be numbered


16 St. Louis Post Dispatch

Hummel: Cardinals legend Gibson talks about changes in the game



17 SB Nation   

World Baseball Classic 2017 scores: Adam Jones walk-off single gives Team USA opening win over Colombia




18 CBS Sports

David Price gets good news from Red Sox medical staff on balky elbow


19 Fangraphs

Making Gerrit Cole Great Again


20 Fox Sports

MLB clubs perpetuate idea that U.S. players don’t care about World Baseball Classic


http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/mlb-clubs-perpetuate-idea-that-u-s-players-dont-care-about-world-baseball-classic-031117

Pirates

1. Adam Frazier (L) 2B
2. Alen Hanson (S) SS
3. Phil Gosselin (R) 1B
4. Josh Bell (S) DH
5. Elias Diaz (R) C
6. Austin Meadows (L) CF
7. Danny Ortiz (L) LF
8. Eury Perez (R) RF
9. Gift Ngoepe (R) 3B

Orioles

1. Chris Dickerson (L) RF
2. Joey Rickard (R) LF
3. Hyun Soo Kim (L) DH
4. Mark Trumbo (R) 1B
5. Chris Johnson (R) 3B
6. Logan Schafer (L) CF
7. Robert Andino (R) 2B
8. Caleb Joseph (R) C
9. Paul Janish (R) SS


Pirates
Clay Holmes (R)  

Orioles

Additional Pirates pitchers Antonio Bastardo, Nick Kingham, Jared Hughes, Josh Lindblom