JAL’s Desert Moon Morning Links

Desert Moon Dennis DeYoung

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9MnmIpJCNs

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

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

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wMRQrWaQaLQvSs502k6qTzds_6JOlKjzNeaUNLtNLyc/edit#gid=0

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

5 Retrosheet

http://www.retrosheet.org

6 Rumbunter

The Pittsburgh Pirates Bullpen Has Been Really Good

http://rumbunter.com/2017/04/22/pittsburgh-pirates-bullpen-really-good/

7 Viva El Birdos

Game 18 Recap: Cards Top Brewers 4-1

http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2017/4/22/15396350/lets-laugh-at-ryan-braun-together

8 Green Weenie

Pitchers, Fielders Take Their Lumps; Yankees Drop Pirates 11-5

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2017/04/pitchers-fielders-take-their-lumps.html

9 Red Reporter

Cubs bats find Reds’ gaps: Chicago wins 12-8

http://www.redreporter.com/2017/4/22/15395932/cubs-bats-find-reds-gaps-chicago-wins-12-8

10 Bleed Cubbie Blue

Cubs 12, Reds 8: If It’s Cincinnati, The Cubs Are Hitting Home Runs

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2017/4/22/15395168/cubs-reds-recap-willson-contreras-jason-heyward-mlb-scores

11 Pirates Breakdown

Takeaways and Throwaways – Sloppy Pirates lose 11-5 to Yanks

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2017/04/22/pittsburgh-pirates-yankee-beatdown/

12 ESPN

Francisco Cervelli among MLB players troubled by crisis in Venezuela

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/19218021/pittsburgh-pirates-catcher-francisco-cervelli-troubled-crisis-native-venezuela

13 Yanks Go Yard

Yankees Former Reliever Mike Stanton Sounds Off On Steroids

https://yanksgoyard.com/2017/04/22/yankees-mike-stanton-sounds-off/

14 Yahoo Sports

Week That Was: Total Bummer

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/week-total-bummer-160900426--spt.html

15 New York Times

Yankees Get First Taste of Chris Carter’s Tantalizing Power

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/22/sports/baseball/new-york-yankees-pittsburgh-pirates-score.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fsports&action=click&contentCollection=sports&region=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=2&pgtype=sectionfront

16 St. Louis Post Dispatch

Cardinals notes: Adams having hard time cracking Cards lineup

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinals-notes-adams-having-hard-time-cracking-cards-lineup/article_a74103c6-8486-5a3f-9317-e7ba8c8b8b90.html

17 SB Nation   

Bryce Harper is dominating again

http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2017/4/22/15392170/bryce-harper-dominating-home-runs-nationals

18 CBS Sports

MLB Saturday scores, highlights, updates, news: Mets edged again, Cubs mash on

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-saturday-scores-highlights-updates-news-mets-edged-again-cubs-keep-mashing/

19 Fangraphs

Can Simple Be Sophisticated for Strasburg?

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/can-simple-be-sophisticated-for-strasburg/

20 Fox Sports

Rosenthal’s full count: Manager upheaval ahead; will Yankees leverage farm gems?

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/gallery/ken-rosenthal-full-count-dusty-baker-terry-collins-joe-girardi-yankees-andrew-mccutchen-042217

21 Baseball Prospectus

A Murder of Orioles, Unsolicited Career Advice, and the Best Deja Vu

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=31656

22 Sports on Earth

GIANTS NEED BATS TO COME UP BIG

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/225999794/giants-madison-bumgarner-injury

23 New Survey From Foo

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KDT9ZCV

Yankees

1. Brett Gardner (L) LF

2. Chase Headley (S) 3B

3. Starlin Castro (R) 2B

4. Jacoby Ellsbury (L) CF

5. Aaron Judge (R) RF

6. Greg Bird (L) 1B

7. Ronald Torreyes (R) SS

8. Kyle Higashioka (R) C

9. Jordan Montgomery (L) P

Pirates

1. Jordy Mercer (R) SS

2. Josh Harrison (R) 3B

3. Andrew McCutchen (R) CF

4. Gregory Polanco (L) LF

5. David Freese (R) 1B

6. Jose Osuna (R) RF

7. Phil Gosselin (R) 2B

8. Chris Stewart (R) C

9. Ivan Nova (R) P