JAL’s It Might as Well Be Spring Morning Links

It Might as Well Be Spring Jeanne Crain

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

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

Gregory Polanco Is Starting To Heat Up

http://rumbunter.com/2017/05/13/gregory-polanco-starting-heat/

7 Viva El Birdos

5.13.17 Cubs @ Cardinals Recap: Redbirds Win 5-3

http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2017/5/13/15636264/5-13-17-cubs-cardinals-Jon-Lester-Still-Cant-Field-His-Position

8 Green Weenie

5/13 From the 50s Forward: Necciai's 27 K Game, Groat 6-for-6, Bonds Early & Late, Reuss Fans 12 & More

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2017/05/513-from-50s-forward-necciais-27-k-game.html

9 Red Reporter

Bonilla shines, offense doesn’t, Reds lose 3-1

http://www.redreporter.com/2017/5/13/15636216/bonilla-shines-offense-doesnt-reds-lose-3-1

10 Bleed Cubbie Blue

Cardinals 5, Cubs 3: It Happ-ened, But The Cubs Lost

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2017/5/13/15636426/cubs-cardinals-recap-ian-happ-jon-lester-mlb-scores

11 Pirates Breakdown

Takeaways and Throwaways – Pirates get a Few Breaks and a Win

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2017/05/13/takeaways-and-throwaways-pirates-get-a-few-breaks-and-a-win/

What a potential Gerrit Cole trade could look like for the Pittsburgh Pirates

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2017/05/13/pittsburgh-pirates-gerrit-cole-possible-trade/

12 The Salt Lake Tribune

Bees: Tony Sanchez embracing a fresh start with Angels’ system

http://www.sltrib.com/sports/5288012-155/bees-tony-sanchez-embracing-a-fresh

13 AZ Snake Pit

Arizona Diamondbacks 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 4: Beercap with the GF

http://www.azsnakepit.com/2017/5/13/15636700/arizona-diamondbacks-pittsburgh-pirates-recap-beercap

14 Tribune-Democrat

Sam Ross Jr. | A pop quiz on pop-ups, OPS and the like

http://www.tribdem.com/sports/sam-ross-jr-a-pop-quiz-on-pop-ups-ops/article_b7acc134-3834-11e7-8f06-93f6b72a42ee.html

15 Bluefield Daily Telegraph

The night Necciai turned out the lights against Welch in a 27-strikeout game

http://www.bdtonline.com/opinion/columns/the-night-necciai-turned-out-the-lights-against-welch-in/article_cbe7b31a-04be-58a1-955e-246e14bf0a10.html

16 St. Louis Post Dispatch

Goold: Cardinals hope 2016 home struggles were an anomaly

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/goold-cardinals-hope-home-struggles-were-an-anomaly/article_42d07c7f-4775-599e-ad37-82a833027d01.html

17 SB Nation   

People are talking about Tim Tebow again

http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2017/5/13/15634182/people-are-talking-about-tim-tebow-again

18 CBS Sports

MLB Saturday scores, highlights, updates, news: Mookie Betts playing like an MVP

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-saturday-scores-highlights-updates-news-mookie-betts-playing-like-an-mvp/

19 Fangraphs

What Is Up With the Cubs Rotation?

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/what-is-up-with-the-cubs-rotation/

20 Fox Sports

Chris Iannetta suffered multiple teeth and nose fractures from 93-mph fastball

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/arizona-diamondbacks-chris-iannetta-injury-update-hit-by-pitch-fastball-face-051317

21 Baseball Prospectus

How to Grip a Pitch, Ruin a Career, or Compare Someone to Tony Gwynn

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=31816

22 Sports on Earth

IF THE YANKS RETIRED EVERY NUMBER

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/230082430/yankees-retiring-numbers

Pirates

1. Adam Frazier (L) LF

2. Josh Harrison (R) 3B

3. Andrew McCutchen (R) CF

4. Gregory Polanco (L) RF

5. Josh Bell (S) 1B

6. Francisco Cervelli (R) C

7. Jordy Mercer (R) SS

8. Gift Ngoepe (R) 2B

9. Ivan Nova (R) P

Diamondbacks

1. A.J. Pollock (R) CF

2. David Peralta (L) RF

3. Paul Goldschmidt (R) 1B

4. Jake Lamb (L) 3B

5. Chris Owings (R) 2B

6. Chris Herrmann (L) C

7. Nick Ahmed (R) SS

8. Gregor Blanco (L) LF

9. Robbie Ray (L) P