JAL’s When It’s Springtime in Alaska Morning Links

When It’s Springtime in Alaska Johnny Horton 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOT5VlbUsYk

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

Pittsburgh Pirates report card for week of May 8-14

http://rumbunter.com/2017/05/17/pittsburgh-pirates-report-card-week-may-8-14/

7 Viva El Birdos

Cards can’t defeat Red Sox or ump in 5-4 extra-inning loss

http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2017/5/18/15656970/redsoxcangotohell

8 Green Weenie

Cole, J-Bell Tame Nats 6-1

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2017/05/cole-j-bell-tame-nats-6-1.html

9 Red Reporter

Walks will haunt. Errors will, too. Reds lose, 7-5.

http://www.redreporter.com/2017/5/17/15656356/walks-haunt-reds-lose-7-5

10 Bleed Cubbie Blue

Today In Cubs History: The Time The Cubs Scored 23 Runs At Wrigley

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2017/5/17/15634980/today-cubs-history-23-runs-wrigley

11 Pirates Breakdown

Takeaways & Throwaways- Cole stymies Nats bats

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2017/05/17/takeaways-throwaways-cole-stymies-nats-bats/

When is the right time to trade Tony Watson?

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2017/05/17/pittsburgh-pirates-tony-watson-trade/

12 The Korea Herald

Pirates' Kang Jung-ho loses appeal over DUI sentencing; big league career in jeopardy

http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20170518000746

13 Allied News

EXTRA INNINGS: Rookies make up 36 percent of Pirates roster

http://www.alliednews.com/sports/extra-innings-rookies-make-up-percent-of-pirates-roster/article_65c271d2-3af7-11e7-b019-037c0221bedc.html

14 Arizona Daily Star

Former Arizona Wildcat Mark Melancon finds home, stability in San Francisco

http://tucson.com/sports/arizonawildcats/baseball/former-arizona-wildcat-mark-melancon-finds-home-happiness-in-san/article_07c09657-d853-5ff6-955d-4d4482371382.html

15 Washington Post

Pirates’ Gerrit Cole holds down Nationals, 6-1

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nationals/pirates-gerrit-cole-holds-down-nationals-6-1/2017/05/17/8bfac9fa-3b31-11e7-a058-ddbb23c75d82_story.html?utm_term=.1e04c078e866

16 St. Louis Post Dispatch

Cards lose to Red Sox a little at a time

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cards-lose-to-red-sox-a-little-at-a-time/article_efd1a3e8-701b-5900-86fc-9b209a5b4ceb.html

17 SB Nation   

This Angels-White Sox game blessed us with some weird as heck singles

http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2017/5/17/15653750/angels-white-sox-todd-frazier-single-lol

18 CBS Sports

If the Pirates sell, here are five players who should draw interest from contenders

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/if-the-pirates-sell-here-are-five-players-who-should-draw-interest-from-contenders/

19 Fangraphs

Charlie Morton’s Electric Stuff Has Never Been More Electric

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/charlie-mortons-electric-stuff-has-never-been-more-electric/

20 Fox Sports

Red-hot Astros remain aggressive in their search for more pitching

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/houston-astros-trade-rumors-gerrit-cole-jose-quintana-tony-watson-dallas-keuchel-ken-rosenthal-051717

21 Baseball Prospectus

Gimme a Quarter's Worth: Vanishing Odds

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=31852

22 Sports on Earth

ASTROS' BLUEPRINT THE RIGHT STUFF

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/230783850/houston-astros-playing-with-confidence

Pirates

1. Adam Frazier (L) LF

2. Josh Harrison (R) 3B

3. Andrew McCutchen (R) CF

4. Josh Bell (S) 1B

5. John Jaso (L) RF

6. Jordy Mercer (R) SS

7. Alen Hanson (S) 2B

8. Chris Stewart (R) C

9. Tyler Glasnow (L) P

Nationals

1. Trea Turner (R) SS

2. Brian Goodwin (L) LF

3. Bryce Harper (L) RF

4. Anthony Rendon (R) 3B

5. Daniel Murphy (L) 2B

6. Matt Wieters (S) C

7. Adam Lind (L) 1B

8. Michael Taylor (R) CF

9. Tanner Roark (R) P