JAL’s Rainmaker Morning Links

Rainmaker Harry Nilsson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1nuq1sbhlk

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: Red Sox and Harrison a Match?

http://rumbunter.com/2017/07/11/pittsburgh-pirates-red-sox-and-harrison-a-match/

7 Viva El Birdos

It keeps getting worse for Aledmys Diaz

https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2017/7/11/15944732/cardinals-chase-contact-rate-quality-aledmys-diaz-statcast

8 Green Weenie

7/11 All Stars: Pirates Host ASG in '44 & '06, Friend Wins, Clemente's Big Day, Kiner Homers, Games

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2017/07/711-all-stars-pirates-host-asg-in-44-06.html

9 Red Reporter

Farmers Only - Taylor Trammell hits grand slam, Andrew McKirahan returns

https://www.redreporter.com/2017/7/11/15952762/farmers-only-taylor-trammell-grand-slam-cincinnati-reds

10 Bleed Cubbie Blue

The Cubs’ first-inning pitching woes: A look into the numbers

https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2017/7/11/15949002/cubs-first-inning-lester-lackey-arrieta-hendricks-butler-montgomery

11 Pirates Breakdown

Five Keys for the Pittsburgh Pirates to contend in the second half of the season

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2017/07/11/pittsburgh-pirates-keys-contention/

12 Dominion Post

Olivia’s unconventional path to Black Bears

http://www.dominionpost.com/Olivia’s-unconventional-path-to

13 Beaver County Times

Analysis: Pirates' expiring contracts most likely to go at MLB trade deadline

http://www.timesonline.com/sports/pirates/analysis-pirates-expiring-contracts-most-likely-to-go-at-mlb/article_af7b000e-6681-11e7-be88-ff8597198215.html

14 KDKA

Pirates Beat Reporter Stephen Nesbitt: Marte’s Return Will Be Awkward

http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2017/07/11/pirates-starling-marte-return/

15 Pirates Breakdown

Pittsburgh Pirates Wake Up Call: Bad time for a break?

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2017/07/10/pittsburgh-pirates-wake-call-bad-time-break/

16 St. Louis Post Dispatch

  Hochman: A look at the maddening — yet masterful — Matt Carpenter

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/benjamin-hochman/hochman-a-look-at-the-maddening-yet-masterful-matt-carpenter/article_ec26c051-2820-5ead-99ad-143e5ba440a8.html

17 SB Nation   

Rob Manfred won’t expand MLB while it needs new cities as stadium leverage

https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2017/7/11/15953060/expansion-mlb-new-stadiums-rob-manfred

18 CBS Sports

Bryce Harper has an idea to spice up the MLB All-Star Game and it's pretty great

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/bryce-harper-has-an-idea-to-spice-up-the-mlb-all-star-game-and-its-pretty-great/

19 Fangraphs

2017 Trade Value: #41 to #50

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/2017-trade-value-41-to-50/

20 NBC Sports

And That Happened . . . CLASSIC!

http://mlb.nbcsports.com/2017/07/11/and-that-happened-classic-6/

21 Baseball Prospectus

Deep, But Playable Almost Always Counts (Emotionally)

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=32256

22 Sports on Earth

ALL-STAR GAME COUNTS AS PURE FUN

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/241681078/all-star-game-baseball-greatest-exhibition

                                       

23 Foo All Star Break Survey

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/7RJNSMG

New q 3 

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/YT6KJ8F