JAL’s Animal Language Morning Links

Animal Language Lou Reed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yK7ZXr6U7e0

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 Prospects: Kingham, Escobar, Hightower

https://rumbunter.com/2017/08/11/pittsburgh-pirates-prospects-kingham-escobar-hightower/

7 Viva El Birdos

Tommy Pham has a changeup problem

https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2017/8/11/16127038/tommy-pham-changeup-offspeed-problem-cardinals-mvp

8 Green Weenie

One Inning Is Enough As Bucs Take the Opener From Toronto 4-2; Cutch Leaves w/Sore Knee

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2017/08/one-inning-is-enough-as-bucs-take.html

9 Red Reporter

Reds offense backs decent Bailey outing, Reds bullpen tries to yack it up but still win, 11-10

https://www.redreporter.com/2017/8/12/16137076/reds-offense-backs-decent-bailey-outing-reds-bullpen-tries-to-yack-it-up-but-still-win-11-10

10 Bleed Cubbie Blue

Cubs roster move: Willson Contreras will miss 4-6 weeks, Victor Caratini recalled

https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2017/8/11/16131658/cubs-roster-move-willson-contreras-victor-caratini

11 Pirates Breakdown

How much has Jordy Mercer’s value increased?

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2017/08/10/pittsburgh-pirates-mercer-value-increase/

12 FanRag

Trevor Williams performance matching great backstory

https://www.fanragsports.com/mlb/pirates/trevor-williams-performance-matching-great-backstory/

13 Toronto Sun

Series of blunders leads to Blue Jays loss to Pirates

http://www.torontosun.com/2017/08/11/series-of-blunders-leads-to-blue-jays-loss-to-pirates

14 Dominion News

Meadows says hammie healing with Black Bears

http://www.dominionpost.com/Meadows-says-hammie-healing-with

15 Sporting News

Student's Goodwill trip ends with rare Pie Traynor bat that may be worth thousands

http://www.sportingnews.com/ca/mlb/news/pie-traynor-bat-found-goodwill-heidelberg-pennsylvania-grant-hartley-mears-auctions/1ioyg65ddemyd1kzcdridsbxdn

16 St. Louis Post Dispatch

  Hochman: Wong plays huge role in Cards' winning streak

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/benjamin-hochman/hochman-wong-has-had-huge-role-in-winning-streak/article_a74278ee-8f53-5326-a1be-4a4c9181f58b.html

17 SB Nation   

The teams that wish they could have done things differently at the MLB trade deadline

https://www.sbnation.com/2017/8/11/16131390/mlb-trade-deadline-regrets-no-ragrets-royals-cardinals-mariners-astros

18 CBS Sports

MLB Friday scores, highlights, updates, news: Marlins' Stanton hits 40th home run

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-friday-scores-highlights-updates-news-marlins-stanton-hits-40th-home-run/

19 Fangraphs

Young Players Are Leading the Rise in Three True Outcomes

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/young-players-are-leading-the-rise-in-three-true-outcomes/

20 Baseball Prospectus

18 Minutes at Dodger Stadium

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=32505

21 Sports on Earth

32 BIG MLB COMPETITIONS, RANKED

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/247770526/mvp-cy-young-playoff-odds

Pirates  Trevor Williams  5-4  4.17 ERA

Blue Jays Chris Rowley  1st MLB Start

Pirates

1. Starling Marte (R) CF

2. Adam Frazier (L) 2B

3. Josh Harrison (R) 3B

4. Josh Bell (S) 1B

5. David Freese (R) DH

6. Gregory Polanco (L) RF

7. Jordy Mercer (R) SS

8. John Jaso (L) LF

9. Francisco Cervelli (R) C

Blue Jays

1. Jose Bautista (R) RF

2. Josh Donaldson (R) DH

3. Justin Smoak (S) 1B

4. Steve Pearce (R) LF

5. Raffy Lopez (L) C

6. Kevin Pillar (R) CF

7. Ryan Goins (L) SS

8. Darwin Barney (R) 3B

9. Rob Refsnyder (R) 2B