JAL’s My Dog and Me Morning Links

My Dog and Me John Hiatt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrigtEd8jAs

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

Starling Marte’s Offense is Starting to Come Back to Life

https://rumbunter.com/2017/08/20/starling-martes-offense-starting-come-back-life/

7 Viva El Birdos

Cardinals lose the Little League Classic

https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2017/8/20/16176112/cardinals-lose-the-little-league-classic-mike-leake-makes-children-weep

8 Green Weenie

Bucs, J-Bell Sprint From the Gate To Split Series With 6-3 LL Classic Win

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2017/08/bucs-j-bell-sprint-from-gate-to-split.html

9 Red Reporter

Reds have day off tomorrow, took day off on Sunday in 8-1 loss in Atlanta

https://www.redreporter.com/2017/8/20/16176212/reds-braves-score

10 Bleed Cubbie Blue

Cubs 6, Blue Jays 5: All is forgiven

https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2017/8/20/16176852/cubs-blue-jays-recap-javier-baez-alex-avila-mlb-scores

11 Pirates Breakdown

Will Francisco Cervelli live up to the value of his contract for the Pittsburgh Pirates?

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2017/08/20/pittsburgh-pirates-francisco-cervelli-contract/

12 Fox Sports

Dodgers-Pirates Preview

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/dodgers-pirates-preview-082017

13 Penn Live

Little League World Series graduates Lynn, Grichuk, Moroff get their team jerseys

http://www.pennlive.com/little-league-world-series/2017/08/little_league_world_series_gra.html

14 Tip of the Tower

Toronto Blue Jays: Russell Martin suffers setback in recovery

https://tipofthetower.com/2017/08/20/toronto-blue-jays-russell-martin-injury-update/

15 Beyond the Boxscore

Charlie Morton’s secret to pitching: throw harder

https://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2017/8/20/16167124/charlie-morton-astros-pitching-breakout-fastball-velocity-curveball

16 St. Louis Post Dispatch

  Nice day, bad outcome

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/nice-day-bad-outcome/article_1d5f71ad-4f25-5357-810b-45ca45e4efbb.html

17 SB Nation   

Umpires are apparently protesting 'escalating verbal attacks' with white wristbands

https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2017/8/20/16175430/umpires-protesting-escalating-verbal-attacks-with-white-wristbands-bartolo-colon

18 CBS Sports

MLB Sunday scores, highlights, updates, news: Cubs stun Jays with wild comeback

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-sunday-scores-highlights-updates-news-cubs-stun-jays-with-wild-comeback/

19 Fangraphs

Sunday Notes: Kansas City’s Whit Merrifield is Playing to Win

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/sunday-notes-kansas-citys-whit-merrifield-is-playing-to-win/

20 Baseball Prospectus

Underappreciated Player Week: Guillen, Kahnle, and Langston

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=32559

21 Sports on Earth

TOTAL ECLIPSE AT THE PARK

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/249193112/total-solar-eclipse-sports-viewing