JAL’s The Secret Language of Birds Morning Links

The Secret Language of Birds Ian Anderson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8AD_QNIX8U

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

Jordan Luplow Picking Up Where He Left Off In Triple-A

https://rumbunter.com/2017/08/08/jordan-luplow-picking-up-where-he-left-off-in-triple-a/

7 Viva El Birdos

Cardinals Pour it on Royals, Tie Franchise Record

https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2017/8/9/16117120/cardinals-royals-august-ninth-franchise-record

8 Green Weenie

Bucs Jump Ahead Early, Chad & the Pen Nail It Down 6-3

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2017/08/bucs-jump-ahead-early-chad-pen-nail-it.html

9 Red Reporter

Tucker Barnhart’s 3-run homer not enough as Reds fall to Padres, 7-3

https://www.redreporter.com/2017/8/8/16116464/cincinnati-reds-san-diego-padres-score-tucker-barnhart

10 Bleed Cubbie Blue

MLB announces 2017 postseason schedule

https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2017/8/8/16114304/mlb-2017-postseason-schedule-world-series

11 Pirates Breakdown

George Kontos could be a nice weapon in Pirates bullpen

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2017/08/08/pittsburgh-pirates-george-kontos/

12 WDTV

Black Bears down Brooklyn 7-3, 5 named New York-Penn League All-Stars

http://www.wdtv.com/content/sports/Black-Bears-down-Brooklyn-7-3-5-named-New-York-Penn-League-All-Stars-439340853.html

13 Detroit Free Press

Tigers find some offense, but lose fourth straight, 6-3 in Pittsburgh

http://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2017/08/08/detroit-tigers-pittsburgh-pirates/551055001/

14 MLB

Williams' success strengthens Bucs' rotation

http://m.pirates.mlb.com/news/article/247182694/trevor-williams-bolsters-pirates-rotation/

15 Washington Post

Mark it down: MLB’s pennant races are already over.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fancy-stats/wp/2017/08/08/mark-it-down-mlbs-pennant-races-are-already-over/?utm_term=.e640be868f9f

16 St. Louis Post Dispatch

  Ortiz: Matheny focuses on team, not his critics

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/jose-de-jesus-ortiz/ortiz-matheny-focuses-on-team-not-his-critics/article_6d7ad434-5954-540b-bf6d-d8c0d3f530f4.html

17 SB Nation   

Here's the MLB hit leader born in each of the 50 states

https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2017/8/8/16113364/mlb-hit-leaders-map-50-states

18 CBS Sports

The player on each MLB team who surprised us the most this season

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/photos/the-player-on-each-mlb-team-who-surprised-us-the-most-this-season/

19 Fangraphs

The Rise of the Light Hitting Shortstop

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-rise-of-the-light-hitting-shortstop/

20 Baseball Prospectus

Transaction Analysis: Two Years in Four Acts

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=32467

21 Sports on Earth

DODGERS ARE HEADING TOWARD HISTORY

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/247140724/los-angeles-dodgers-team-great-119-wins