JAL’s Who Can It Be Now Morning Links

Who Can It Be Now Men at Work

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SECVGN4Bsgg

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

Three major offseason questions for the Pittsburgh Pirates

https://rumbunter.com/2017/10/09/three-major-offseason-questions-pittsburgh-pirates/

7 Viva El Birdos</b>

Cardinals 2017 Arizona Fall League Preview

https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2017/10/9/16444450/cardinals-2017-arizona-fall-league-preview

8 Green Weenie

10/9 Post-Season: Bucs Top Yanks, Fall to Tigers & O's in WS; Split Six Playoff Games

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2017/10/109-post-season-bucs-top-yanks-fall-to.html

9 Bleed Cubbie Blue

Cubs Rapid Recap: Cubs come back late, beat Nationals 2-1

https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2017/10/9/16450322/cubs-rapid-recap-cubs-come-back-late-beat-nationals-zobrist-almora-davis-scherzer

10 Pirates Breakdown

Pittsburgh Pirates potential Free Agent Profile – Kevin Siegrist

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2017/10/09/pittsburgh-pirates-kevin-siegrist/

11 NY Times

Yankees Pounce on Indians’ Errors and Send Series to Game 5

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/09/sports/baseball/mlb-playoffs-yankees-indians-alds.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fsports&action=click&contentCollection=sports&region=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=sectionfront

12 Boston Globe

It took a while, but Hanley Ramirez is engaged. Red Sox hope it’s not too late

https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/redsox/2017/10/08/onball/sGFIHWvXgIeIxGfPoyOuCK/story.html

13 LA Times

Column The Dodgers are dominant in sweep of Diamondbacks

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-dodgers-plaschke-20171009-story.html

14 Houston Chronicle

Astros clinch first ALCS berth with comeback win over Red Sox

http://www.chron.com/sports/astros/article/Gameday-Live-Astros-at-Red-Sox-Game-4-12264009.php

15 St. Louis Post Dispatch</b>

  Cardinals chat with Rick Hummel

http://sports.live.stltoday.com/Event/Cardinals_chat_with_Rick_Hummel_11?Page=0

  16 SB Nation

MLB playoffs 2017: Bracket, schedule, scores, and more from the postseason

https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2017/10/3/16390256/2017-mlb-playoffs-bracket-schedule-scores-results-postseason

The 2017 Astros are a beautiful fit for the city of Houston

https://www.sbnation.com/2017/10/9/16369852/2017-houston-astros-mlb-playoffs-hurricane-harvey

17 CBS Sports

It's time for MLB playoff teams to consider full-on bullpening and here's why

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/its-time-for-mlb-playoff-teams-to-consider-full-on-bullpening-and-heres-why/

18 Fangraphs

In October, Trust Your Depth Guys Too

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/instagraphs/in-october-trust-your-depth-guys-too/

19 Baseball Prospectus</b>

Of Home Runs Hit and Robbed

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=32954

20 Sports on Earth

OCTOBER DRAMA ON THE RISE

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/257984792/mlb-postseason-division-series-drama

NL Divisional Game Nationals at Cubs Game 4

Time: 5:30

TV: TBS

Tanner Roark (R)   13-11  4.67 ERA   Jake Arrieta 14-10  3.53 ERA


Nationals

1. Trea Turner (R) SS

2. Jayson Werth (R) LF

3. Bryce Harper (L) RF

4. Ryan Zimmerman (R) 1B

5. Daniel Murphy (L) 2B

6. Anthony Rendon (R) 3B

7. Matt Wieters (S) C

8. Michael A. Taylor (R) CF

9. Tanner Roark (R) P

Cubs

1. Jon Jay (L) CF

2. Kris Bryant (R) 3B

3. Anthony Rizzo (L) 1B

4. Willson Contreras (R) C

5. Ben Zobrist (S) RF

6. Kyle Schwarber (L) LF

7. Addison Russell (R) SS

8. Javier Baez (R) 2B

9. Jake Arrieta (R) P