JAL’s Walk on By Morning Links

Walk on By Dionne Warwick

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijhL9Y7skQs

1- 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 Pirates Spring Training Schedule

http://www.springtrainingconnection.com/schedule/pirates.html

6 Rumbunter

Pittsburgh Pirates: Who is Prospect Michael Suchy?

http://rumbunter.com/2017/03/18/pittsburgh-pirates-who-is-michael-suchy/

7 Viva El Birdos

Matt Adams still unlikely to be traded

http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2017/3/18/14966038/cardinals-trade-unlikely-matt-adams-ian-desmond

8 Green Weenie

3/18: New CBA; HBD Nixey, Marcus, Elbie, Dick, Brian, & Raul

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2017/03/318-new-cba-hbd-nixey-marcus-elbie-dick.html

9 Red Reporter

Bronson Arroyo leaves game after being struck in face with throw

http://www.redreporter.com/2017/3/18/14968838/bronson-arroyo-hit-in-face-devin-mesoraco-cincinnati-reds

10 Bleed Cubbie Blue

Cubs Defeat Japan Behind John Lackey, Lose To Brewers Despite 4 HR

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2017/3/18/14969968/cubs-japan-brewers-recap-john-lackey-anthony-rizzo-mlb-scores

11 Pirates Breakdown

Questions that Need Answered

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2017/03/17/pittsburgh-pirates-wakeup-call-questions-need-answered/

12 Observer-Reporter

Pirates’ Hutchison set back in loss to Orioles

http://www.observer-reporter.com/20170317/piratesx2019_hutchison_set_back_in_loss_to_orioles

13 KDKA

Pirates Prospect Gift Ngoepe Making Strides

http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2017/03/17/pirates-prospect-gift-ngoepe-making-strides/

14 Around the Foghorn

Michael Morse: On the Road to Making Comeback with San Francisco Giants

http://aroundthefoghorn.com/2017/03/17/san-francisco-giants-michael-morse-road-making-comeback/

15 Bradenton Herald

Pirates’ Max Moroff grew up a Yankees fan

http://www.bradenton.com/sports/article139244728.html

16 St. Louis Post Dispatch

BenFred: Cardinals want to make baserunning cool again

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/benfred-cardinals-want-to-make-baserunning-cool-again/article_91d0abd6-8af5-5ce0-aece-29459cfec78a.html

17 SB Nation   

Grading each round of the Mariners vs. Athletics Twitter beef

http://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2017/3/16/14944432/mariners-vs-athletics-twitter-beef-smash-mouth-mlb

18 CBS Sports

2017 World Baseball Classic USA vs. Dominican Republic final score: U.S. beats Dominicans to advance to semifinal

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/2017-world-baseball-classic-usa-vs-dominican-republic-final-score-u-s-beats-dominicans-to-advance-to-semifinal/

19 Fangraphs

Let’s Build a Searchable Baseball-Text Archive

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/lets-build-a-searchable-baseball-text-archive/

20 Fox Sports

Yadier Molina the driving force as Puerto Rico gains WBC final four

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/yadier-molina-the-driving-force-as-puerto-rico-gains-wbc-final-four-031817

21 Baseball Prospectus

Looking Back on Tomorrow: Toronto Blue Jays

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=31383

22 Sports on Earth

BIGGEST SURPRISE PLAYERS OF WBC '17

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/219905762/biggest-surprise-players-of-2017-wbc


Blue Jays

1. Ezequiel Carrera (L) RF

2. Gregorio Petit (R) SS

3. Steve Pearce (R) 1B

4. Justin Smoak (S) DH

5. Darrell Ceciliani (L) CF

6. Mike Ohlman (R) C

7. Jake Elmore (R) 2B

8. Jose Tabata (R) LF

9. Jon Berti (R) 3B

Red Sox

Drew Pomeranz (L)

Pirates

1. Alen Hanson, LF
2. Jordy Mercer, SS
3. Francisco Cervelli, C
4. David Freese, 1B
5. Eric Wood, 3B
6. Joey Terdoslavich, RF
7. Gift Ngoepe, 2B
8. Danny Ortiz, CF
9. Cole, P

Also scheduled to pitch  Jared Hughes, Antonio Bastardo, Tony Watson and Daniel Hudson