JAL’s Chelsea Bridge Morning Links

 

Chelsea Bridge Ella Fitzgerald

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcy2KxQF1dY

1 MLB Transactions

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/transactions

2-MLB Trade Rumors-Pirates

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/pittsburgh_pirates/

3 Baseball Reference

https://www.baseball-reference.com

4 Retrosheet

http://www.retrosheet.org

5 Rumbunter

Pittsburgh Pirates Lose Game 1 of Doubleheader Against the Detroit Tigers

https://rumbunter.com/2018/04/25/pittsburgh-pirates-lose-game-1-doubleheader-detroit-tigers/

6 Viva El Birdos</b>

Mike Maddux Wanted Elevation. Did He Get It?

https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2018/4/25/17268276/cardinals-mike-maddux-2018-fastball-elevation

7 Green Weenie

Chad, Joey O & Company Earn 8-3 Split In Nightcap

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2018/04/chad-joey-o-company-earn-8-3-split-in.html

8 Bleed Cubbie Blue

The Cubs have some cool promo items in the upcoming homestand

https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2018/4/25/17279742/cubs-promo-items-upcoming-homestand

9 Pirates Breakdown

A look at Jameson Taillon’s fastball usage this season

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2018/04/25/analyzing-jameson-taillons-fastball-usage-this-season/

10 York Dispatch

Lots of familiar faces, former major leaguers on York Revolution's opening-day roster

https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/sports/baseball/york-revolution/2018/04/25/lots-familiar-faces-former-major-leaguers-york-revolution-ready-open-up-defense-atlantic-league-cham/552225002/

11 Cody Enterprise</b>

Minor league baseball game fun to see

http://www.codyenterprise.com/news/sports/article_41a7ee90-48ba-11e8-a7ae-333b3aabc59e.html

12 Detroit Free Press

Matthew Boyd hit around, Detroit Tigers lose to Pittsburgh Pirates 8-3

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2018/04/26/detroit-tigers-pittsburgh-pirates-score/552573002/

13 NY Post

Race to be MLB’s first $400 million man is as close as ever

https://nypost.com/2018/04/25/race-to-be-mlbs-first-400-million-man-is-as-close-as-ever/

14 St. Louis Post Dispatch</b>

  Wacha strikes out eight, scores two runs, leads Cardinals to 9-1 drubbing of Mets

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinal-beat/wacha-strikes-out-eight-scores-two-runs-leads-cardinals-to/article_601e345c-77d9-5b24-afd4-4007fcda262a.html

15 SB Nation

The Angels could be something special this year

https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2018/4/25/17279068/the-angels-could-be-something-special-this-year-mike-trout-shohei-ohtani-exciting-yay

16 CBS Sports

MLB Wednesday scores, highlights, live team updates, news: Ronald Acuna debuts for Braves

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-wednesday-scores-highlights-live-team-updates-news-ronald-acuna-debuts-for-braves/

17 Fangraphs

A Manny Machado Trade Has Become Inevitable

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/a-manny-machado-trade-has-become-inevitable/

18 Baseball Prospectus</b>

Short Relief: Arguing on Behalf of the Darkest Timeline

https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/39500/short-relief-arguing-behalf-darkest-timeline/

19 National Pastime Museum

SATCHEL PAIGE VERSUS JOE DIMAGGIO IN THE EXHIBITION GAME OF 1936

https://www.thenationalpastimemuseum.com/article/satchel-paige-versus-joe-dimaggio-exhibition-game-1936

20 Blog Predictions

http://pbc-asylum.blogspot.com/2018/03/2018-pbc-asylum-blog-prediction-contest.html


Tigers (10-12) at Pirates (13-11) 12:35 PM EDT

Tigers

Michael Fulmer (R)  1-2  3.47 ERA               

Pirates

Ivan Nova (R)    2-1  4.20 ERA


Tigers

1. Leonys Martin (L) CF

2. Dixon Machado (R) 2B

3. Miguel Cabrera (R) 1B

4. Nicholas Castellanos (R) RF

5. Niko Goodrum (S) 3B

6. James McCann (R) C

7. Victor Reyes (S) LF

8. Jose Iglesias (R) SS

9. Michael Fulmer (R) P

Pirates

1. Adam Frazier (L) 2B

2. Gregory Polanco (L) RF

3. Starling Marte (R) CF

4. Josh Bell (S) 1B

5. Corey Dickerson (L) LF

6. Francisco Cervelli (R) C

7. Colin Moran (L) 3B

8. Sean Rodriguez (R) SS

9. Ivan Nova (R) P