JAL’s Bridge of Sighs Morning Links

Bridge of Sighs Robin Trower

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1g9Hs3rnd6s

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

Joe Musgrove Dominates in Latest Rehab Start and Other Notes

https://rumbunter.com/2018/05/07/joe-musgrove-dominates-latest-rehab-start-notes/

6 Viva El Birdos</b>

Cards get swept by Twins in 7-1 blowout

https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2018/5/8/17333158/cards-get-swept-by-twins-in-7-1-blowout

7 Green Weenie

Bucs Dig Out of Early Hole to Run Away From Chisox 10-6

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2018/05/bucs-dig-out-of-early-hole-to-run-away.html

8 Bleed Cubbie Blue

Cubs roster move: Jason Heyward on 7-day concussion DL; David Bote back in Chicago

https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2018/5/8/17333146/jason-heyward-concussion-dl-david-bote-rob-zastryzny-cory-mazzoni-cubs

9 Pirates Breakdown

Reviewing the Pittsburgh Pirates success vs. the NL Central

http://thesportsdaily.com/2018/05/08/pittsburgh-pirates-success-nl-central-pbd11/

10 Chicago Tribune

Column: Can White Sox be lovable losers as they drop games at franchise-record pace?

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/whitesox/ct-spt-white-sox-lovable-losing-sullivan-20180508-story.html’

11 Point of Pittsburgh</b>

Ground Balls, Shifts Are Holding Josh Bell Back

http://www.thepointofpittsburgh.com/11219-2/

12 Slackie Brown

7 MOST NOTABLE FORMER MLB PLAYERS CURRENTLY PLAYING INDEPENDENT BASEBALL IN 2018

http://slackiebrown.com/10-most-notable-former-mlb-players-playing-independent-baseball-in-2018/

13 Sports Illustratedb>

James Paxton's No-Hitter Is a Clear Product of Baseball's All-or-Nothing Era

https://www.si.com/mlb/2018/05/09/james-paxton-no-hitter-strikeout-home-run-era-mlb

14 St. Louis Post Dispatch</b>

  Gordo: Cardinals keep pitching shuttle in high gear

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/jeff-gordon/gordo-cardinals-keep-pitching-shuttle-in-high-gear/article_d112c425-162d-5979-a88a-95a037b8cb5d.html

15 SB Nation

For maybe the first time ever, the Red Sox and Yankees are on equal footing

https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2018/5/8/17326520/red-sox-yankees-rivalry-al-east-arms-race

16 CBS Sports

MLB Tuesday scores, highlights, live team updates, news: AL East, NL West rivalries renew

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-tuesday-scores-highlights-live-team-updates-news-al-east-nl-west-rivalries-renew/

17 Fangraphs

The Player Who Hasn’t Struck Out

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-player-who-hasnt-struck-out/

18 Baseball Prospectus</b>

Short Relief: Murder, She Scored

https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/39803/short-relief-murder-scored/

19 National Pastime Museum

THE 1968 DODGERS AND THE GREATEST DRAFT CLASS IN THE HISTORY OF THE GAME

https://www.thenationalpastimemuseum.com/article/1968-dodgers-and-greatest-draft-class-history-game

20 Blog Predictions

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

Pirates 20-16  at White Sox 9-24  2:10 PM EDT

Gametime Forecast: 76°F • Partly Cloudy • 2% PoP

Pirates

Trevor Williams (R)       4-2  2.63 ERA  

White Sox

Reynaldo Lopez (R)      0-2  2.43 ERA 

Pirates

1. Adam Frazier (L) LF

2. Gregory Polanco (L) RF

3. Starling Marte (R) CF

4. Josh Bell (S) 1B

5. Corey Dickerson (L) DH

6. Elias Diaz (R) C

7. Colin Moran (L) 3B

8. Sean Rodriguez (R) 2B

9. Jordy Mercer (R) SS

White Sox

1. Leury Garcia (S) 2B

2. Yolmer Sanchez (S) 3B

3. Jose Abreu (R) DH

4. Nicky Delmonico (L) LF

5. Welington Castillo (R) C

6. Daniel Palka (L) RF

7. Matt Davidson (R) 1B

8. Tim Anderson (R) SS

9. Adam Engel (R) CF