JAL’s Secret Agent Man Morning Links

Secret Agent Man  Johnny Rivers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XG-VChTYfOk

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

The Pittsburgh Pirates Were Embarrassed on Monday Afternoon

https://rumbunter.com/2018/05/29/pittsburgh-pirates-embarrassed-monday-afternoon/

6 Viva El Birdos</b>

Bader, Pena lead offense to 6-1 victory over Brewers

https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2018/5/29/17407570/bader-pena-lead-offense-to-6-1-victory-over-brewers

7 Green Weenie

Stop Us If You've Heard This Before: Buc Bullpen Blows Up in 8-6 Loss

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2018/05/stop-us-if-youve-heard-this-before-buc.html

8 Bleed Cubbie Blue

MLB: Anthony Rizzo guilty of interference on slide

https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2018/5/29/17406366/mlb-anthony-rizzo-interference-slide

9 Pirates Breakdown

Time to unleash Tyler Glasnow

http://thesportsdaily.com/2018/05/29/pittsburgh-pirates-unleash-tyler-glasnow-pbd11/

10 Chicago Tribune

Joe Maddon sticks with belief Anthony Rizzo's controversial slide was legal

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-spt-cubs-joe-maddon-anthony-rizzo-slide-20180529-story.html

11 The Point of Pittsburgh</b>

The Austin Meadows Conundrum

http://www.thepointofpittsburgh.com/the-austin-meadows-conundrum/

12 SABR

Smoky Burgess

https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/24804821

13 USA Today

MLB trade targets: Top 20 players who could move by the deadline

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2018/05/29/mlb-trade-deadline-manny-machado-josh-donaldson-cole-hamels-rumors/650523002/

14 St. Louis Post Dispatch</b>

  Yelich steals, slugs Brewers to assertive, 8-3 victory against Cardinals

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinal-beat/yelich-steals-slugs-brewers-to-assertive---victory-against/article_2cb1255d-dc57-5a32-9023-1dca78ae4e63.html

15 SB Nation

Anthony Rizzo is running into catchers, Pablo Sandoval is playing second, and Shohei Ohtani isn’t pitching

https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2018/5/29/17380138/anthony-rizzo-pablo-sandoval-shohei-ohtani-gerrit-cole-brandon-crawford-poor-ken-hunt

16 CBS Sports

MLB reportedly admits Anthony Rizzo's controversial slide vs. the Pirates should have been called illegal

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-reportedly-admits-anthony-rizzos-controversial-slide-vs-the-pirates-should-have-been-called-illegal/

17 Fangraphs

Things You Learn When the Mets Bat Out of Turn

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/things-you-learn-when-the-mets-bat-out-of-turn/

18 Baseball Prospectus</b>

Short Relief: Arts and Crafts

https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/40258/short-relief-arts-crafts/

19 National Pastime Museum

BUCKY HARRIS PULLS THE OGDEN GAMBIT IN THE 1924 WORLD SERIES

https://www.thenationalpastimemuseum.com/article/bucky-harris-pulls-ogden-gambit-1924-world-series

20 Blog Predictions

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

Cubs 29-22  at Pirates 28-26  7:05 PM EDT

Gametime Forecast: 78°F • Mostly Cloudy • 9% PoP

Cubs

Kyle Hendricks (R)   4-3  3.16 ERA

Pirates

Joe Musgrove (R)   1-0  0.00 ERA

Cubs

1. Albert Almora Jr. (R) CF

2. Javier Baez (R) 2B

3. Kris Bryant (R) 3B

4. Anthony Rizzo (L) 1B

5. Willson Contreras (R) C

6. Kyle Schwarber (L) LF

7. Addison Russell (R) SS

8. Jason Heyward (L) RF

9. Kyle Hendricks (R) P

Pirates 

1. Josh Harrison (R) 2B

2. Austin Meadows (L) CF

3. Francisco Cervelli (R) C

4. Josh Bell (S) 1B

5. Corey Dickerson (L) LF

6. Colin Moran (L) 3B

7. Gregory Polanco (L) RF

8. Jordy Mercer (R) SS

9. Joe Musgrove (R) P