JAL’s A Foggy Day in London Town Morning Links and Cubs vs Mets NLCS Game 2 Mets up 1-0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ek1KFID0gSc

A Foggy Day in London Town  Fred Astaire

 

GENERAL UPDATED BASEBALL SITES

1- MLB Transactions

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

2-MLB Trade Rumors-Pirates

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

3 BFFL’s 2015 Pirates Stats Spreadsheet

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yqsKbP9Dr1sn4WnwuNO1iJ3SJ3OiBvhZp9XvyU2QpC0/edit#gid=0

4 PBC Asylum Recipe Collection

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B8jN0zO-DxI0eVkyazRFY2IzLU0&usp=sharing

5 MLB

Pirates Broadcast Schedule

http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/schedule/broadcast/index.jsp?c_id=pit

BLOGS and such

6 Blog Red Machine

Cincinnati Reds: 4 Players Who Exceeded Expectations in 2015

http://blogredmachine.com/2015/10/06/cincinnati-reds-4-players-who-exceeded-expectations-in-2015/

7 Viva El Birdos

Pitcher injuries in the Mike Matheny era

http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/st-louis-cardinals-sabermetrics-analysis/2015/10/17/9558781/pitcher-injuries-in-the-mike-matheny-era

8 Green Weenie

10/18: Superbas Win Cup; Cash Dealt to Phils; HBD Phil Morrison

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2015/10/1018-superbas-win-cup-cash-dealt-to.html

9 Royals Review

Royals channel devil magic in miraculous 6-3 win over Jays

http://www.royalsreview.com/2015/10/17/9561279/royals-channel-devil-magic-in-miraculous-6-3-win-over-jays?_ga=1.235006209.1869289745.1427798034

10 Bleed Cubbie Blue

Rapid Recap, National League Championship Series Game 1: Mets 4, Cubs 2

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2015/10/17/9562293/rapid-recap-national-league-championship-series-game-1-mets-4-cubs-2

11 Reviewing the Brew

Milwaukee Brewers: Yadiel Rivera Makes Segura Expendable

http://reviewingthebrew.com/2015/10/17/milwaukee-brewers-yadiel-rivera-makes-segura-expendable/

12 Rumbunter

2015 Pittsburgh Pirates Gradeout - Tony Watson</b>

http://rumbunter.com/2015/10/17/2015-pittsburgh-pirates-gradeout-tony-watson/

13 Altoona Mirror

  Smizik retires -- again

http://www.altoonamirror.com/page/blogs.detail/display/6385/Smizik-retires----again.html

14 Chicago Tribune

The Cubs' collapse of 1969: An oral history

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-cubs-mets-1969-spt-1018-20151017-story.html

15 St Louis Post Dispatch

Cardinals insider: Quite simply, Birds need to score more

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinals-insider-quite-simply-birds-need-to-score-more/article_003e398b-b97c-5547-b519-15eec8d5622d.html

16 USA Today

No masking it: Matt Harvey dominates the Cubs, and is ready for more

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2015/10/18/matt-harvey-game-1-nlcs-cubs-mets/74167252/

17 SB Nation   

The Cubs are screwed thanks to the curse of (Daniel) Murphy

http://www.sbnation.com/2015/10/17/9560111/chicago-cubs-new-york-mets-curse-murphy

18 CBS Sports

Royals stun Blue Jays with late Game 2 comeback: Seven things to know

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseball/25343519/royals-stun-blue-jays-with-late-comeback-seven-things-to-know

19 Fangraphs

The Physics of a Souvenir

http://www.hardballtimes.com/the-physics-of-a-souvenir/

20 Sports on Earth

ROYALS: RESILIENT AND RELENTLESS

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/154814272/royals-come-back-in-seventh-top-jays-in-game-2

21 Just a Bit Outside

OCTOBER MOMENT: JAYS LET ONE FALL

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/just-a-bit-outside/story/blue-jays-royals-ryan-goins-single-error-alcs-game2-101715

22 Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Gene Collier: Dodgers disappoint again in October

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/gene-collier/2015/10/18/Gene-Collier-Dodgers-disappoint-again-in-October/stories/201510180141

Game: Chicago Cubs (93-69) vs. New York Mets (95-67)

Time: 8:07 PM

Location: Citi Field

TV/Radio: TBS; ESPN Radio

Starting Pitchers:

Jake Arrieta  (RHP) (22-6, 1.77) vs Noah Syndergaard (RHP) (9-7, 3.24)

Cubs Lineup:

1. Dexter Fowler (S) CF

2. Kyle Schwarber (L) LF

3. Kris Bryant (R) 3B

4. Anthony Rizzo (L) 1B

5. Starlin Castro (R) 2B

6. Chris Coghlan (L) RF

7. Miguel Montero (L) C

8. Javier Baez (R) SS

9. Jake Arrieta (R) P

Mets Lineup:

1. Curtis Granderson (L) RF

2. David Wright (R) 3B

3. Daniel Murphy (L) 2B

4. Yoenis Cespedes (R) CF

5. Lucas Duda (L) 1B

6. Travis d'Arnaud (R) C

7. Michael Conforto (L) LF

8. Wilmer Flores (R) SS

9. Noah Syndergaard (L) P