JAL’s Down by the Seaside Morning Links

Down by the Seaside Led Zeppelin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XELqMKMT6Tg

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 Retrosheet

http://www.retrosheet.org

6 Rumbunter

Pittsburgh Pirates: Jose Osuna Recalled from Triple-A

http://rumbunter.com/2017/04/18/pittsburgh-pirates-jose-osuna-recalled-from-triple-a/

7 Viva El Birdos

With Anxiety Abundant, Cards Edge Pirates

http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2017/4/19/15352810/anxiety-abundant-cards-edge-pirates

8 Green Weenie

4/18 TRS-PNC Park Era: Pie Honored, Craig's Big Day, Bucs Like Ike, Kris Lays 'Em Down & More

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2017/04/418-trs-pnc-park-era-pie-honored-craigs.html

9 Red Reporter

Reds rough up Kevin Gausman, beat Orioles 9-3 to open series

http://www.redreporter.com/2017/4/18/15351336/cincinnati-reds-bronson-arroyo-adam-duvall-baltimore-orioles

10 Bleed Cubbie Blue

Chicago Cubs Minor League Wrap: April 18

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2017/4/18/15352956/chicago-cubs-minor-league-wrap-yeiler-peguero-wladimir-galindo-duncan-robinson

11 Pirates Breakdown

Long and Short-Term Replacements For Starling Marte At The Plate & In the Field

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2017/04/18/replacing-starling-marte/

Takeaways And Throwaways – Marte-less Pittsburgh Pirates lose 2-1 to St. Louis Cardinals

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2017/04/18/marte-less-pittsburgh-pirates-lose-2-1-to-st-louis-cardinals/

12 Pittsburgh City Paper

In the history of Pittsburgh Pirates first basemen, nobody came close to Willie Stargell

http://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/in-the-history-of-pittsburgh-pirates-first-basemen-nobody-came-close-to-willie-stargell/Content?oid=2643740

13 Bradenton Herald

At the core of the Pittsburgh Pirates and Bradenton Marauders: ‘Is to serve others’

http://www.bradenton.com/news/local/article145246429.html

14 Chicago Daily Herald

Cubs' Rizzo says he'd like to see more steroid testing

http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/20170418/cubsx2019-rizzo-says-hex2019d-like-to-see-more-steroid-testing

15 INSC Magazine

MLB: Players From The NL And AL Central That Could Surprise In 2017

http://theinscribermag.com/mlb-players-from-the-nl-and-al-central-that-could-surprise-in-2017/

16 St. Louis Post Dispatch

Quick Hits: Ben Frederickson on the Cardinals

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/ben-frederickson/quick-hits-ben-frederickson-on-the-cardinals/collection_aa4f4379-85c4-50d6-94cb-e2c4c1eb908d.html

17 SB Nation   

Umpires might get microphones to explain video reviews, and nothing can possiblie go wrong

http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2017/4/18/15342348/umpires-microphones-video-review-instant-replay

18 CBS Sports

Pirates lineup options: Not ready to turn to top prospect Meadows to replace Marte

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/pirates-lineup-options-not-ready-to-turn-to-top-prospect-meadows-to-replace-marte/

19 Fangraphs

Marte Suspended, Pirates Lose Remaining Margin for Error

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/marte-suspended-pirates-lose-remaining-margin-for-error/

20 Fox Sports

Starling Marte’s PED mistake will linger much longer than his 80-game suspension

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/starling-marte-steroids-ped-suspension-pittsburgh-pirates-andrew-mccutchen-ken-rosenthal-041817

21 Baseball Prospectus

How to Attack Baseball's Weakest Hitters

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=31639

22 Sports on Earth

WHAT PIRATES CAN DO WITHOUT MARTE

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/225047674/starling-marte-suspended-pirates

Pirates

1. Josh Harrison (R) 2B

2. Josh Bell (S) 1B

3. Andrew McCutchen (R) CF

4. Gregory Polanco (L) LF

5. David Freese (R) 3B

6. John Jaso (L) RF

7. Jordy Mercer (R) SS

8. Chris Stewart (R) C

9. Gerrit Cole (R) P

Cardinals

1. Dexter Fowler (S) CF

2. Greg Garcia (L) SS

3. Matt Carpenter (L) 1B

4. Stephen Piscotty (R) RF

5. Jose Martinez (R) LF

6. Yadier Molina (R) C

7. Jedd Gyorko (R) 3B

8. Kolten Wong (L) 2B

9. Michael Wacha (R) P