JAL’s A Teardrop to the Sea Morning Links

A Teardrop to the Sea Bon Jovi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDwia5nMXBY

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 Monday Minute: Frazier, Taillon, Draft

http://rumbunter.com/2017/04/17/pittsburgh-pirates-monday-minute-frazier-taillon-draft/

7 Viva El Birdos

Lance Lynn wins and so did the Cardinals - A recap from April 17, 2017

http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2017/4/17/15335646/lance-lynn-wins-and-so-did-the-cardinals-a-recap-from-april-17-2017

8 Green Weenie

4/17 From the 50s Forward: Roberto (& Joe's) Debut, Movie Stars, Cover Boy, Shea Opener, Back-to-Back

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2017/04/417-from-50s-forward-roberto-joes-debut.html

9 Red Reporter

Farmers Only Weekend Harvest: Have You Ever Seen The Rainey?

http://www.redreporter.com/2017/4/17/15318920/farmers-only-weekend-harvest-have-you-ever-seen-the-rainey

10 Bleed Cubbie Blue

Chicago Cubs Minor League Wrap: April 17

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2017/4/18/15335950/chicago-cubs-minor-league-wrap-april-17-charcer-burks-jeimer-candelario-zach-short

11 Pirates Breakdown

Pittsburgh Pirates Fundamentals Report: Stew’s Contributions Should Not be Ignored

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2017/04/17/pittsburgh-pirates-fundamentals-stewart/

Takeaways And Throwaways – Pittsburgh Pirates drop series opener to St. Louis Cardinals 2-1

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2017/04/17/takeaways-and-throwaways-pittsburgh-pirates-drop-series-opener-to-st-louis-cardinals/

12 Call to the Pen

US visa in limbo, Pirates' Kang Jung-ho continues to work on his own

https://calltothepen.com/2017/04/17/pittsburgh-pirates-tyler-glasnow-will-stay-rotation/

13 Minor League Ball

IL notes: Meadows ignoring the hype

https://www.milb.com/milb/news/pittsburgh-pirates-austin-meadows-ignoring-the-hype/c-224790146/t-185364810

14 Portsmouth Daily Times

Oliver receives Negro League honor

http://portsmouth-dailytimes.com/news/15307/oliver-receives-negro-league-honor

15 FanRag

Are the Nationals the team to beat in the National League?

https://www.fanragsports.com/mlb/nationals/nationals-team-beat-national-league/

16 St. Louis Post Dispatch

Gordo: Message is clear — Cardinals' ugly start not acceptable

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/jeff-gordon/gordo-message-is-clear-cardinals-ugly-start-not-acceptable/article_b7b9f435-f941-5fcd-a516-ff74e4f50d9c.html

17 SB Nation   

How much trouble are the Blue Jays in, anyway?

http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2017/4/17/15325512/toronto-blue-jays-2017-worst-starts-in-mlb-history-yeeps-yikes-zoinks

18 CBS Sports

Meet the Mariners' new heroes: M's ride Haniger, Motter to much-needed sweep

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/meet-the-mariners-new-heroes-ms-ride-haniger-motter-to-much-needed-sweep/

19 Fangraphs

Travis Sawchik FanGraphs Chat

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/travis-sawchik-fangraphs-chat-12/

20 Fox Sports

Notes: Baseball games were not meant to end in ties

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/notes-baseball-games-were-not-meant-to-end-in-ties-041717

21 Baseball Prospectus

Three Stories About Justin Bour and One About Michael Martinez

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=31622

22 Sports on Earth

TREY DAY: O'S NEED TO MAKE ROOM

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/224864714/trey-mancini-orioles-roster-outfield-dilemma