JAL’s Here Comes the Rain Again Morning Links

Here Comes the Rain Again Eurythmics

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzFnYcIqj6I

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

13 years later: What I’ve learned from Rob Mackowiak’s big day

http://rumbunter.com/2017/05/28/13-years-later-what-ive-learned-from-rob-mackowiaks-big-day/

7 Viva El Birdos

DeJong homers, but Cardinals get rocked again 5.28.17

http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2017/5/28/15707272/dejong-homers-but-cardinals-get-rocked-again-5-28-17

8 Green Weenie

Mets Roll Over Pirates In Rubber Match 7-2

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2017/05/mets-roll-over-pirates-in-rubber-match.html

9 Red Reporter

Duvall finished. Reds win 8-4

http://www.redreporter.com/2017/5/28/15707464/duvall-finished-reds-win-8-4

10 Bleed Cubbie Blue

Dodgers 9, Cubs 4: An unexpected slugfest

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2017/05/26/altoona-curve-jackson-williams/

11 Pirates Breakdown

Positivity powers the roller coaster journey of Altoona’s Jackson Williams

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2017/05/27/altoona-curve-jordan-luplow/

12 New York Times

Mets’ Matt Harvey Shows Mettle in Beating the Pirates

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/29/sports/baseball/new-york-mets-beat-pittsburgh-pirates.html

13 AZ Snake Pit

Series Preview # 17: Arizona Diamondbacks @ Pittsburgh Pirates

http://www.azsnakepit.com/2017/5/29/15708544/series-preview-17-arizona-diamondbacks-pittsburgh-pirates

14 IS Sports

New York Yankees: Gerrit Cole should be looked at thoroughly

http://www.isportsweb.com/2017/05/28/new-york-yankees-gerrit-cole-looked-thoroughly/

15 M Live

Alex Presley rides ups and downs of season to opportunity with Tigers

http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2017/05/alex_presley_tigers_4.html

16 St. Louis Post Dispatch

Cardinals notes: Return of Wong's sore elbow sends up 'red flag' for Cardinals

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinals-notes-return-of-wong-s-sore-elbow-sends-up/article_839870a4-c986-50ce-8f38-20a93e42c628.html

17 SB Nation   

Bryce Harper tells Little League players `No participation trophies, OK? First place only'

http://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2017/5/28/15706686/nationals-stats-bryce-harper-little-league-participating

18 CBS Sports

MLB Sunday scores, highlights, updates, news: All rise for Judge's first grand slam

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-sunday-scores-highlights-updates-news-all-rise-for-judges-first-grand-slam/

19 Fangraphs

Remembering the First Major Leaguer to Die in War

http://www.hardballtimes.com/remembering-the-first-major-leaguer-to-die-in-war/

20 Fox Sports

Pirates’ Jameson Taillon looks sharp in first rehab start since cancer surgery

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/pirates-jameson-taillon-looks-sharp-in-first-rehab-start-since-cancer-surgery-052817

21 Baseball Prospectus

Fantasy Draft Rankings for Imaginary Players

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=31930

22 Sports on Earth

5 SURPRISING MLB TRENDS THROUGH MAY

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/233062956/mlb-surprising-trends-entering-memorial-day

Diamondbacks

Randall Delgado (R)   

Pirates

Trevor Williams (R)

Diamondbacks

1. Chris Owings (R) SS

2. David Peralta (L) RF

3. Paul Goldschmidt (R) 1B

4. Jake Lamb (L) 3B

5. Yasmany Tomas (R) LF

6. Brandon Drury (R) 2B

7. Gregor Blanco (L) CF

8. Jeff Mathis (R) C

9. Randall Delgado (R) P

Pirates

1. Josh Harrison (R) 3B

2. Jordy Mercer (R) SS

3. Josh Bell (S) 1B

4. Gregory Polanco (L) RF

5. John Jaso (L) LF

6. Andrew McCutchen (R) CF

7. Alen Hanson (S) 2B

8. Chris Stewart (R) C

9. Trevor Williams (R) P