JAL’s Raspberry Beret Morning Links

Raspberry Beret Beck  Beck tribute to Prince, Prince videos rare on you tube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9QzL9-3C1I

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: A Look at a few Mock Drafts

http://rumbunter.com/2017/05/23/pittsburgh-pirates-a-look-at-a-few-mock-drafts/

7 Viva El Birdos

The Cardinals visit L.A. & Clayton Kershaw on May 25th, in the year 2017

http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2017/5/24/15683450/the-cardinals-visit-l-a-clayton-kershaw-on-may-25th-in-the-year-2017

8 Green Weenie

The Rain, The Park & Other Things: Buc Bullpen Battered in 6-5 Loss

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2017/05/the-rain-park-other-things-buc-bullpen.html

9 Red Reporter

Amir Garrett roughed up again, Cleveland downs Reds 8-7

http://www.redreporter.com/2017/5/23/15683158/amir-garrett-bad-cincinnati-reds-cleveland-francisco-lindor

10 Bleed Cubbie Blue

Chicago Cubs Minor League Wrap: May 23

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2017/5/23/15683784/chicago-cubs-minor-league-seth-frankoff-taylor-davis-duncan-robinson-alberto-mineo

11 Pirates Breakdown

With Andrew McCutchen scuffling, who should be hitting third for the Pittsburgh Pirates?

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2017/05/23/pittsburgh-pirates-number-three-hitter/

Felipe Rivero: The Showdown, The Measurables, and The Ceiling

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2017/05/23/felipe-rivero-pittsburgh-pirates-best-reliever/

12 Crains

Sports Crate poised to conquer the sports fan universe

http://www.crains.com/article/news/sports-crate-poised-conquer-sports-fan-universe?utm_source=natlnewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=national&utm_campaign=WashingtonDC_20170523_0844

13 Pittsburgh City Paper

Cheap Seats: Grading the Pittsburgh Pirates through their first 40 games

http://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/cheap-seats-grading-the-pittsburgh-pirates-through-their-first-40-games/Content?oid=2946386

14 USA Today

Pirates' Gift Ngoepe, first MLB player from Africa, wants 'to be an inspiration'

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2017/05/23/gift-ngoepe-pirates-first-african-mlb-player-south-africa/102058280/

15 FanRag

Adam Frazier might be Pittsburgh’s next Freddy Sanchez

https://www.fanragsports.com/mlb/pirates/adam-frazier-might-pittsburghs-next-freddy-sanchez/

16 St. Louis Post Dispatch

Ortiz: Carpenter sends wrong message after mistake

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/jose-de-jesus-ortiz/ortiz-carpenter-sends-wrong-message-after-mistake/article_7eeaa2e6-aa36-5de2-b960-cc29a14ab772.html

17 SB Nation   

Mike Trout is the entire Angels offense

http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2017/5/23/15679836/mike-trout-angels-offense

18 CBS Sports

The new trend in baseball is for struggling hitters to give pitching a try

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/the-new-trend-in-mlb-is-for-struggling-hitters-to-give-pitching-a-try/

19 Fangraphs

It’s Time to Talk About the Diamondbacks

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/its-time-to-talk-about-the-diamondbacks/

Tarnish: The Worst Performances Winning the Biggest Awards

http://www.hardballtimes.com/tarnish-the-worst-performances-winning-the-biggest-awards/

20 Fox Sports

Trying times for John Farrell as Boston Red Sox manager

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/trying-times-for-john-farrell-as-boston-red-sox-manager-052317

21 Baseball Prospectus

How Long Can You Keep a Secret?

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=31891

22 Sports on Earth

YONDER ALONSO: EARNING HIS A'S

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/231913034/yonder-alonso-first-baseman-all-star