JAL’s I Will Remember You Morning Links

I Will Remember You Sarah McLachlan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSz16ngdsG0

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

Gerrit Cole Turns in Dominant Performance as Pirates Defeat the Reds

https://rumbunter.com/2017/08/26/gerrit-cole-dominates-pirates-defeat-reds/

7 Viva El Birdos

8.26.17 Recap: Cardinals Win on Tommy Pham Walk Off Home Run

https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2017/8/26/16210086/8-26-17-recap-tommy-pham-is-my-hero

8 Green Weenie

It's A Bird...It's A Plane...No, It's...Gerrit Cole! Bucs Ride Cole Train To 1-0 Victory

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2017/08/its-birdits-planeno-itsgerrit-cole-bucs.html

9 Red Reporter

Luis Castillo phenomenal, Reds lose to Gerrit Cole, Pirates 1-0 in battle of aces

https://www.redreporter.com/2017/8/26/16209858/gerrit-cole-luis-castillo-reds-pirates

10 Bleed Cubbie Blue

Chicago Cubs Minor League Wrap: August 26

https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2017/8/27/16210150/chicago-cubs-minor-league-tyler-payne-charcer-burks-enrique-de-los-rios-trey-martin

11 Pirates Breakdown

Josh Bell’s rookie season ranks among the very best in the Pittsburgh Pirates franchise

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2017/08/26/pittsburgh-pirates-bell-season-rank/

12 FanRag

Rangers activate Carlos Gomez and option Phil Gosselin

https://www.fanragsports.com/news/rangers-activate-carlos-gomez-option-phil-gosselin/

13 Chicago Daily Herald

Benetti: Why MLB should rethink its beanball rules and punishments

http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/20170826/benetti-why-mlb-should-rethink-its-beanball-rules-and-punishments

14 Fox Sports

Reds’ Mahle to make MLB debut versus Pirates (Aug 27, 2017)

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/reds-mahle-to-make-mlb-debut-versus-pirates-082717

15 USA Today

Pirates' Gerrit Cole homers, gets first career win over Reds, 1-0

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2017/08/26/pirates-cole-homers-gets-1st-career-win-over-reds-1-0/105000532/

16 St. Louis Post Dispatch

  Ortiz: Sense of urgency could make all the difference

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/jose-de-jesus-ortiz/ortiz-sense-of-urgency-could-make-all-the-difference/article_a6695dae-632f-5946-a4dd-0f219e4d40a9.html

17 SB Nation   

MLB Players Weekend is here and MLB is the same

https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2017/8/26/16208176/mlb-players-weekend-is-here-and-mlb-is-the-same-ho-hum

18 CBS Sports

MLB Saturday scores, highlights, updates, news: Pickles comes up big for Yankees

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-saturday-scores-highlights-updates-news-pickles-comes-up-big-for-yankees/

19 Fangraphs

No, Millennials Aren’t Killing Baseball

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/no-millennials-arent-killing-baseball/

20 Baseball Prospectus

Positional Anarchy!

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=32580

21 Sports on Earth

JUDGE'S JURY OUT: ALL RISE AGAIN?

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/250545856/aaron-judge-slumping-yankees-playoff-race

Pirates

1. Starling Marte (R) LF

2. Adam Frazier (L) 2B

3. Andrew McCutchen (R) CF

4. Josh Bell (S) 1B

5. Josh Harrison (R) 3B

6. John Jaso (L) RF

7. Sean Rodriguez (R) SS

8. Elias Diaz (R) C

9. Jameson Taillon (R) P

Reds

1. Billy Hamilton (S) CF

2. Zack Cozart (R) SS

3. Joey Votto (L) 1B

4. Adam Duvall (R) LF

5. Scooter Gennett (L) 3B

6. Jose Peraza (R) 2B

7. Scott Schebler (L) RF

8. Chad Wallach (R) C

9. Tyler Mahle (R) P