JAL’s At the Chime of a City Clock Morning Links

At the Chime of a City Clock  Nick Drake

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_WIF51l67Q

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 Announce Minor League Player and Pitcher of the Year

https://rumbunter.com/2017/09/23/pittsburgh-pirates-announce-minor-league-player-pitcher-year/

7 Viva El Birdos</b>

Cards Spot Bucs 8 Runs, Lose Ensuing Game

https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2017/9/23/16356202/its-ok-were-ok

8 Green Weenie

Bats Come Alive As Bucs Roll to 11-6 Win

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2017/09/bats-come-alive-as-bucs-roll-to-11-6-win.html

9 Red Reporter

Reds blanked by Red Sox 5-0

https://www.redreporter.com/2017/9/23/16356032/reds-blanked-by-red-sox-5-0

10 Bleed Cubbie Blue

Brewers 4, Cubs 3: A rare Wade Davis failure

https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2017/9/23/16355326/cubs-brewers-recap-wade-davis-kyle-hendricks-mlb-scores

11 Pirates Breakdown

How MLB’s home run spike has affected Pittsburgh Pirates pitching

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2017/09/22/pittsburgh-pirates-home-runs-allowed/

12 Fox Sports

Learning curve: Rookie 1B Josh Bell bright spot for Pirates

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/learning-curve-rookie-1b-josh-bell-bright-spot-for-pirates-092317

13 L A Times

Three up, three down: Joey Votto and Alcides Escobar are the MLB's iron men

http://www.latimes.com/sports/mlb/la-sp-three-up-three-down-20170923-story.html

14 Houston Chronicle

Which role will Charlie Morton fill on Astros' postseason roster?

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/sports/astros/article/Which-role-will-Charlie-Morton-fill-on-Astros-12223585.php

15 Tribune Democrat

Mike Mastovich | Curve's Michael Ryan managing just fine in Pirates system

http://www.tribdem.com/sports/mike-mastovich-curve-s-michael-ryan-managing-just-fine-in/article_5475c13a-a0c9-11e7-b3e2-2f4b356f6899.html

16 St. Louis Post Dispatch</b>

  Cardinals can't overcome worst start of Lynn's career

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinals-can-t-overcome-worst-start-of-lynn-s-career/article_ffa707ea-e263-5e38-86d3-35beaa709d0a.html

17 SB Nation

New York Yankees clinch playoff berth

https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2017/9/23/16355414/new-york-yankees-mlb-playoffs-win-american-league-wild-card

18 CBS Sports

Keri the 10: The Cubs are back, Phillies hope, home run records, more MLB notes

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/keri-the-10-the-cubs-are-back-phillies-hope-home-run-records-more-mlb-notes/

19 Fangraphs

Let’s Improve the Wild-Card Round

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/lets-improve-the-wild-card-round/

20 Baseball Prospectus</b>

The 2017 Toronto Blue Jays: A Drama In Five Acts

http://toronto.locals.baseballprospectus.com/2017/09/21/the-2017-toronto-blue-jays-a-drama-in-five-acts/

21 Sports on Earth

Coolest Hidden-Ball Tricks In MLB

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/255706164/hidden-ball-trick-goins-gets-frazier

Cardinals

1. Matt Carpenter (L) 1B

2. Tommy Pham (R) LF

3. Dexter Fowler (S) CF

4. Jedd Gyorko (R) 3B

5. Kolten Wong (L) 2B

6. Paul DeJong (R) SS

7. Stephen Piscotty (R) RF

8. Carson Kelly (R) C

9. John Gant (R) P

Pirates

1. Christopher Bostick (R) 2B

2. Starling Marte (R) LF

3. Andrew McCutchen (R) CF

4. Jose Osuna (R) 1B

5. Sean Rodriguez (R) 3B

6. Jordan Luplow (R) RF

7. Max Moroff (S) SS

8. Jacob Stallings (R) C

9. Jameson Taillon (R) P