JAL’s Weather Storm Morning Links

Weather Storm Massive Attack

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5al0HmR4to

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: Jordy Mercer Time Coming to an End?

https://rumbunter.com/2017/09/09/pittsburgh-pirates-jordy-mercer-time-coming-to-an-end/

7 Viva El Birdos

9.9.17 Recap: Cards Inch Closer to Cubs with a 4-3 Victory

https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2017/9/9/16282372/9-9-17-recap-cards-inch-closer-to-cubs-with-a-4-3-victory

8 Green Weenie

Bullpen Can't Hold Lead, Bucs Fall 4-3  

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2017/09/bullpen-cant-hold-lead-bucs-fall-4-3.html

9 Red Reporter

Bailey roughed up as Reds fall to Mets 6-1

https://www.redreporter.com/2017/9/9/16282296/bailey-roughed-up-as-reds-fall-to-mets-6-1

10 Bleed Cubbie Blue

Brewers 15, Cubs 2: They played a baseball game at Wrigley Field Saturday and it was awful

https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2017/9/9/16281960/cubs-brewers-recap-awful-game-wrigley-mlb-scores

11 Pirates Breakdown

David Freese is poised to be a strong bench option for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2018

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2017/09/09/david-freese-is-poised-to-be-a-strong-bench-option-for-the-pittsburgh-pirates-in-2018/

12 ESPN

Starling Marte speaks out on steroid suspension

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/20646085/pittsburgh-pirates-outfielder-starling-marte-coming-back-suspension-learning-mistakes

13 Yanks Go Yard

Yankees: Remembering Charlie Hayes, the right man for the job

https://yanksgoyard.com/2017/09/10/yankees-remembering-charlie-hayes/

14 Minor League Ball

Bucs' Tucker hits disabled list with hand fracture

https://www.milb.com/milb/news/no-5-pittsburgh-pirates-prospect-cole-tucker-hits-dl-with-hand-fracture/c-253387488/t-185364810

15 L A Times

Three up, three down: Just call them the WINdians

http://www.latimes.com/sports/mlb/la-sp-three-up-three-down-20170909-story.html

16 St. Louis Post Dispatch

  Wainwright still hoping to pitch in this season

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/wainwright-still-hoping-to-pitch-in-this-season/article_0af1e925-ab2c-543e-8b2f-1e874ba652ca.html

17 SB Nation   

The Brewers and Cardinals are doing what they can to challenge the Cubs in the NL Central

https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2017/9/9/16279892/the-brewers-and-cardinals-are-doing-what-they-can-to-challenge-the-cubs-in-the-nl-central

18 CBS Sports

MLB Saturday scores, highlights, updates, news: Indians extend win streak to 17

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-saturday-scores-highlights-updates-news-indians-extend-win-streak-to-17/

19 Fangraphs

Mr. Consistency Is Cleveland’s Second-Half MVP

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/mr-consistency-is-clevelands-second-half-mvp/

20 Baseball Prospectus

Oh, The People You'll Meet

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=32712

21 Sports on Earth

Don't Worry, SF: Giants Will Be Back

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/253488790/san-francisco-giants-season-assessment

Pirates Lineup:

1. Starling Marte (R) LF

2. Max Moroff (S) 2B

3. Andrew McCutchen (R) CF

4. Josh Bell (S) 1B

5. David Freese (R) 3B

6. John Jaso (L) RF

7. Elias Diaz (R) C

8. Jordy Mercer (R) SS

9. Ivan Nova (R) P

Cardinals Lineup:

1. Matt Carpenter (L) 3B

2. Kolten Wong (L) 2B

3. Paul DeJong (R) SS

4. Jose Martinez (R) 1B

5. Yadier Molina (R) C

6. Stephen Piscotty (R) RF

7. Harrison Bader (R) CF

8. Randal Grichuk (R) LF

9. Michael Wacha (R) P