JAL’s Hungry Like the Wolf Morning Links

 

Hungry Like the Wolf Duran Duran

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOg5VxrRTi0

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: 2017 Draft Season Recap Conner Uselton

https://rumbunter.com/2017/10/11/pittsburgh-pirates-2017-draft-season-recap-conner-uselton/

7 Viva El Birdos</b>

Will the culture of re(tanking)building leave the Cardinals with no trade partners?

https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2017/10/11/16458286/will-the-culture-of-re-tanking-building-leave-the-cardinals-with-no-trade-partners

8 Green Weenie

10/11 Post-Season: Hans Runs Wild in Win Over Tigers, 9th Inning Heroics v Birds, Moose's Wild Pitch & More

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2017/10/1011-post-season-hans-runs-wild-in-win.html

9 Bleed Cubbie Blue

Cubs Rapid Recap: Nationals win game 4, 5-0

https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2017/10/11/16462190/cubs-rapid-recap-nationals-stephen-strasburg-michael-taylor-jon-lester-addison-russell

10 Pirates Breakdown

A deep dive into Gerrit Cole’s pitches

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2017/10/11/gerrit-cole-pitch-selection-analysis/

11 NY Times

Didi Gregorius Leads Yankees Past Indians and Into A.L.C.S.

 https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/12/sports/baseball/yankees-indians-game-5.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fsports&action=click&contentCollection=sports&region=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=sectionfront n=baseball&region=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=sectionfront

12 Cleveland Plain Dealer

Cleveland Indians season ends with sounds of silence -- Terry Pluto

http://www.cleveland.com/pluto/index.ssf/2017/10/cleveland_indians_season_ends.html#incart_river_index

13 Washington Times

They said it: Thoughts on Game 4’s biggest moments

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/oct/12/stephen-strasburg-joe-maddon-bryce-harper-comment-/

14 Chicago Tribune

Uncertainty in air for Cubs after Stephen Strasburg forces Game 5

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/columnists/ct-cubs-fall-to-nationals-haugh-spt-1012-20171011-column.html

15 St. Louis Post Dispatch</b>

  Cardinals' request for security certification for Busch Stadium gets McCaskill backing

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/cardinals-request-for-security-certification-for-busch-stadium-gets-mccaskill/article_585fc7b4-f79c-5acb-8996-133af7492e10.html

  16 SB Nation

MLB playoffs 2017: Bracket, schedule, scores, and more from the postseason

https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2017/10/3/16390256/2017-mlb-playoffs-bracket-schedule-scores-results-postseason

Nationals even series against Cubs thanks to Stephen Strasburg and Michael A. Taylor

https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2017/10/11/16462232/nlds-scores-results-washington-nationals-chicago-cubs-game-4

17 CBS Sports

With Farrell fired, here are the top candidates to be the next Red Sox manager

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/with-farrell-fired-here-are-the-top-candidates-to-be-the-next-red-sox-manager/

18 Fangraphs

The Playoff Strike Zone’s Always a Little Bit Bigger

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-playoff-strike-zones-always-a-little-bit-bigger/

19 Baseball Prospectus</b>

The Verlander Move

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=32970


NL Division Series Cubs at Nationals Game 5

Time:  8:08

TV:  TBS

Kyle Hendricks (R)  7-5  3.03 ERA  Gio Gonzalez (L)  15-9  2.96 ERA

Cubs

1. Jon Jay (L) LF

2. Kris Bryant (R) 3B

3. Anthony Rizzo (L) 1B

4. Willson Contreras (R) C

5. Albert Almora Jr. (R) CF

6. Addison Russell (R) SS

7. Jason Heyward (L) RF

8. Javier Baez (R) 2B

9. Kyle Hendricks (R) P

Nationals

1. Trea Turner (R) SS

2. Jayson Werth (R) LF

3. Bryce Harper (L) RF

4. Ryan Zimmerman (R) 1B

5. Daniel Murphy (L) 2B

6. Anthony Rendon (R) 3B

7. Matt Wieters (S) C

8. Michael A. Taylor (R) CF

9. Gio Gonzalez (R) P