JAL’s October 12th Morning Links

October 12th Roy Harper

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdV2CHRgT3E

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

Who is the shortstop of the future for the Pittsburgh Pirates?

https://rumbunter.com/2017/10/18/shortstop-future-pittsburgh-pirates/

7 Viva El Birdos</b>

Investment Opportunities

https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2017/10/18/16495152/investment-opportunities

8 Green Weenie

10/18: WS Sidebars; Cash for Brett; Cup Loss; HBD Cliff, Hans 2, Frenchy, Phil, George & Andy

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2017/10/1018-ws-sidebars-cash-for-brett-cup.html

9 Bleed Cubbie Blue

Chicago Cubs Rapid Recap: Cubs 3, Dodgers 2

https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2017/10/18/16501876/chicago-cubs-rapid-recap-cubs-dodgers-jake-arrieta-javier-baez-wade-davis-justin-turner

10 Pirates Breakdown

Pittsburgh Pirates Wake Up Call – Heading Towards Darkest Timeline

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2017/10/18/pittsburgh-pirates-wake-call-heading-towards-darkest-timeline/

11 Houston Chronicle

Dallas Keuchel struggles at inopportune time for Astros

http://www.chron.com/sports/astros/article/Keuchel-struggles-at-inopportune-time-for-Astros-12289346.php

12 Orange County Register

Whicker: What price victory? Cubs dug deep to win Game 4

http://www.ocregister.com/2017/10/18/whicker-what-price-victory-cubs-dug-deep-to-win-game-4/

13 NY Times

Yankees Overcome a Nemesis as Masahiro Tanaka Stifles the Astros

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/18/sports/baseball/yankees-astros-alcs-game-5.html?action=click&contentCollection=sports&region=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=sectionfront

14 Chicago Daily Herald

Arrieta shows flashes of old self to help Chicago Cubs

http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/20171018/arrieta-shows-flashes-of-old-self-to-help-chicago-cubs

15 St. Louis Post Dispatch</b>

  BenFred: The pros and cons of Greg Holland for the Cardinals

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/ben-frederickson/benfred-the-pros-and-cons-of-greg-holland-for-the/article_90799c32-a41c-548e-8c7b-9ab17ff5d093.html

  16 SB Nation

Breaking down Yu Darvish’s magnificent RBI walk against the Cubs

https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2017/10/18/16494886/nlcs-game-3-yu-darvish-rbi-walk-dodgers-cubs

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

17 CBS Sports

Yankees shock Astros late to even ALCS at 2-2: Final score, things to know

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/yankees-shock-astros-late-to-even-alcs-at-2-2-final-score-things-to-know/

18 Fangraphs

These Are the Most Talented Playoff Teams of the Wild-Card Era

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/these-are-the-most-talented-playoff-teams-of-the-wild-card-era/

19 Baseball Prospectus</b>

Short Relief: Mind Over Matter

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/33571/short-relief-mind-over-matter/

20 Sports on Earth

YANKEE STADIUM HAS GONE ELECTRIC

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/258922406/new-york-yankees-great-fans-in-the-stadium

NL Championship Series

Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago Cubs  Game 5  Dodgers lead 3-1

Time: 8 pm

TV:  TBS

Clayton Kershaw (L)  18-4  2.31 ERA  Jose Quintans (L) 11-11  4.15 ERA

Dodgers

1. Chris Taylor (R) CF

2. Justin Turner (R) 3B

3. Cody Bellinger (L) 1B

4. Yasiel Puig (R) RF

5. Logan Forsythe (R) 2B

6. Enrique Hernandez (R) LF

7. Austin Barnes (R) C

8. Charlie Culberson (R) SS

9. Clayton Kershaw (L) P

Cubs

1. Albert Almora Jr. (R) CF

2. Kyle Schwarber (L) LF

3. Kris Bryant (R) 3B

4. Anthony Rizzo (L) 1B

5. Willson Contreras (R) C

6. Addison Russell (R) SS

7. Javier Baez (R) 2B

8. Ben Zobrist (S) RF

9. Jose Quintana (R) P