JAL’s October Nights Morning Links

October Nights Yellowcard

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgKSGtgzGp0

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 Position Breakdown: First Base

https://rumbunter.com/2017/10/19/pittsburgh-pirates-2017-position-breakdown-first-base/

7 Viva El Birdos</b>

Checking in on the 2017 Draft Class: Picks 4-8

https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2017/10/20/16507844/st-louis-cardinals-zach-jackson-chase-pinder-wilberto-rivera-evan-kruczynski-brett-seeburger-2017

8 Green Weenie

10/20: HBD Jocko, Jerry & Jose; Barnstorming, QB or Ps?

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2017/10/1020-hbd-jocko-jerry-jose-barnstorming.html

9 Bleed Cubbie Blue

Cubs Heroes and Goats Playoff Edition: NLCS Game 5

https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2017/10/20/16508182/cubs-heroes-and-goats-playoff-edition-nlcs-game-5

10 Pirates Breakdown

A Conversation with Pirates Prospect Taylor Hearn

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2017/10/20/conversation-pirates-lhp-prospect-taylor-hearn/

11 Houston Chronicle

Brian McCann kick-starts offensive rebound for Astros

http://www.chron.com/sports/astros/article/Astros-Brian-McCann-comes-up-big-in-timely-12295461.php

12 Washington Post

Maybe the Nationals will find a better manager than Dusty Baker. Good luck trying.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/maybe-the-nationals-will-find-a-better-manager-than-dusty-baker-good-luck-trying/2017/10/20/9ee6387c-b5b8-11e7-a908-a3470754bbb9_story.html?utm_term=.2f414f4d30f1

13 NY Post

Sabathia’s ‘tough road’ has led him to biggest game of Yankees’ season

http://nypost.com/2017/10/21/sabathias-tough-road-has-led-him-to-biggest-game-of-yankees-season/

14 Newburyport Daily News

Ross's view: A love of October's game

http://www.newburyportnews.com/opinion/columns/ross-s-view-a-love-of-october-s-game/article_cc7adb0f-4275-5bec-8f86-1fc0ce749953.html

15 St. Louis Post Dispatch</b>

  Bell's departure leaves Cardinals with another opening on Matheny's staff

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/birdland/bell-s-departure-leaves-cardinals-with-another-opening-on-matheny/article_b4be3e02-f953-5261-9632-dbbbf09d0ec7.html

  16 SB Nation

The Dodgers didn’t win the pennant the way they were supposed to

https://www.sbnation.com/2017/10/20/16506984/dodgers-world-series-nlcs-pennant

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

The Dusty Baker stigma unfairly remains alive and well after ouster from Nationals

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/the-dusty-baker-stigma-unfairly-remains-alive-and-well-after-ouster-from-nationals/

18 Fangraphs

The Cubs Already Need to Retool

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-cubs-already-need-to-retool/

19 Baseball Prospectus</b>

Rubbing Mud: October’s Prime Real Estate

https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/33809/rubbing-mud-octobers-prime-real-estate/

20 Sports on Earth

GLORY DAYS HERE AGAIN FOR DODGERS

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/259154320/los-angeles-dodgers-win-nl-pennant

AL Championship Series

New York Yankees at Houston Astros  Game 7

Time: 8 pm

TV: Fox Sports 1

CC Sabathia  (L)  14-5  3.69 ERA  Charlie Morton (R)  14-7  3.62 ERA

Yankees

1. Brett Gardner (L) LF

2. Aaron Judge (R) RF

3. Didi Gregorius (L) SS

4. Gary Sanchez (R) C

5. Greg Bird (L) 1B

6. Starlin Castro (R) 2B

7. Aaron Hicks (S) CF

8. Todd Frazier (R) 3B

9. Chase Headley (S) DH

Astros 

1. George Springer (R) CF

2. Alex Bregman (R) 3B

3. Jose Altuve (R) 2B

4. Carlos Correa (R) SS

5. Yuli Gurriel (R) 1B

6. Evan Gattis (R) DH

7. Brian McCann (L) C

8. Marwin Gonzalez (S) LF

9. Josh Reddick (L) RF