JAL’s October Road Morning Links

 

October Road  James Taylor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFkUrVIJY18

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: Arizona Fall and Winter League Updates

https://rumbunter.com/2017/10/15/pittsburgh-pirates-arizona-fall-and-winter-league-updates/

7 Viva El Birdos</b>

The Cardinals should not consider Eric Hosmer

https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2017/10/16/16478438/cardinals-eric-hosmer-hot-stove-free-agency-first-base-kansas-city-royals

8 Green Weenie

10/16 Birthdays: HBD George, Baseball Tourist, Tomatoes, Leaping Mike, Bill, Boom Boom, Ed, Lenny, Brian, Josias, Matt & Edgar

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2017/10/1016-birthdays-hbd-george-baseball.html

9 Bleed Cubbie Blue

Cubs Heroes and Goats Playoff Weekend Wrap edition: Games 1-2 of the NLCS

https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2017/10/16/16481584/cubs-heroes-and-goats-playoff-weekend-wrap-edition-games-1-2-nlcs

10 Pirates Breakdown

2017 in review: Jameson Taillon keeps on persevering

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2017/10/16/pittsburgh-pirates-jameson-taillon-review/

11 Houston Chronicle

Aaron Judge, Yankees rout Astros to take Game 3

http://www.chron.com/sports/astros/article/Aaron-Judge-Yankees-rout-Astros-to-take-Game-3-12282713.php

12 Orange County Register

Dodgers’ Chris Taylor, Cody Bellinger find first postseason experience stressful but fun

http://www.ocregister.com/2017/10/16/dodgers-chris-taylor-cody-bellinger-find-first-postseason-experience-stressful-but-fun/

13 NY Times

With His Bat and His Glove, Aaron Judge Lifts Yankees Past Astros

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/17/sports/baseball/yankees-astros-game-3-alcs.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fsports&action=click&contentCollection=sports&region=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=sectionfront

14 Chicago Daily Herald

Chicago Cubs know this year's Dodgers are different

http://www.dailyherald.com/sports/20171016/chicago-cubs-know-this-years-dodgers-are-different

15 St. Louis Post Dispatch</b>

  BenFred: Postseason points out Cardinals' lack of elite reliever

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/ben-frederickson/benfred-postseason-points-out-cardinals-lack-of-elite-reliever/article_752ff643-3065-5bd1-a634-f71389d0f36a.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

The Cubs’ bullpen is an obvious weak spot

https://www.sbnation.com/2017/10/16/16480920/cubs-dodgers-nlcs-bullpen-lackey-wade-davis-maddon

17 CBS Sports

Cubs-Dodgers NLCS: Joe Maddon managed for a save and lost the win in Game 2

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/dodgers-cubs-nlcs-why-joe-maddon-managed-for-a-save-and-lost-the-win-in-game-2/

18 Fangraphs

Travis Sawchik FanGraphs Chat

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/travis-sawchik-fangraphs-chat-36/

19 Baseball Prospectus</b>

Playoff Prospectus: The Experience of Trying New Things

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/33475/playoff-prospectus-the-experience-of-trying-new-things/

20 Sports on Earth

LA HAS SEEN THIS TURNER CLASSIC

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/258698264/justin-turner-dodgers-game-2-home-run

AL Championship Series

Houston Astros at New York Yankees  Game 4

Time: 5 pm

TV: Fox Sports 1

Lance McCullers (R) 7-4  4.25 ERA  Sonny Gray (R) 10-12 3.55 ERA

Astros

1. George Springer (R) CF

2. Josh Reddick (L) RF

3. Jose Altuve (R) 2B

4. Carlos Correa (R) SS

5. Yuli Gurriel (R) 1B

6. Alex Bregman (R) 3B

7. Carlos Beltran (S) DH

8. Marwin Gonzalez (S) LF

9. Brian McCann (L) C

Yankees  

1. Brett Gardner (L) LF

2. Aaron Judge (R) RF

3. Didi Gregorius (L) SS

4. Gary Sanchez (R) DH

5. Greg Bird (L) 1B

6. Starlin Castro (R) 2B

7. Aaron Hicks (S) CF

8. Todd Frazier (R) 3B

9. Austin Romine (R) C

NL Championship Series 

Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago Cubs

Time:  9 pm

TV: TBS

Yu Darvish (R) 10-12  3.86 ERA  Kyle Hendricks (R) 7-5  3.03 ERA

Dodgers

1. Chris Taylor (R) SS
2. Cody Bellinger (L) 1B
3. Justin Turner (R) 3B
4. Yasiel Puig (R) RF
5. Andre Ethier (L) LF
6. Chase Utley (L) 2B
7. Austin Barnes (R) C
8. Joc Pederson (L) CF
9. Yu Darvish (R) P

Cubs

1. Ben Zobrist (S) 2B

2. Kyle Schwarber (L) LF

3. Kris Bryant (R) 3B

4. Anthony Rizzo (L) 1B

5. Willson Contreras (R) C

6. Jon Jay (L) CF

7. Addison Russell (R) SS

8. Jason Heyward (L) RF

9. Kyle Hendricks (R) P