Thread Three: Pirates vs. Braves

Live MLB Scoreboard can be found here.


Pirates Lineup:

1. Adam Frazier (L) LF

2. Josh Harrison (R) 3B

3. Andrew McCutchen (R) CF

4. Josh Bell (S) 1B

5. Francisco Cervelli (R) C

6. John Jaso (L) RF

7. Alen Hanson (S) 2B

8. Jordy Mercer (R) SS

9. Tyler Glasnow (L) P

Braves Lineup:

1. Ender Inciarte (L) CF

2. Brandon Phillips (R) 2B

3. Nick Markakis (L) RF

4. Matt Kemp (R) LF

5. Matt Adams (L) 1B

6. Kurt Suzuki (R) C

7. Rio Ruiz (L) 3B

8. Dansby Swanson (R) SS

9. R.A. Dickey (R) P

Thread Two: Pirates vs Braves

Live MLB Scoreboard can be found here.


Pirates Lineup:

1. Adam Frazier (L) LF

2. Josh Harrison (R) 3B

3. Andrew McCutchen (R) CF

4. Josh Bell (S) 1B

5. Francisco Cervelli (R) C

6. John Jaso (L) RF

7. Alen Hanson (S) 2B

8. Jordy Mercer (R) SS

9. Tyler Glasnow (L) P

Braves Lineup:

1. Ender Inciarte (L) CF

2. Brandon Phillips (R) 2B

3. Nick Markakis (L) RF

4. Matt Kemp (R) LF

5. Matt Adams (L) 1B

6. Kurt Suzuki (R) C

7. Rio Ruiz (L) 3B

8. Dansby Swanson (R) SS

9. R.A. Dickey (R) P

Thread One: Pirates vs. Braves

Live MLB Scoreboard can be found here.


Pirates Lineup:

1. Adam Frazier (L) LF

2. Josh Harrison (R) 3B

3. Andrew McCutchen (R) CF

4. Josh Bell (S) 1B

5. Francisco Cervelli (R) C

6. John Jaso (L) RF

7. Alen Hanson (S) 2B

8. Jordy Mercer (R) SS

9. Tyler Glasnow (L) P

Braves Lineup:

1. Ender Inciarte (L) CF

2. Brandon Phillips (R) 2B

3. Nick Markakis (L) RF

4. Matt Kemp (R) LF

5. Matt Adams (L) 1B

6. Kurt Suzuki (R) C

7. Rio Ruiz (L) 3B

8. Dansby Swanson (R) SS

9. R.A. Dickey (R) P

Pre-Game: Pirates vs. Braves

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates (20-25) vs. Atlanta Braves (19-23)
Time: 7:35 PM
Location: SunTrust Park - Atlanta, Georgia
Game-Time Weather: Partly Cloudy, 72
TV/Radio: ROOT Sports - Pittsburgh/KDKA-FM 93.7


Tonight's Starting Pitcher's:

Tyler Glasnow - RHP (2-3, 7.34) vs. R.A. Dickey - RHP (3-3, 4.13)


Pirates Lineup:

1. Adam Frazier (L) LF

2. Josh Harrison (R) 3B

3. Andrew McCutchen (R) CF

4. Josh Bell (S) 1B

5. Francisco Cervelli (R) C

6. John Jaso (L) RF

7. Alen Hanson (S) 2B

8. Jordy Mercer (R) SS

9. Tyler Glasnow (L) P

Braves Lineup:

1. Ender Inciarte (L) CF

2. Brandon Phillips (R) 2B

3. Nick Markakis (L) RF

4. Matt Kemp (R) LF

5. Matt Adams (L) 1B

6. Kurt Suzuki (R) C

7. Rio Ruiz (L) 3B

8. Dansby Swanson (R) SS

9. R.A. Dickey (R) P

*If you missed JAL's Morning Links, can be found here.

*BFFL's Spreadsheet, that includes JAL's Prediction Contest is available for viewing here.

*Las Vegas Odds can be found here.

*Pirates Radio Pre-Game begins at 6:05 PM, click here to listen.

*Game Threads will auto-post at 7:30 PM, 8:30 PM & 9:30 PM

*SPECIAL FEATURE OF THE DAY: Dansby Swanson did a behind the scenes look at SunTrust Park. It's kind of a fun watch and you can do so by clicking here.

JAL’s Blueberry Hill Morning Links

Blueberry Hill Fats Domino Fats Domino

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

1- 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

Adam Frazier Keeps Defying The Odds Offensively

http://rumbunter.com/2017/05/22/adam-frazier-defying-odds-offensively/

7 Viva El Birdos

Holding Matt Carpenter accountable

http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2017/5/22/15673760/holding-matt-carpenter-accountable-st-louis-cardinals-tootblan-defense-strikezone

8 Green Weenie

Pirates Sloppy In 5-2 Loss to Bravos

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2017/05/pirates-sloppy-in-5-2-loss-to-bravos.html

9 Red Reporter

Reds actually get a quality start, beat Cleveland 5-1 to open Ohio Cup

http://www.redreporter.com/2017/5/22/15678498/cincinnati-reds-scott-feldman-quality-start-cleveland-indians-ohio-cup

10 Bleed Cubbie Blue

Cubs Roster Move: Zac Rosscup Recalled

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2017/5/22/15677556/cubs-roster-move-zac-rosscup-recalled

11 Pirates Breakdown

Pittsburgh Pirates Trendwatch – Mercer and Frazier Headed in Opposite Directions

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2017/05/22/pittsburgh-pirates-trend-report/

With new baserunning coaches, have the Pittsburgh Pirates improved on the bases in 2017?

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2017/05/22/pittsburgh-pirates-2017-base-running/

12 ESPN

How have all 30 teams answered their most intriguing question?

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/19425111/how-all-30-teams-answered-their-most-intriguing-question

13 IS Sports

Is the end near for the Toronto Blue Jays’ Jason Grilli?

http://www.isportsweb.com/2017/05/22/end-near-toronto-blue-jays-jason-grilli/

14 Washington Post

The Nationals dodged a bullet by not trading for Andrew McCutchen

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fancy-stats/wp/2017/05/22/the-nationals-dodged-a-bullet-by-not-trading-for-andrew-mccutchen/?utm_term=.2a8aaf110454

15 FanRag

Mitch Keller the latest name you need to know in Pirates system

https://www.fanragsports.com/mlb/pirates/mitch-keller-latest-name-need-know-pirates-system/

16 St. Louis Post Dispatch

Gyorko is doing more of everything

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/gyorko-is-doing-more-of-everything/article_c8d99f66-2d7b-5325-b18a-347919f4e2c5.html

17 SB Nation   

The Pirates are having the saddest season in MLB, and now there are Gerrit Cole rumors

http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2017/5/22/15674944/gerrit-cole-trade-rumors-pirates-marte

18 CBS Sports

Keri the 10: Brewers flip NL central, tough Mets calls and more MLB observations

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/keri-the-10-brewers-flip-nl-central-tough-mets-calls-and-more-mlb-observations/

19 Fangraphs

Curiosity Might Kill the Home-Run Spike

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/curiosity-might-kill-the-home-run-spike/

20 Fox Sports

27 of the most ridiculously strange rules in sports

http://www.foxsports.com/buzzer/gallery/27-of-the-most-ridiculously-strange-rules-in-sports-052217

21 Baseball Prospectus

The Laws of Trout, The Heart of Biagini, and the Power of Dirt

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=31890

22 Sports on Earth

RANGERS FOR REAL? BEHIND THE NUMBERS

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/231873254/texas-rangers-al-west-race