AL and NL Division Series

Foggy morning on the Monongahela River near Morgantown

AL and NL Division Series



Cleveland Indians at New York Yankees  Game 4 7 pm

TV: Fox Sports 1

Trevor Bauer (R)  17-9  4.19 ERA  Luis Severino (R) 14-6  2.98 ERA

Indians

1. Francisco Lindor (S) SS

2. Jason Kipnis (L) CF

3. Jose Ramirez (S) 2B

4. Jay Bruce (L) RF

5. Carlos Santana (S) 1B

6. Michael Brantley (L) DH

7. Lonnie Chisenhall (L) LF

8. Roberto Perez (R) C

9. Giovanny Urshela (R) 3B

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. Chase Headley (S) DH

8. Todd Frazier (R) 3B

9. Aaron Hicks (S) CF

Los Angeles Dodgers at Arizona Diamondbacks Game 3  10 pm

TV: TBS

Yu Darvish (R)  10-12  3.86 ERA  Zack Greinke (R) 17-7  3.20 ERA

Dodgers

1. Chris Taylor (R) CF

2. Corey Seager (L) SS

3. Justin Turner (R) 3B

4. Cody Bellinger (L) 1B

5. Yasiel Puig (R) RF

6. Austin Barnes (R) C

7. Curtis Granderson (L) LF

8. Chase Utley (L) 2B

9. Yu Darvish (R) P

Diamondbacks

1. David Peralta (L) LF

2. Ketel Marte (S) SS

3. Paul Goldschmidt (R) 1B

4. J.D. Martinez (R) RF

5. Jake Lamb (L) 3B

6. A.J. Pollock (R) CF

7. Daniel Descalso (L) 2B

8. Jeff Mathis (R) C

9. Zack Greinke (R) P

JAL’s I Ran Morning Links

I Ran A Flock of Seagulls

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

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

Could Nick Kingham be in the 2018 Opening Day rotation?

https://rumbunter.com/2017/10/08/nick-kingham-2018-opening-day-rotation/

7 Viva El Birdos</b>

How Important is a Big Bat, Really?

https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2017/10/8/16443536/how-important-is-a-big-bat-really-giancarlo-stanton-josh-donaldson-jd-martinez-but-not-as-much

8 Green Weenie

10/8 Post-Season: WS Wins in '09, '25, Losses in '03, '27, '60; 1-of-3 in Playoffs

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2017/10/108-post-season-ws-wins-in-09-25-losses.html

9 Bleed Cubbie Blue

MLB Playoffs 2017: Cubs vs. Nationals Monday Game 3 time confirmed

https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2017/10/8/16445014/mlb-playoffs-2017-cubs-nationals-monday-game-3-time-confirmed

10 Pirates Breakdown

The Pittsburgh Pirates should have traded for Jay Bruce

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2017/10/08/pittsburgh-pirates-jay-bruce/

11 NY Times

Greg Bird Preserves Yankees’ Season, Toppling the Indians With a Lone Blast

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/08/sports/baseball/mlb-playoffs-yankees-indians-game-3.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fsports&action=click&contentCollection=sports&region=rank&module=package&version=highlights&contentPlacement=1&pgtype=sectionfront

12 Boston Globe

It took a while, but Hanley Ramirez is engaged. Red Sox hope it’s not too late

https://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/redsox/2017/10/08/onball/sGFIHWvXgIeIxGfPoyOuCK/story.html

13 Minor League Ball

2018 MLB Draft Watch: 5 Prep Pitchers to Keep an Eye On

https://www.minorleagueball.com/2017/10/8/16381364/2018-mlb-draft-watch-5-prep-pitchers-to-keep-an-eye-on

14 WHNT

Father and son on journey to play catch at every MLB stadium

http://whnt.com/2017/10/08/439322/

15 St. Louis Post Dispatch</b>

  Hochman: DeJong gives Cardinals a rare weapon

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/benjamin-hochman/hochman-dejong-gives-cardinals-a-rare-weapon/article_d4c5aa80-156c-5fa0-87ba-4dd9d9be0a38.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

Red Sox give the Astros a taste of their own medicine and win their first ALDS game

https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2017/10/8/16444592/alds-results-score-boston-red-sox-houston-astros-mlb-playoffs

17 CBS Sports

Cubs vs. Nats NLDS: Did Joe Maddon make the wrong call in eighth inning of Game 2?

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/cubs-vs-nats-nlds-did-joe-maddon-make-the-wrong-call-in-eighth-inning-of-game-2/

18 Fangraphs

Sunday Notes: The Astros Changed Alex Bregman for the Good

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/sunday-notes-the-astros-changed-alex-bregman-for-the-good/

19 Baseball Prospectus</b>

Payment Past Due

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=32944


AL and NL Division Series

Houston Astros at Boston Red Sox  Game 4  1 pm

TV: TV Fox Sports 1

Charlie Morton (R)  14-7  3.62 ERA     Rick Porcello (R) 11-17  4.65 ERA

Astros

1. George Springer (R) CF

2. Josh Reddick (L) RF

3. Jose Altuve (R) 2B

4. Carlos Correa (R) SS

5. Marwin Gonzalez (S) LF

6. Alex Bregman (R) 3B

7. Evan Gattis (R) DH

8. Yuli Gurriel (R) 1B

9. Brian McCann (L) C

Red Sox

1. Dustin Pedroia (R) 2B

2. Xander Bogaerts (R) SS

3. Andrew Benintendi (L) LF

4. Mookie Betts (R) RF

5. Mitch Moreland (L) 1B

6. Hanley Ramirez (R) DH

7. Rafael Devers (L) 3B

8. Christian Vazquez (R) C

9. Jackie Bradley Jr. (L) CF

Washington Nationals at Chicago Cubs  Game 3  4 pm

TV: TBS

Max Scherzer (R)  16-6  2.51 ERA  Jose Quintana (L)  11-11  4.49 ERA

Nationals

1. Trea Turner (R) SS

2. Bryce Harper (L) RF

3. Anthony Rendon (R) 3B

4. Daniel Murphy (L) 2B

5. Ryan Zimmerman (R) 1B

6. Jayson Werth (R) LF

7. Matt Wieters (S) C

8. Michael A. Taylor (R) CF

9. Max Scherzer (R) P

Cubs

1. Jon Jay (L) CF

2. Kris Bryant (R) 3B

3. Anthony Rizzo (L) 1B

4. Willson Contreras (R) C

5. Ben Zobrist (S) 2B

6. Kyle Schwarber (L) LF

7. Jason Heyward (L) RF

8. Addison Russell (R) SS

9. Jose Quintana (R) P

Cleveland Indians at New York Yankees  Game 4 7 pm

TV: Fox Sports 1

Trevor Bauer (R)  17-9  4.19 ERA  Luis Severino (R) 14-6  2.98 ERA

Indians

Yankees

Los Angeles Dodgers at Arizona Diamondbacks Game 3  10 pm

TV: TBS

Yu Darvish (R)  10-12  3.86 ERA  Zack Greinke (R) 17-7  3.20 ERA

Dodgers

Diamondbacks