JAL’s It Was Probably Green (March 19th 1983) Morning Links

It Was Probably Green (March 19th 1983)  Carissa's Weird

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=970ChigfOYU

MLB Transactions

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/transactions

2-MLB Trade Rumors-Pirates

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/pittsburgh_pirates/

3 Baseball Reference

https://www.baseball-reference.com

4 Retrosheet

http://www.retrosheet.org

5 Rumbunter

Pittsburgh Pirates: Three Spring Training Roster Moves

https://rumbunter.com/2018/03/09/pittsburgh-pirates-three-spring-training-roster-moves/

6 Viva El Birdos</b>

It is fine that the Cardinals didn’t sign Mike Moustakas

https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2018/3/9/17098922/cardinals-offseason-rumors-mike-moustakas-bench-bad-fit-jedd-gyorko-exists

7 Green Weenie

3/9: Little League Classic; RIP Elbie; HBD Arky, Ronnie, Billy, Huddy, Benito, Terry, Ed, Jake, Joe & Tom

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2018/03/39-little-league-classic-rip-elbie-hbd.html

8 Bleed Cubbie Blue

Know your enemy: Chicago White Sox

https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2018/3/9/17077668/know-your-enemy-chicago-white-sox

9 Pirates Breakdown

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2018/03/09/pittsburgh-pirates-wins-total/

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2018/03/09/pittsburgh-pirates-wins-total/

10 KDKA

Controversy Surrounds Pittsburgh Pirates Mascot And GOP Dinner

http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2018/03/09/pittsburgh-pirates-parrot-mascot-at-gop-dinner/

11 Fox Sports</b>

Wrestling icon Hulk Hogan says baseball was first love

https://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/wrestling-icon-hulk-hogan-says-baseball-was-first-love-030918

12 The Incline

Amid Pittsburgh’s “Parrot-gate,” a brief history of sports mascots being used — and criticized — as political props

https://theincline.com/2018/03/09/amid-pittsburghs-parrot-gate-a-brief-history-of-sports-mascots-being-used-and-criticized-as-political-props/

13 USA Today

NL Central: One burning question facing every team

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2018/03/09/nl-central-one-burning-question-facing-every-team/392991002/

14 St. Louis Post Dispatch</b>

 Goold: A fielder's footprints can be revealing, because dirt doesn't lie

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/birdland/goold-a-fielder-s-footprints-can-be-revealing-because-dirt/article_173eecb3-7e62-56e2-bbe4-fc8d1c22b026.html

15 SB Nation

Facebook will exclusively air 25 MLB games this season

https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2018/3/9/17100768/facebook-mlb-games-exclusive-deal-mets-philies

16 CBS Sports

Astros downplay potential World Series hangover, say they're 'not the Cubs'

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/astros-downplay-potential-world-series-hangover-say-theyre-not-the-cubs/

17 Fangraphs

Why Mike Moustakas’ Market Didn’t Develop

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/why-mike-moustakas-market-didnt-develop/

18 Baseball Prospectus</b>

Short Relief: History is a Story of a Painting of a Narrative

https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/38379/short-relief-history-story-painting- narrative/

19 National Pastime Museum

Mike Marshall’s 1974 Cy Young Award Mirage

https://www.thenationalpastimemuseum.com/article/mike-marshall-s-1974-cy-young-award-mirage

20 CBS Sports

2018 MLB Spring Training: Previews, depth charts and schedules for all 30 teams

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/2018-mlb-spring-training-previews-depth-charts-and-schedules-for-all-30-teams/


Pirates vs Orioles 1:05 PM

Pirates

Chad Kuhl (R)

Orioles

Jayson Aquino (L)

Pirates

1. Austin Meadows (L) RF

2. Starling Marte (R) CF

3. Corey Dickerson (L) LF

4. Sean Rodriguez (R) SS

5. Francisco Cervelli (R) C

6. Jose Osuna (R) 3B

7. Max Moroff (S) 2B

8. Eric Wood (R) 1B

9. Chad Kuhl (R) P

Orioles

1. Colby Rasmus (L) RF

2. Trey Mancini (R) 1B

3. Manny Machado (R) SS

4. Adam Jones (R) CF

5. Jonathan Schoop (R) 2B

6. Pedro Alvarez (L) DH

7. Tim Beckham (R) 3B

8. Chance Sisco (L) C

9. Anthony Santander (S) LF

5

Final 1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9   R H E Pittsburgh(ss) 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 5 12 1 Baltimore 4 0 7 2 0 0 0 0 x 13 12 0

13

  W: J. Aquino (1-0)   L: C. Kuhl (0-2)

1:05 PM ET, March 10, 2018 Ed Smith Stadium, Sarasota, Florida  Attendance: 6,197

• Box

Pittsburgh Pirates Player AB R H RBI TB AVG OBP SLG A. Meadows, RF 4 1 1 1 1 .412 .444 .824   P. Reyes, RF 1 0 0 0 0 .154 .267 .154 S. Marte, CF 3 1 2 1 4 .526 .550 1.000   B. Reynolds, CF 2 0 1 0 1 .067 .067 .067 C. Dickerson, LF 3 1 1 1 2 .273 .273 .364   C. Hughston, PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000 S. Rodríguez, SS 4 0 0 0 0 .300 .333 .800   C. Tucker, SS 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .308 .200 F. Cervelli, C 4 0 1 1 2 .231 .375 .462   E. Santana, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   L. Hill, PH 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 J. Osuna, 3B 3 1 1 1 4 .286 .318 .619   A. Reyes, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .667 M. Moroff, 2B 3 0 1 0 2 .286 .348 .571   A. Valerio, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 E. Wood, 1B 3 1 1 0 2 .353 .450 .529   M. Feliz, P 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000   C. Kelley, PH-C 1 0 1 0 2 .286 .500 .429 C. Kuhl, P 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500   T. Eppler, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   D. Busby, PH 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000   G. Kontos, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   W. Craig, 1B 2 0 2 0 2 1.000 1.000 1.000 Totals 39 5 12 5 22 - - -

Baltimore Orioles Player AB R H RBI TB AVG OBP SLG C. Rasmus, RF 4 2 2 2 2 .308 .438 .538   R. Tejada, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 .167 .219 .200 T. Mancini, 1B 2 2 1 2 4 .296 .406 .667   A. Susac, C 1 0 0 0 0 .600 .625 1.200 M. Machado, SS 4 1 1 2 4 .480 .536 .960   A. Rodriguez, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 A. Jones, CF 4 0 1 2 1 .318 .375 .409   C. Mullins, PR-CF 1 0 0 0 0 .120 .241 .280 J. Schoop, 2B 4 2 2 1 5 .333 .385 .625   É. Vielma, SS 1 0 0 0 0 .100 .308 .300 P. Álvarez, DH 3 1 0 0 0 .250 .333 .450 T. Beckham, 3B 3 2 2 0 2 .273 .306 .485   L. Sardiñas, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 .360 .407 .400 C. Sisco, C 2 2 1 1 2 .389 .450 .722   J. Rickard, RF 1 0 0 0 0 .120 .267 .160 A. Santander, LF 3 1 2 3 2 .353 .343 .559   A. Presley, LF 1 0 0 0 0 .280 .379 .360   J. Aquino, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   L. Gonzalez, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   B. Brach, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   R. Bleier, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   J. Yacabonis, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   D. Hart, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   L. Long, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   J. Rodríguez, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - - Totals 36 13 12 13 22 - - -

2B: Pit 5, C. Dickerson (1), F. Cervelli (3), M. Moroff (3), E. Wood (3), C. Kelley (1). Bal 1, C. Sisco (3).

3B: Pit 1, S. Marte (1).

HR: Pit 1, J. Osuna (2). Bal 3, T. Mancini (3), M. Machado (3), J. Schoop (2).

Pittsburgh Pirates Player IP H R ER BB K ERA C. Kuhl, (L 0-2) 2.1 7 8 8 3 3 14.85 T. Eppler 1.2 5 5 5 2 0 6.43 G. Kontos 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 2.45 M. Feliz 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 5.14 E. Santana 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 3.18

Baltimore Orioles Player IP H R ER BB K ERA J. Aquino, (W 1-0) 2.0 3 2 2 0 3 3.60 L. Gonzalez 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 B. Brach 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00 R. Bleier 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 4.50 J. Yacabonis 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 5.40 D. Hart 1.0 2 0 0 1 2 3.60 L. Long 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0.00 J. Rodríguez 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00

Errors: Pit 1, J. Osuna (2).

Wild Pitches: Pit 1, C. Kuhl.

Time: 2:45 15 Final 1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9   R H E Atlanta 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 7 15 10 0 Pittsburgh(ss) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 2 1   W: M. Foltynewicz (1-0)   L: T. Williams (0-1) 1:05 PM ET, March 10, 2018 LECOM Park, Bradenton, Florida  Attendance: 4,935 Box Atlanta Braves Player AB R H RBI TB AVG OBP SLG O. Albies, 2B 4 0 1 1 1 .313 .371 .344   S. Kazmar, 2B 2 1 1 0 1 .154 .267 .154 D. Swanson, SS 5 1 1 2 4 .185 .290 .407   C. Rondon, PR-SS 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .400 1.000 R. Acuña Jr., CF 2 1 2 0 3 .433 .528 .567   X. Avery, RF 0 1 0 0 0 .111 .200 .111 J. Camargo, 3B 4 1 1 1 2 .240 .286 .440   A. Minter, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   L. Jackson, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   M. Reed, PH 0 1 0 1 0 .000 .400 .000   M. Socolovich, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - - D. Santana, LF 2 1 0 0 0 .440 .462 .640   J. Decker, LF-CF 1 1 0 1 0 .174 .259 .261 D. Peterson, RF-LF 4 3 2 4 5 .294 .333 .529 R. Ruiz, 1B 3 1 1 1 1 .176 .200 .324   A. Riley, 3B 2 1 1 1 2 .227 .370 .591 C. Stewart, C 1 1 0 1 0 .250 .429 .250   A. Jackson, C 1 0 0 1 0 .176 .167 .235 M. Foltynewicz, P 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000   S. Carle, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   C. Franco, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 .278 .316 .778 Totals 35 15 10 14 19 - - -   Pittsburgh Pirates Player AB R H RBI TB AVG OBP SLG J. Harrison, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 .118 .211 .176   K. Kramer, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 .364 .588 1.000 J. Mercer, SS 3 1 1 1 4 .188 .235 .375   K. Newman, SS 1 0 0 0 0 .267 .333 .400 C. Moran, 3B 2 0 2 0 3 .360 .407 .480   E. Weiss, PR-1B 1 0 0 0 0 .154 .143 .231 D. Freese, 1B 2 0 1 0 2 .308 .333 .615   K. Hayes, PH-3B 2 0 1 0 1 .500 .500 .500 J. Luplow, LF 3 0 0 0 0 .143 .130 .429   J. Oliva, LF 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 C. Bostick, CF 2 0 0 0 0 .150 .227 .300   J. Martin, CF 2 0 1 0 1 .133 .133 .133 T. Cunningham, RF 2 0 0 0 0 .143 .174 .190   E. Escobar, RF 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 R. Lavarnway, C 2 0 0 0 0 .286 .286 .500   J. Williams, C 2 0 1 0 1 .375 .375 .500 T. Williams, P 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000   F. Rivero, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   J. George, PH 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000   K. Crick, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   Y. Garcia, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   K. Siegrist, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   B. Jackson, PH 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000   J. Smoker, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   J. Milbrath, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   S. Keselica, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - - Totals 33 1 7 1 12 - - -   2B: Atl 3, R. Acuña Jr. (1), J. Camargo (2), A. Riley (2). Pit 2, C. Moran (3), D. Freese (1). HR: Atl 2, D. Swanson (2), D. Peterson (1). Pit 1, J. Mercer (1). SF: Atl 2, C. Stewart (1), A. Jackson (1). Pit 0, SH: Atl 2, M. Foltynewicz (1), S. Carle (1). Pit 0,   Atlanta Braves Player IP H R ER BB K ERA M. Foltynewicz, (W 1-0) 4.0 2 0 0 1 1 0.00 S. Carle 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 6.00 A. Minter 1.0 2 0 0 0 3 0.00 L. Jackson 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 10.80 M. Socolovich 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 13.50   Pittsburgh Pirates Player IP H R ER BB K ERA T. Williams, (L 0-1) 4.0 2 3 3 1 1 8.22 F. Rivero 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 3.86 K. Crick 0.2 1 3 3 1 0 9.64 Y. Garcia 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 K. Siegrist 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0.00 J. Smoker 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00 J. Milbrath 0.0 1 5 4 2 0 10.80 S. Keselica 1.0 2 2 1 0 1 5.40   Errors: Pit 2, J. Milbrath (1), K. Hayes (1). Stolen Bases: Atl 3, R. Acuña Jr. 2 (4), D. Santana (3).  Wild Pitches: Atl 1, S. Carle.    Time: 3:04 Attendance - 4,935