JAL’s Sentimental Journey Morning Links

 

Sentimental Journey Les Brown & his Orchestra  Doris Day vocal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7umIJj8UBo

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 Top Prospects: Number 12 Lolo Sanchez

https://rumbunter.com/2018/03/17/pittsburgh-pirates-top-prospects-number-12-lolo-sanchez/

6 Viva El Birdos</b>

Let’s dream about Mike Mayers as a relief ace

https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/st-louis-cardinals-sabermetrics-analysis/2018/3/17/17127726/cardinals-mike-mayers-spring-training-reliever-bullpen-starter-memphis-redbirds

7 Green Weenie

3/17: Sure and Begorrhah - Smiley Trade; Latin Roots; HBD John, Rod, Raul, Pete & Ralph; RIP Charley

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2018/03/317-sure-and-begorrhah-smiley-trade.html

8 Bleed Cubbie Blue

Chicago Cubs history: The ‘way out in left field’ truth

https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2018/3/17/17130652/chicago-cubs-history-way-out-in-left-field

9 Pirates Breakdown

Best spot for Dickerson?

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2018/03/15/pittsburgh-pirates-dickerson-batting/

10 Sacramento Bee  

Pirates C Cervelli hopes new workouts lead to healthy year

https://www.sacbee.com/sports/article205678854.html

11 Ballpark Digest</b>

Curve, Pirates Extend Affiliation Through 2022

https://ballparkdigest.com/2018/03/17/curve-pirates-extend-affiliation-through-2022/

12 Bradenton Herald

How McKechnie Field, now LECOM Park, has evoloved to the best ballpark in Florida

http://www.bradenton.com/sports/article205690339.html

13 NY Post

Aging MLB veterans have much to prove in cold marketplace

https://nypost.com/2018/03/17/aging-mlb-veterans-have-much-to-prove-in-cold-marketplace/

14 St. Louis Post Dispatch</b>

  Bader races headlong after Cardinals bench spot

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/birdland/bader-races-headlong-after-cardinals-bench-spot/article_d5ca3bc5-aa60-5261-b79d-ad7cbc1f50b5.html

15 SB Nation

Pour them in a nice glass to have with breakfast, the baseballs are juiced

https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2018/3/15/17124118/baseballs-juiced-changed-ball-studies-dingers

16 CBS Sports

Angels say it's 'too early' to judge struggling Ohtani, but he could start in minors

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/angels-say-its-too-early-to-judge-struggling-ohtani-but-he-could-start-in-minors/

17 Fangraphs

Trey Baughn’s 10 Bold Predictions (2018)

https://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/trey-baughns-10-bold-predictions-2018/

18 Baseball Prospectus</b>

Short Relief: Time Travel and Baseball Messengers

https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/38559/short-relief-time-travel-baseball-messengers/

19 National Pastime Museum

THE J. G. TAYLOR SPINK AWARD

https://www.thenationalpastimemuseum.com/article/j-g-taylor-spink-award

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/

21 Blog Prediction Contest

http://pbc-asylum.blogspot.com/2018/03/2018-pbc-asylum-blog-prediction-contest.html


Red Sox vs Pirates 1:05 PM

Red Sox

Brian Johnson (L)     

Pirates

Tyler Glasnow (R)

Red Sox

1. Mookie Betts (R) RF

2. Andrew Benintendi (L) CF

3. Mitch Moreland (L) 1B

4. Xander Bogaerts (R) SS

5. Blake Swihart (S) 3B

6. Brock Holt (L) 2B

7. Sam Travis (R) DH

8. Christian Vazquez (R) C

9. Rusney Castillo (R) LF

Pirates

1. Adam Frazier (L) CF

2. Josh Harrison (R) 2B

3. Gregory Polanco (L) RF

4. David Freese (R) 1B

5. Colin Moran (L) 3B

6. Jordy Mercer (R) SS

7. Bryce Brentz (R) LF

8. Jacob Stallings (R) C

9. Tyler Glasnow (L) P