JAL’s Your Long Journey Morning Links

 

Your Long Journey Robert Plant and Allison Krauss

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eG_rArV84iY

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

Kevin Siegrist is earning a spot on the Pirate Opening Day roster

https://rumbunter.com/2018/03/18/kevin-siegrist-earning-spot-pirate-opening-day-roster/

6 Viva El Birdos</b>

VEB 2018 Projections Results: Adam Wainwright

https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2018/3/19/17134020/cardinals-viva-el-birdos-2018-projections-results-adam-wainwright

7 Green Weenie

3/19: Bye Bill; Twins Signed; Hidden Player Trick; HBD Jose, David, Tom, Angel, Paul & Rab Roy

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2018/03/319-bye-bill-twins-signed-hidden-player.html

8 Bleed Cubbie Blue

What could go wrong for the Cubs in 2018?

https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2018/3/19/17137816/cubs-what-could-go-wrong-2018-cardinals-brewers

9 Pirates Breakdown

Max Moroff may just head north with the Pittsburgh Pirates on Opening Day

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2018/03/19/pittsburgh-pirates-moroff-roster/

10 Sports Illustrated

While the Cubs and Other NL Central Contenders Make Splashes, the Rest Pack It In

https://www.si.com/mlb/2018/03/19/nl-central-offseason-grades

11 Sarasota Herald Tribune</b>

SPRING TRAINING: Pirates’ Bell just hitting his stride

http://www.heraldtribune.com/sports/20180319/spring-training-pirates-bell-just-hitting-his-stride

12 Bradenton Herald

What if baseball didn’t work out? These Pittsburgh Pirates talk about what might have been

http://www.bradenton.com/sports/article205887424.html

13 The Point of Pittsburgh

Lineup Optimization For The 2018 Pirates

http://www.thepointofpittsburgh.com/lineup-optimization-for-the-2018-pirates/

14 St. Louis Post Dispatch</b>

  Cardinals chat with Rick Hummel

http://sports.live.stltoday.com/Event/Cardinals_chat_with_Rick_Hummel_20?Page=0

15 SB Nation

The Brewers’ homage to ‘The Sandlot’ will have you feeling so nostalgic

https://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2018/3/19/17139256/the-brewers-the-sandlot-video

16 CBS Sports

Ellsbury likely to begin season on DL and it could be a good thing for the Yankees

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/ellsbury-likely-to-begin-season-on-dl-and-it-could-be-a-good-thing-for-the-yankees/

17 Fangraphs

Life After Baseball, Part 2

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/life-after-baseball-part-2/

18 Baseball Prospectus</b>

Short Relief: Memories Are Like Moonbeams

https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/38588/short-relief-memories-like-moonbeams/

19 National Pastime Museum

TAKE A SEAT: THE 1908 WORLD SERIES AND THE ORIGIN OF THE BBWAA

https://www.thenationalpastimemuseum.com/article/take-seat-1908-world-series-and-origin-bbwaa

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

Pirates vs Red Sox  1:05 PM

Pirates

Joe Musgrove (R)      

Red Sox

David Price (L)

Pirates

1. Adam Frazier (L) LF

2. Josh Harrison (R) 2B

3. Colin Moran (L) 3B

4. David Freese (R) 1B

5. Francisco Cervelli (R) C

6. Sean Rodriguez (R) CF

7. Jordan Luplow (R) RF

8. Jordy Mercer (R) SS

9. Joe Musgrove (R) P

Red Sox

1. Mookie Betts (R) RF

2. Andrew Benintendi (L) CF

3. Hanley Ramirez (R) DH

4. J.D. Martinez (R) LF

5. Mitch Moreland (L) 1B

6. Eduardo Nunez (R) 2B

7. Rafael Devers (L) 3B

8. Christian Vazquez (R) C

9. Brock Holt (L) SS

6

Final 1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9   R H E Pittsburgh 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 6 10 2 Boston 0 3 2 1 0 6 0 0 x 12 17 0

12

  W: D. Price (2-0)   L: J. Musgrove (0-1)

1:05 PM ET, March 20, 2018 JetBlue Park at Fenway South, Fort Myers, Florida  Attendance: 9,841

• Box

Pittsburgh Pirates Player AB R H RBI TB AVG OBP SLG A. Frazier, LF 3 0 1 1 2 .378 .452 .649   B. Madris, LF 2 1 1 1 4 .500 .333 2.000 J. Harrison, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 .188 .297 .281   W. Mathisen, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .400 .000 C. Moran, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 .302 .333 .372   K. Hayes, 3B 1 1 1 1 4 .500 .500 1.250 D. Freese, 1B 3 0 1 0 1 .259 .300 .444   W. Craig, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 .500 .500 .500 F. Cervelli, C 3 0 0 0 0 .346 .452 .692   T. Jones, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   K. Watson, PH 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000   J. Milbrath, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - - S. Rodríguez, CF 3 0 1 0 1 .294 .368 .676   C. Hughston, PR-CF 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .667 .000 J. Luplow, RF 3 1 1 1 4 .235 .222 .618   C. Sharpe, RF 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 J. Mercer, SS 3 1 2 0 3 .219 .286 .375   A. Valerio, PR-SS 1 1 1 0 1 .250 .250 .250 J. Musgrove, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   L. Tancas, PH 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .500 .000   E. Santana, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   K. Siegrist, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   R. Lavarnway, C 2 0 1 2 2 .300 .364 .650 Totals 34 6 10 6 22 - - -

Boston Red Sox Player AB R H RBI TB AVG OBP SLG M. Betts, RF 3 1 2 1 2 .297 .422 .486   R. Scott, RF 2 0 1 0 2 .333 .333 .500 A. Benintendi, CF 4 2 2 2 3 .405 .452 .811   D. Mars, CF 1 0 0 0 0 .167 .167 .500 H. Ramirez, DH 4 0 1 1 1 .279 .311 .419   B. Netzer, PR-DH 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .500 .667 J. Martinez, LF 3 0 0 0 0 .240 .269 .360   J. Barfield, LF 2 1 1 1 1 .238 .320 .476 M. Moreland, 1B 3 1 3 1 4 .276 .313 .552   S. Travis, PR-1B 2 1 1 3 4 .255 .283 .627 E. Núñez, 2B 3 1 1 1 1 .214 .353 .214   I. De Jesús Jr., PH-3B 2 0 2 0 2 .375 .419 .450 R. Devers, 3B 2 3 2 2 5 .349 .364 .674   D. Marrero, PH-SS 2 0 0 0 0 .214 .267 .310 C. Vázquez, C 3 0 0 0 0 .296 .286 .519   M. Miller, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 .400 .400 .600 B. Holt, SS 3 1 1 0 1 .308 .438 .385   B. Swihart, C 1 0 0 0 0 .277 .333 .553   D. Price, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   H. Hembree, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   B. Workman, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - -   R. Brasier, P 0 0 0 0 0 - - - Totals 41 12 17 12 26 - - -

2B: Pit 3, A. Frazier (5), J. Mercer (2), R. Lavarnway (1). Bos 3, R. Scott (1), A. Benintendi (6), M. Moreland (2).

HR: Pit 3, B. Madris (1), K. Hayes (1), J. Luplow (4). Bos 2, S. Travis (5), R. Devers (3).

SH: Pit 1, J. Musgrove (1). Bos 0,

Pittsburgh Pirates Player IP H R ER BB K ERA J. Musgrove, (L 0-1) 4.0 8 6 6 0 2 10.80 E. Santana 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 3.86 K. Siegrist 0.2 3 4 4 1 1 9.82 T. Jones 1.1 4 2 2 0 0 2.25 J. Milbrath 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 9.82

Boston Red Sox Player IP H R ER BB K ERA D. Price, (W 2-0) 5.0 3 2 2 1 4 2.00 H. Hembree 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 1.08 B. Workman 1.2 4 2 2 0 1 6.23 R. Brasier 1.1 2 2 2 1 3 4.50

Errors: Pit 2, C. Hughston (1), J. Harrison (1).

Wild Pitches: Pit 2, J. Musgrove 2.

Time: 2:58

Attendance - 9,841