JAL’s Slow Like Honey Morning Links

Slow Like Honey Fiona Apple

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2ZOgXmIs34

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 Mailbag: April 10th, 2018

https://rumbunter.com/2018/04/10/pittsburgh-pirates-mailbag-april-10-2018/

6 Viva El Birdos</b>

What went wrong in Adam Wainwright’s rough first start?

https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2018/4/10/17211730/adam-wainwright-rough-first-start-statcast-curveball-fastball-release-point-velocity-bullpen-starter

7 Green Weenie

Bucs Spoil Cubbies Home Opener 8-5

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2018/04/bucs-spoil-cubbies-home-opener-8-5.html

8 Bleed Cubbie Blue

Pirates 8, Cubs 5: We waited an extra day for this?

https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2018/4/10/17221658/cubs-pirates-recap-javier-baez-jason-heyward-mlb-scores

9 Pirates Breakdown

Will Pittsburgh Pirates’ fans return to PNC Park?

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2018/04/10/pittsburgh-pirates-pnc-park/

10 NY Post

Why ESPN believes in TV epidemic that baffles baseball fans

https://nypost.com/2018/04/10/why-espn-believes-in-the-tv-epidemic-that-ruins-baseball/

11 KDKA</b>

More Than 45 Years Later, Clemente Jr. Still Dealing With Trauma Connected To His Father’s Death

http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2018/04/09/roberto-clemente-jr-ptsd-brain-health/

12 Chicago Daily Herald

Images: Cubs open 2018 home schedule with an 8-5 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates

http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180410/images-cubs-open-2018-home-schedule-with-an-8-5-loss-to-the-pittsburgh-pirates

13 Chicago Tribune

Javier Baez hits 2 HRs, but Cubs lose home opener to Pirates 8-5

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-spt-cubs-pirates-201804010-story.html

14 St. Louis Post Dispatch</b>

  BenFred: 10 glaring numbers to know after Cardinals' first 10 games

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/ben-frederickson/benfred-glaring-numbers-to-know-after-cardinals-first-games/article_625daa7f-5ac7-592e-9575-ff563042a06f.html

15 SB Nation

Miami Marlins claim British Virgin Islands citizenship to avoid Florida courtrooms

https://www.sbnation.com/2018/4/10/17219588/miami-marlins-claim-british-virgin-islands-citizenship-florida-courtrooms

16 CBS Sports

MLB Tuesday scores, highlights, live team updates, news: New-look Yankees, Red Sox meet for first time

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-tuesday-scores-highlights-live-team-updates-news-new-look-yankees-red-sox-meet-for-first-time/

17 Fangraphs

The Pirates Have a New Ace

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-pirates-have-a-new-ace/

18 Baseball Prospectus</b>

Rubbing Mud: The Astroification of Gerrit Cole

https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/39080/rubbing-mud-astroification-gerrit-cole/

19 National Pastime Museum

CHANGEMAKER EARL WEAVER AND THE RISE OF THE BALTIMORE ORIOLES

https://www.thenationalpastimemuseum.com/article/changemaker-earl-weaver-and-rise-baltimore-orioles

20 Blog Predictions

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

21 Library of Congress

Branch Rickey Papers

https://www.loc.gov/collections/branch-rickey-papers/

Pirates at Cubs  8:05 PM

Pirates

Steven Brault (L)                         

Cubs

Jon Lester (L)

Pirates

1. Josh Harrison (R) 2B

2. Jordy Mercer (R) SS

3. Starling Marte (R) CF

4. Josh Bell (S) 1B

5. Francisco Cervelli (R) C

6. David Freese (R) 3B

7. Gregory Polanco (L) RF

8. Sean Rodriguez (R) LF

9. Steven Brault (L) P

Cubs

1. Albert Almora Jr. (R) CF

2. Kris Bryant (R) 3B

3. Willson Contreras (R) C

4. Ben Zobrist (S) LF

5. Addison Russell (R) SS

6. Victor Caratini (S) 1B

7. Javier Baez (R) 2B

8. Jason Heyward (L) RF

9. Jon Lester (L) P