JAL’s Do You Want to know a Secret Morning Links

Do You Want to know a Secret Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kX3ADWQw2iw

1 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

The Pirates And Their Colin Moran Problem

https://rumbunter.com/2018/05/28/pirates-colin-moran-problem/

6 Viva El Birdos</b>

Cardinals Bruised by Brewers 5.28.18

https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2018/5/28/17402810/cardinals-bruised-by-brewers-5-28-18-luke-weaver-poor-execution

7 Green Weenie

Pirates Play Dead In 7-0 Loss

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2018/05/felipe-feliz-flounder-in-brutal-6-4.html

8 Bleed Cubbie Blue

2018 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 48

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2018/05/pirates-play-dead-in-7-0-loss.html

9 Pirates Breakdown

COLUMN: The Pirates had a chance to take a stand; didn't

http://thesportsdaily.com/2018/05/28/column-the-pirates-had-a-chance-to-take-a-stand-didnt/

10 Chicago Tribune

Mike Montgomery's strong outing and HRs by Anthony Rizzo and Addison Russell vault Cubs to 7-0 win over Pirates

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-spt-cubs-pirates-lineups-20180528-story.html

11 Last Word on Baseball</b>

Austin Meadows Forces Pittsburgh Pirates to Keep him

http://lastwordonbaseball.com/2018/05/27/austin-meadows-forces-pittsburgh-pirates-to-keep-him/

12 SABR

Ron Kline

https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/68478256

13 Beyond the Box Score

Beyond the Box Score’s Aggregate 2018 MLB Mock Draft

https://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2018/5/28/17400152/mlb-mock-draft-aggregate-casey-mize-detroit-tigers-joey-bart-alec-bohm

14 St. Louis Post Dispatch</b>

  Yelich steals, slugs Brewers to assertive, 8-3 victory against Cardinals

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinal-beat/yelich-steals-slugs-brewers-to-assertive---victory-against/article_2cb1255d-dc57-5a32-9023-1dca78ae4e63.html

15 SB Nation

NCAA Baseball Tournament bracket 2018: SEC and everyone else

https://www.sbnation.com/2018/5/28/17401692/ncaa-baseball-tournament-2018-bracket-revealed

16 CBS Sports

Rizzo slide into Pirates catcher sparks debate over whether or not it was a dirty play or should be illegal

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/rizzo-slide-into-pirates-catcher-sparks-debate-over-whether-or-not-it-was-a-dirty-play-or-should-be-illegal/

17 Fangraphs

How Long is the Average Playoff Window?

https://www.fangraphs.com/tht/how-long-is-the-average-playoff-window/

18 Baseball Prospectus</b>

Long Relief: The Greatest Baseball Scenes in Non-Baseball Movies

https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/40223/long-relief/

19 National Pastime Museum

LA RUSSA AND THE RELUCTANT RELIEVER DENNIS ECKERSLEY

https://www.thenationalpastimemuseum.com/article/la-russa-and-reluctant-reliever-dennis-eckersley

20 Blog Predictions

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

Cubs 28-22 at Pirates 28-25  7:05 PM EDT

Gametime Forecast: 86°F • Clear • 1% PoP

Cubs

Jon Lester (L)    4-2  2.37 ERA

Pirates

Nick Kingham (R)  2-1 3.44 ERA

Cubs

1. Ben Zobrist (S) 2B

2. Kyle Schwarber (L) LF

3. Kris Bryant (R) 3B

4. Anthony Rizzo (L) 1B

5. Willson Contreras (R) C

6. Ian Happ (S) CF

7. Addison Russell (R) SS

8. Jason Heyward (L) RF

9. Jon Lester (L) P

Pirates

1. Josh Harrison (R) 2B

2. Austin Meadows (L) RF

3. Starling Marte (R) CF

4. Josh Bell (S) 1B

5. David Freese (R) 3B

6. Sean Rodriguez (R) LF

7. Elias Diaz (R) C

8. Jordy Mercer (R) SS

9. Nick Kingham (R) P