JAL’s Mystery Dance Morning Links

Mystery Dance Elvis Costello

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0MNf2Rztn8

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

Pittsburgh Pirates Week in Review: 4/27 – 5/3

https://rumbunter.com/2018/05/04/pittsburgh-pirates-week-5-in-review/

6 Viva El Birdos</b>

Cards win first game of series against Cubs 3-2 behind great Mikolas start

https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2018/5/5/17321972/cards-win-first-game-of-series-against-cubs-3-2-behind-great-mikolas-start

7 Green Weenie

Bucs Ride Corey D, Starling & Freeser Homers To 6-4 Win

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2018/05/bucs-ride-corey-d-starling-freeser.html

8 Bleed Cubbie Blue

Cubs historical sleuthing: An early aerial photo

https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2018/5/4/17316702/cubs-historical-sleuthing-an-early-aerial-photo

9 Pirates Breakdown

Pirates proving to be much different team on the road

http://thesportsdaily.com/2018/05/04/pittsburgh-pirates-different-road-pbd11/

10 Fansided

5 teams who should take a chance on Matt Harvey

https://fansided.com/2018/05/04/5-teams-interested-matt-harvey/

11 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel</b>

Loss of command costs Junior Guerra as Brewers fall to Pirates

https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/mlb/brewers/2018/05/04/loss-command-costs-junior-guerra-brewers-fall-pirates/579613002/

12 Last Word on Baseball

National League Central Division is Most Competitive Division in MLB

http://lastwordonbaseball.com/2018/05/04/national-leagues-central-division/

13 ESPN

Braves call up former All-Star Jose Bautista from minors; doubles in first at-bat

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/23403269/atlanta-braves-call-3b-jose-bautista-minors

14 St. Louis Post Dispatch</b>

  BenFred's 5: Cubs offense in a rut, Cards lineup in flux, and other keys to the series

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/ben-frederickson/benfred-s-cubs-offense-in-a-rut-cards-lineup-in/article_6a0a6a1f-afbc-57eb-9a50-d6a2744b03ee.html

15 SB Nation

The highs and lows of Matt Harvey’s Mets career

https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2018/5/4/17320812/matt-harvey-mets-career-highs-lows-injuries-models-threesomes-oh-my

16 CBS Sports

MLB Friday scores, highlights, live team updates, news: Pujols one away from 3,000 hits

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-friday-scores-highlights-live-team-updates-news-pujols-one-away-from-3000-hits/

17 Fangraphs

An Exploration of MLB Umpires’ Strike Zones

https://www.fangraphs.com/tht/an-exploration-of-mlb-umpires-strike-zones/

18 Baseball Prospectus</b>

Cold Takes: How It Ends

https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/39740/cold-takes-ends/

19 National Pastime Museum

DON NEWCOMBE’S 1956 SEASON: THE FRAGILE FAME OF AN AWARD WINNER

https://www.thenationalpastimemuseum.com/article/don-newcombe-s-1956-season-fragile-fame-award-winner

20 Blog Predictions

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

Pirates 18-15 at Brewers  19-4  7:10 PM EDT

Gametime Forecast: 66°F • Clear • 0% PoP 

Pirates

Jameson Taillon (R)  2-3  4.83 ERA              

Brewers

Jhoulys Chacin (R)  2-1  4.54

Pirates

1. Adam Frazier (L) 2B

2. Gregory Polanco (L) RF

3. Starling Marte (R) CF

4. Josh Bell (S) 1B

5. Corey Dickerson (L) LF

6. Francisco Cervelli (R) C

7. Colin Moran (L) 3B

8. Jordy Mercer (R) SS

9. Jameson Taillon (R) P

Brewers

1. Lorenzo Cain (R) CF

2. Christian Yelich (L) LF

3. Jesus Aguilar (R) 1B

4. Travis Shaw (L) 3B

5. Domingo Santana (R) RF

6. Hernan Perez (R) 2B

7. Manny Pina (R) C

8. Eric Sogard (L) SS

9. Jhoulys Chacin (R) P