JAL’s Sail Away to the Sea Morning Links

Sail Away to the Sea  Strawbs  Sandy Denny lead vocal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shlRX7zFP64

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 Prospects: JT Brubaker AAA Debut

https://rumbunter.com/2018/05/11/pittsburgh-pirates-prospects-jt-brubaker-aaa-debut/

6 Viva El Birdos</b>

The Cardinals offense has been led from behind

https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2018/5/12/17345536/st-louis-cardinals-offensive-depth-marcell-ozuna-matt-carpenter-paul-dejong-jedd-gyorko

7 Green Weenie

Bucs Grind Out 6-5 Win Against Game Giants

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2018/05/bucs-grind-out-6-5-win-against-game.html

8 Bleed Cubbie Blue

Ben Zobrist isn’t a fan of the new MLB cleat crackdown

https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2018/5/12/17348108/chicago-cubs-ben-zobrist-mlb-cleat-crackdown-mike-clevinger

9 Pirates Breakdown

Pittsburgh Pirates offense getting it done with runners on base

http://thesportsdaily.com/2018/05/12/pittsburgh-pirates-offense-getting-it-done-pbd11/

10 San Francisco Chronicle

For Giants, bad luck, losing streak continue

https://www.sfchronicle.com/giants/article/Giants-losing-streak-reaches-six-after-Pirates-12910300.php

11 Point of Pittsburgh</b>

Pirates Payroll Rewind: 2012

http://www.thepointofpittsburgh.com/pirates-payroll-rewind-2012/

12 Minor League Ball

Post-hype prospect to watch: Connor Joe, Los Angeles Dodgers

https://www.minorleagueball.com/2018/5/12/17347090/post-hype-prospect-to-watch-connor-joe-los-angeles-dodgers

13 NY Post

Neil Walker plays the hero as Yankees find a way in extras

https://nypost.com/2018/05/12/neil-walker-plays-the-hero-as-yankees-find-a-way-in-extras/

14 St. Louis Post Dispatch</b>

  Cardinals fall to Padres in 13th in battle of bullpens

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinals-fall-to-padres-in-th-in-battle-of-bullpens/article_93be4c5a-c28a-55ce-b07d-ec005c07830d.html

15 SB Nation

The Indians can’t get out of their own way

https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2018/5/12/17347384/indians-bullpen-loss-matt-harvey-reds-dodgers-andrew-mccutchen-pirates-giants

16 CBS Sports

MLB Saturday scores, highlights, live team updates, news: D-Backs suffer first series loss

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-saturday-scores-highlights-live-team-updates-news-d-backs-suffer-first-series-loss/

17 Fangraphs

Baseball’s Pace Changes Making Only Mild Impact

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/baseballs-pace-changes-making-only-mild-impact/

18 Baseball Prospectus</b>

Short Relief: Retiring to the Side

https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/39879/short-relief-retiring-side/

19 National Pastime Museum

HALLOWED GROUND AND HOLLOWED GROUND: THE OLD AND NEW YANKEE STADIUMS

https://www.thenationalpastimemuseum.com/article/hallowed-ground-and-hollowed-ground-old-and-new-yankee-stadiums

20 Blog Predictions

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

Giants 19-21 at Pirates 23-16  1:35 PM EDT

Gametime Forecast: 67°F • Light Rain • 22% PoP

Giants

Derek Holland (L)   1-4   5.66 ERA  

Pirates

Ivan Nova (R)  2-2  4.84 ERA

Giants

1. Gorkys Hernandez (R) CF

2. Andrew McCutchen (R) RF

3. Brandon Belt (L) LF

4. Evan Longoria (R) 3B

5. Pablo Sandoval (S) 1B

6. Brandon Crawford (L) SS

7. Nick Hundley (R) C

8. Kelby Tomlinson (R) 2B

9. Derek Holland (S) P

Pirates

1. Francisco Cervelli (R) C

2. Jose Osuna (R) RF

3. Starling Marte (R) CF

4. Josh Bell (S) 1B

5. Corey Dickerson (L) LF

6. David Freese (R) 3B

7. Sean Rodriguez (R) 2B

8. Jordy Mercer (R) SS

9. Ivan Nova (R) P