JAL’s Secret to the End Morning Links

Secret to the End Depeche Mode

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBYaklKDWj0

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: It is Time to Call Up Kevin Newman

https://rumbunter.com/2018/05/30/pittsburgh-pirates-it-is-time-to-call-up-kevin-newman/

6 Viva El Birdos</b>

Is This the Best Version of Michael Wacha?

https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2018/5/30/17403232/michael-wacha-offspeed-usage-2018

7 Green Weenie

5/30 Expo Park-Forbes Field Era: Leach/Leifield Deal; Rizzo's 9 RBI; 8 Trip,Trip, Triples; Hidden Ball Trick; Game Stories; HBD Turkey & Al

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2018/05/530-expo-park-forbes-field-era.html

8 Bleed Cubbie Blue

MLB: Anthony Rizzo guilty of interference on slide

https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2018/5/29/17406366/mlb-anthony-rizzo-interference-slide

9 Pirates Breakdown

It's time to end the Austin Meadows-Gregory Polanco situation

http://thesportsdaily.com/2018/05/30/pittsburgh-pirates-austin-meadows-gregory-polanco-situation-pbd11/

10 Chicago Tribune

Tensions mount between Cubs and Pirates in 2-1 loss

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-spt-cubs-pirates-20180530-story.html

11 The Point of Pittsburgh</b>

Pirates Payroll Rewind: 2014

http://www.thepointofpittsburgh.com/pirates-payroll-rewind-2014/

12 SABR

Matty Alou

https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/3d8b257b

13 MLB

Musgrove takes charge to snap Pirates' skid

https://www.mlb.com/pirates/news/joe-musgrove-takes-charge-to-beat-cubs/c-279061942

14 St. Louis Post Dispatch</b>

  Reyes suddenly departs from season debut; Cardinals lose battle of bullpens 3-2

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinal-beat/reyes-suddenly-departs-from-season-debut-cardinals-lose-battle-of/article_8f12a205-33b9-531b-a8b3-9e985e36ce09.html

15 SB Nation

Rob Manfred says PITCHf/x technology is ‘much closer’ to being able to call a strike zone

https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2018/5/30/17410688/rob-manfred-automatic-strike-zone-pitchfx-lawsuit-mlb

16 CBS Sports

MLB Wednesday scores, highlights, live team updates, news: Brewers spoil Alex Reyes' return

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-wednesday-scores-highlights-live-team-updates-news-brewers-spoil-alex-reyes-return/

17 Fangraphs

Jameson Taillon Has a New Pitch

https://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/jameson-taillon-has-a-new-pitch/

18 Baseball Prospectus</b>

Short Relief: The Shallow Fly Effect

https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/40286/short-relief-the-shallow-fly-effect/

19 National Pastime Museum

BOBBY THOMSON’S BIG HIT WAS JUST A PART OF LEO DUROCHER’S BIG YEAR

https://www.thenationalpastimemuseum.com/article/bobby-thomson-s-big-hit-was-just-part-leo-durocher-s-big-year

20 Blog Predictions

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

Pirates 29-26 at Cardinals  29-24   7:15 PM EDT

Gametime Forecast: 77°F • Rain • 41% PoP

Pirates

Trevor Williams (R)     5-3   3.43 ERA

Cardinals

Jack Flaherty (R)      2-1  2,15 ERA

Pirates

1. Josh Harrison (R) 2B

2. Francisco Cervelli (R) C

3. Starling Marte (R) CF

4. Josh Bell (S) 1B

5. Corey Dickerson (L) LF

6. Colin Moran (L) 3B

7. Gregory Polanco (L) RF

8. Jordy Mercer (R) SS

9. Trevor Williams (R) P

Cardinals

1. Matt Carpenter (L) 3B

2. Harrison Bader (R) LF

3. Tommy Pham (R) CF

4. Jose Martinez (R) 1B

5. Dexter Fowler (S) RF

6. Yairo Munoz (R) SS

7. Greg Garcia (L) 2B

8. Francisco Pena (R) C

9. Jack Flaherty (R) P