JAL’s Bread & Circus Morning Links

Bread & Circus Marc Almond

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wu5ZY27snZk

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: Update on 2018 Draft Pick Signings

https://rumbunter.com/2018/06/22/pittsburgh-pirates-update-on-2018-draft-pick-signings/

6 Green Weenie

The Pitching Is Willing But the Bats Are Weak: Bucs Drop 2-1 Decision to Arizona In 13 Innings

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2018/06/the-pitching-is-willing-but-bats-are.html

7 Pirates Breakdown

Pittsburgh Pirates Rivals Report: Separation eludes the NL Central

http://thesportsdaily.com/2018/06/22/pittsburgh-pirates-rivals-report-pbd11/

8 WBOY

Black Bears, Pirates agree to deal through 2020

https://www.wboy.com/sports/black-bears-pirates-agree-to-deal-through-2020/1257142043

9 AZ Central</b>

Ketel Marte’s hit lifts Diamondbacks past Pirates in extras

https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/mlb/diamondbacks/2018/06/22/ketel-martes-hit-lifts-d-backs-past-pirates-extras/725855002/

10 Alabama Com

Wade LeBlanc: 'Guys that throw 86 don't really get standing ovations'

https://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2018/06/wade_leblanc_guys_that_throw_8.html

11 SB Nation

Which states will offer legalized sports betting? Who could be next?

https://www.sbnation.com/2018/5/15/17355686/which-states-will-offer-legalized-sports-betting-tracker

12 CBS Sports

MLB Friday scores, highlights, live team updates, news: Slugfest in Fenway; Aguilar powers Brewers

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-friday-scores-highlights-live-team-updates-news-cardinals-looking-to-halt-free-fall/

13 Fangraphs

Goldschmidt, Trout, and the Greatest Weeks of the Century

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/goldschmidt-trout-and-the-greatest-weeks-of-the-century/

14 Baseball Prospectus</b>

Short Relief: Hot Sea Shanties of the Promised Land

https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/40810/short-relief-hot-sea-shanties-of-the-promised-land/

15 Blog Predictions

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

16 Previous Game Box Score

http://stats.washingtonpost.com/mlb/boxscore.asp?final=true&gamecode=380622123

Arizona Diamondbacks 42-33 at Pittsburgh Pirates  36-39  4:05 PM EDT

Gametime Forecast: 79°F • Partly Cloudy • 9% PoP

Diamondbacks

Zack Greinke (R)    6-5   3.90 ERA

Pirates

Joe Musgrove (R)   2-2  3.68  ERA

Diamondbacks

1. Jon Jay (L) RF

2. Paul Goldschmidt (R) 1B

3. Jake Lamb (L) 3B

4. David Peralta (L) LF

5. Daniel Descalso (L) 2B

6. Chris Owings (R) CF

7. Nick Ahmed (R) SS

8. Jeff Mathis (R) C

9. Zack Greinke (R) P

Pirates

1. Austin Meadows (L) RF

2. Corey Dickerson (L) LF

3. Starling Marte (R) CF

4. Colin Moran (L) 3B

5. Elias Diaz (R) C

6. Josh Bell (S) 1B

7. Jordy Mercer (R) SS

8. Sean Rodriguez (R) 2B

9. Joe Musgrove (R) P