JAL’s This Used to Be the Future Morning Links

This Used to Be the Future Pet Shop Boys

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=As5vxxiPRUM

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 Altoona Mirror

For starters, Bucs have problems

http://www.altoonamirror.com/sports/sports-columns/2018/07/for-starters-bucs-have-problems/

6 Green Weenie

Kingham's Arm & Bat, Bullpen K-Gang Snap the Streak With a 4-1 Win

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2018/07/kinghams-arm-bat-bullpen-k-gang-snap.html

7 Pirates Breakdown

Pittsburgh Pirates Stock Report: July 1-7

http://thesportsdaily.com/2018/07/08/pittsburgh-pirates-stock-report-depressing-pbd11/

8 MILB

Pirates' Swaggerty enjoys night of firsts

https://www.milb.com/milb/news/pittsburgh-pirates-first-rounder-travis-swaggerty-hits-first-pro-homer-triples/c-284763302

9 Minor League Ball </b>

Ke’Bryan Hayes leads this week’s 3 prospects to watch

https://www.minorleagueball.com/2018/7/8/17546458/pittsburgh-pirates-kebryan-hayes-leads-this-weeks-3-milb-prospects-to-watch

10 Philadelphia Inquirer

Phillies fall to Pirates, snap six-game winning streak

http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/phillies/phillies-pirates-recap-score-nl-east-20180708.html

11 SB Nation

Nathan Eovaldi’s comeback from 2nd Tommy John surgery looks complete with latest gem

https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2018/7/8/17546350/nathan-eovaldi-comeback-tommy-john-surgery-rays-perfect-game-flirtation

12 CBS Sports

> 2018 MLB All-Star Game roster announcement: What you need to know about selection show and Midsummer Classic in D.C.

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/2018-mlb-all-star-game-roster-announcement-what-you-need-to-know-about-selection-show-and-midsummer-classic-in-d-c/

13 Fangraphs

Sunday Notes: C.D. Pelham’s Heater Does Just About Everything

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/sunday-notes-c-d-pelhams-heater-does-just-about-everything/

14 Baseball Prospectus</b>

Short Relief: All-Star Baseball Jargon and Dee-sire

https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/41144/short-relief-all-star-baseball-jargon/

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=380707123

Washington Nationals  45-44  at Pittsburgh Pirates 41-48  7:05 PM  EDT

Gametime Forecast: 86°F • Clear • 0% PoP

Nationals

Jefry Rodriguez (R)   0-0  5.52  ERA                              

Pirates

Ivan Nova (R)  4-6  4.48 ERA

Nationals

1. Trea Turner (R) SS

2. Juan Soto (L) LF

3. Anthony Rendon (R) 3B

4. Bryce Harper (L) CF

5. Matt Adams (L) 1B

6. Daniel Murphy (L) 2B

7. Adam Eaton (L) RF

8. Matt Wieters (S) C

9. Jefry Rodriguez (R) P

Pirates 

1. Corey Dickerson (L) LF

2. Starling Marte (R) CF

3. Gregory Polanco (L) RF

4. Colin Moran (L) 3B

5. Francisco Cervelli (R) C

6. David Freese (R) 1B

7. Josh Harrison (R) 2B

8. Max Moroff (S) SS

9. Ivan Nova (R) P