Friday, August 31, 2018

JAL’s Blue Motel Morning Links

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Blue Motel Bart and the Bedazzled


1 MLB Transactions



2-MLB Trade Rumors-Pirates



3 Baseball Reference


4 Retrosheet


5 Rumbunter


It might be time for the Pittsburgh Pirates to move on from Clint Hurdle




6 Green Weenie


Buccos Drop Series To Cards 5-0




7 Pirates Breakdown

Don't point the finger at Sean Rodriguez, blame the guys in charge



8 For the Win

A pitch clock remains the easiest and best solution for MLB's real or perceived pace-of-play issue.


9 St, Louis Post-Dispatch

Gant gets win, homers as Cards win 10th series in a row


10 NY daily News</b>

Ackert: Andrew McCutchen isn't close to his 2013 MVP form, but he'll provide a ton of relief for struggling Yankees



11 Yahoo Sports

As MLB and the players squabble over everything, baseball's fragile labor peace hinges on this winter



12 SB Nation

Pitcher Michael Lorenzen homers (again) after getting second chance on non-bunt foul ball




13 CBS Sports

Pirates had the most ill-timed winning streak of the year, and may end up with buyer's remorse after the Chris Archer trade



14 Fangraphs

Does Chris Archer Still Have A Slider Problem?



15 Baseball Prospectus</b>

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Rubbing Mud: El Mago’s Latest and Greatest Trick



16 Blog Predictions


17 Previous Game Box Score

http://stats.washingtonpost.com/mlb/boxscore.asp?final=true&gamecode=380830124

Pittsburgh Pirates  65-69  at Atlanta Braves 74-59  7:35 PM EDT


Gametime Forecast: 82°F • Partly Cloudy • 1% PoP


Pirates
Jameson Taillon (R)     10-9  3.49 ERA

Braves
Anibal Sanchez (R)     6-5  3.05 ERA

Pirates

1. Starling Marte (R) CF
2. Josh Bell (S) 1B
3. Gregory Polanco (L) RF
4. David Freese (R) 3B
5. Corey Dickerson (L) LF
6. Elias Diaz (R) C
7. Josh Harrison (R) 2B
8. Kevin Newman (R) SS
9. Jameson Taillon (R) P

Braves

1. Ronald Acuna Jr. (R) LF
2. Ender Inciarte (L) CF
3. Freddie Freeman (L) 1B
4. Nick Markakis (L) RF
5. Johan Camargo (S) 3B
6. Kurt Suzuki (R) C
7. Ozzie Albies (S) 2B
8. Dansby Swanson (R) SS
9. Anibal Sanchez (R) P