JAL’s What About Now Morning Links

What About Now  Westlife

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTxHcurV0Nc

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 Minors: Waddell and Escobar Impress

https://rumbunter.com/2018/08/23/pittsburgh-pirates-minors-waddell-and-escobar-impress/

6 Green Weenie

8/23: Short No-No; Drysdale Dropped Twice; Hot Arriba; Welcome to Pgh Joe; Middle Monsters; Game Stories; HBD Tyler & Mississippi Mudcat

https://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2018/08/823-short-no-no-drysdale-dropped-twice.html

7 Pirates Breakdown

Keone Kela has been electric with the Pittsburgh Pirates

https://thesportsdaily.com/2018/08/23/keone-kela-has-been-electric-with-the-pirates-pbd11/

8 Caller Times

TEXANA READS: Baseball has deep roots in Mexican American culture

https://www.caller.com/story/news/2018/08/23/texana-reads-baseball-has-deep-roots-mexican-american-culture/1056115002/

9 MLB

Happy 60 birthday to Julio Franco, who still, unsurprisingly, hasn't ruled out a comeback

https://www.mlb.com/cut4/julio-franco-still-wants-to-play-baseball/c-291596602

10 Finger Lakes Times</b>

Commentary: In defense of baseball in a fast-paced, screen-obsessed world

http://www.fltimes.com/tns/commentary/commentary-in-defense-of-baseball-in-a-fast-paced-screen/article_b2118376-c56b-5688-9e71-5543edda4693.html

11 Point of Pittsburgh

Pirates Need To Be Aggressive, Not Average, For 2019

http://www.thepointofpittsburgh.com/pirates-need-to-be-aggressive-not-average-for-2019/

12 SB Nation

How to make the Team USA women’s baseball team

https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2018/8/22/17764996/team-usa-womens-baseball-world-cup-2018

13 CBS Sports

> MLB scores, highlights, live team updates, news: Nola outduels Scherzer in Cy Young race matchup

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-scores-highlights-live-team-updates-news-nola-outduels-scherzer-in-cy-young-race-matchup/

14 Fangraphs

The Battle Between Payroll and Parity

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-battle-between-payroll-and-parity/

15 Baseball Prospectus</b>

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Defensive Indifference: The Kershaw Experience

https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/42233/defensive-indifference-the-kershaw-experience/

16 Blog Predictions

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

17 Previous Game Box Score

http://stats.washingtonpost.com/mlb/boxscore.asp?gamecode=380822123&meta=true


Pittsburgh Pirates 63-65  at Milwaukee Brewers 71-58  8:10 PM EDT 

Gametime Forecast: 67°F • Overcast • 8% PoP

Pirates

Joe Musgrove (R)   5-7  3.31 ERA

Brewers

Wade Miley (L)  2-2  2.18 ERA

Pirates

1. Adam Frazier (L) LF

2. Elias Diaz (R) C

3. Gregory Polanco (L) RF

4. David Freese (R) 3B

5. Francisco Cervelli (R) 1B

6. Starling Marte (R) CF

7. Adeiny Hechavarria (R) SS

8. Kevin Newman (R) 2B

9. Joe Musgrove (R) P

Brewers

1. Lorenzo Cain (R) CF

2. Christian Yelich (L) RF

3. Jesus Aguilar (R) 1B

4. Travis Shaw (L) 2B

5. Ryan Braun (R) LF

6. Mike Moustakas (L) 3B

7. Erik Kratz (R) C

8. Orlando Arcia (R) SS

9. Wade Miley (L) P