JAL’s Wild West End Morning Links

Wild West End Dire Straits

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63qpLniGPHk

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

Breaking Down Colin Moran’s Strong Finish To 2018

https://rumbunter.com/2018/10/03/breaking-colin-morans-strong-finish-2018-pittsburgh-pirates/

6 Green Weenie

10/3 From 1980: Pops & Reuss Finales; Lamont Hired; Road Woes; AJ Chased in NLDS; HBD Goose & Kevin

 

https://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2018/10/103-from-1980-pops-reuss-finales-lamont.html

7 Pirates Breakdown

Was Jeff Branson really the problem?

https://thesportsdaily.com/2018/10/03/pittsburgh-pirates-was-jeff-branson-really-the-problem-pbd11/

8 Bleacher Report

MLB Playoff Bracket 2018: Dates, Wild Card Matchups, Picture and Schedule

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2797833-mlb-playoff-bracket-2018-dates-wild-card-matchups-picture-and-schedule

9 Point of Pittsburgh

2019 Pirates’ Arbitration Estimates

http://www.thepointofpittsburgh.com/2019-pirates-arbitration-estimates/

10 Larry Brown Sports</b>

Pirates pitcher takes heat for Jon Lester tweet

http://larrybrownsports.com/baseball/pirates-jameson-taillon-jon-lester-tweet-calls/466653

11 MLB

Cubs' trajectory in question after crushing NLWCG loss

https://www.mlb.com/news/cubs-long-term-trajectory-in-question/c-296964942

12 SB Nation

13 reasons Matt Olson is better than your favorite player

https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2018/10/3/17910962/mlb-playoffs-matt-olson-athletics-fun-player-reasons

13 CBS Sports

NL Wild Card Game: How Kyle Freeland and the Rockies neutralized one of the Cubs' most dangerous hitters

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/nl-wild-card-game-how-kyle-freeland-and-the-rockies-neutralized-one-of-the-cubs-most-dangerous-hitters/

14 Fangraphs

The Most Entertaining Umpire in Minor League History

https://www.fangraphs.com/tht/the-most-entertaining-umpire-in-minor-league-history/

15 Baseball Prospectus</b>

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Short Relief: Rough Waters

https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/42906/short-relief-rough-waters/