JAL’s You Didn't Have to Be so Nice Morning Links

You Didn't Have to Be so Nice Lovin’ Spoonful

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpZI8biFsn8

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 Green Weenie

Bucs Lead From Gate-to-Gate, Take Series With 4-2 Win Over G-Men

https://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2019/09/bucs-lead-from-gate-to-gate-take-series.html

6 Rumbunter

Should The Pittsburgh Pirates Part Ways With Kyle Crick?

https://rumbunter.com/2019/09/12/pittsburgh-pirates-part-ways-kyle-crick/

7 Point of Pittsburgh

Elias Diaz Isn’t Really This Bad With The Bat

http://www.thepointofpittsburgh.com/elias-diaz-isnt-really-this-bad-with-the-bat/

8 Forbes

Cubs Are Mired In Bad Baseball and Theo Epstein Has Seen Enough

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffarnold/2019/09/12/cubs-are-mired-in-bad-baseball-and-theo-epstein-has-seen-enough/#78f8b56c17f5

   9 FiveThirtyEight</b>

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Home Runs Are Soaring. Could Declining Backspin Be A Factor?

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/home-runs-are-soaring-could-declining-backspin-be-a-factor/

<b>10 Mercury News

> Giants on verge of worst home season in Oracle Park history, lose series to Pirates

https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/09/12/giants-on-verge-of-worst-home-season-in-oracle-park-history-lose-series-to-pirates/

11 CBS Sports

MLB scores: Brewers in playoff position (for the moment); Mets crush D-Backs again

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-scores-brewers-in-playoff-position-for-the-moment-mets-crush-d-backs-again/

12 Fangraphs

Is This Time Actually Different for the Miami Marlins?

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/is-this-time-actually-different-for-the-miami-marlins/

13 Baseball Prospectus</b>

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Short Relief: Shut Up Devil, I’m Trying to Listen to the Game

https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/53211/shut-up-devil-im-trying-to-listen-to-the-game/

14 The Blog Contest

http://pbc-asylum.blogspot.com/2019/03/2019-pbc-asylum-prediction-contest.html

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Pirates

September, 13

4:05pm

Cubs

Steven Brault (L)

Jon Lester (L)

1. Kevin Newman (R) SS

2. Bryan Reynolds (S) CF

3. Melky Cabrera (S) RF

4. Josh Bell (S) 1B

5. Jose Osuna (R) 3B

6. Pablo Reyes (R) LF

7. Adam Frazier (L) 2B

8. Elias Diaz (R) C

9. Steven Brault (L) P

1. Anthony Rizzo (L) 1B

2. Nicholas Castellanos (R) RF

3. Kris Bryant (R) 3B

4. Willson Contreras (R) C

5. Kyle Schwarber (L) LF

6. Nico Hoerner (R) SS

7. David Bote (R) 2B

8. Albert Almora Jr. (R) CF

9. Jon Lester (L) P