Monday, May 25, 2015

Marlins vs. Pirates - Thread Two

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Marlins vs. Pirates - Thread One

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Pre-Game: Marlins vs. Pirates

Game: Miami Marlins (18-27) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (21-22)

Time: 7:05 PM
Location: PNC Park, Pittsburgh
Game-Time Weather: Partly Cloudy - 82
TV/Radio: ROOT Sports/MLB Network/93.7 The Fan (KDKA - FM)


Tonight's Starting Pitchers:

David Phelps (RHP) (2-1, 3.21) vs. Charlie Morton (RHP) (0-0, 0.00)



Marlins Lineup:

1. Dee Gordon (L) 2B
2. Marcell Ozuna (R) CF
4. Martin Prado (R) 3B
5. Justin Bour (L) 1B
6. J.T. Realmuto (R) C
7. Christian Yelich (L) LF
9. David Phelps (R) P

Pirates Lineup:

1. Harrison (R) 3B 2, Polanco(L) RF 3, McCutchen(R) CF 4. Marte(R)LF 5. Walker(S) 2B 6. Alvarez(L) 1B 7. Cervelli(R) C 8. Mercer(R) SS 9. Morton (R) P

*If you missed JAL's Morning Links, they can be found here.

*Prediction Contest Tracker here 

*Pirates Pre-Game begins at 5:40 PM on 93.7 The Fan, click here to listen.

*Game threads will auto-post at 7:00 PM, 8:00 PM & 9:00 PM.

*FYI - I will not be around again today to post lineups or a post-game thread today as I will be traveling. My hope is to be home before the game begins.

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1- MLB Transactions


2-MLB Trade Rumors-Pirates


3 BFFL’s 2015 Pirates Stats Spreadsheet


4 PBC Asylum Recipe Collection


5 MLB

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BLOGS and such

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7 Viva El Birdos

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8 Green Weenie

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9 Rumbunter

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12 Reviewing the Brew

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13 Raise the Jolly Roger

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14 City of Champions

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15 St Louis Post Dispatch

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16 USA Today

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17 SB Nation   

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18 CBS Sports

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20 Sports on Earth

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21 Just a Bit Outside

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22 Baseball Prospectus

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23 Pittsburgh Post Gazette

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24 Washington Times

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