Morning Links

 

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JAL’s Let it Rain Morning Links

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y86kDFaJ2h4

Rain Must Fall Queen 1989

GENERAL DAILY UPDATED BASEBALL SITES

1- MLB Transactions

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/transactions

2-MLB Trade Rumors-Pirates

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/pittsburgh_pirates/

3 Pittsburgh Pirates Stats

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AsjN0zO-DxI0dHVOMzdPYm9wUEJtdVJ0WWUzVWhFc2c#gid=0

BLOGS and such

4—Pirates Prospects

First Pitch: The Biggest Story in the Pirates Minor League System This Year

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2013/09/first-pitch-the-biggest-story-in-the-pirates-minor-league-system-this-year.html

5 Bucs Dugout

Francisco Liriano's road struggles likely overblown

http://www.bucsdugout.com/2013/9/27/4776026/francisco-lirianos-road-struggles-likely-overblown

6 Rumbunter

What’s Your Strategy for Pirates One-Game Wild Card Game?

http://rumbunter.com/2013/09/25/one-game-wild-card/

7 WHYGAVS

A few thoughts for the last off-day

http://www.whygavs.com/pittsburgh-pirates/september-2013/a-few-thoughts-for-the-last-off-day.html

8 The Green Weenie

9/27: Bucs Clinch in 1901, '70, '92, Longest Win Streak, Waner, Gibson, Kiner, Drabek, Giles...

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2013/09/927-bucs-clinch-in-1901-70-92-longest.html

9 Rant Sports

Using Sabermetrics To Prove Pittsburgh Pirates Will Win the World Series

http://www.rantsports.com/mlb/2013/09/26/using-sabermetrics-to-prove-pittsburgh-pirates-will-win-the-world-series/

10 City of Champions

Pirates starter Francisco Liriano still right choice for wild-card game

http://cityofchampionssports.com/2013/09/26/pirates-starter-francisco-liriano-still-right-choice-wild-card-game/?utm_source=FanSided&utm_medium=Network&utm_campaign=Hot%2BTopics

NEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINES and Other Media

11 Pittsburgh Business Times

Pirates winning season worth $199M

http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/2013/09/26/pirates-winning-season-worth-199m.html

12 Forbes

Baseball's Most Underpaid Players Of 2013

http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomvanriper/2013/09/26/baseballs-most-underpaid-players-of-2013/

13 Sporting News

How much of an advantage is there to playing a win-or-go-home game at home?

http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb/story/2013-09-26/mlb-playoffs-2013-postseason-wild-card-game-pirates-reds-indians-rays

14 Cincinnati Enquirer

Reds All chips on the table for Reds

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20130926/SPT04/309260196/All-chips-on-the-table-for-Reds

Daugherty: Ryan Ludwick calls out Reds fans

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20130925/COL03/309250180/Doc-Ludwick-calls-out-Reds-fans

15 KDKA

Clint Hurdle’s Off-The-Field Words Of Wisdom Making A Difference For Many

http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2013/09/27/clint-hurdles-off-the-field-words-of-wisdom-making-a-difference-for-many/

16 CBS Sports

Pirates vs Reds Preview

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/gametracker/preview/MLB_20130927_PIT@CIN/piratesreds-preview

17 St Louis Post Dispatch

Cards ready to party at Cubs' expense

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cards-ready-to-party-at-cubs-expense/article_ce72dc2e-8d19-5f83-9208-1ba477758f0b.html

18 PBC Site

Bucs-Reds a fight for NL Wild Card home game

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/pit/bucs-reds-a-fight-for-nl-wild-card-home-game?ymd=20130926&content_id=61833996&vkey=news_pit

New to playoff party, Pirates figure to stay awhile

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/pit/new-to-playoff-party-bucs-figure-to-stay-awhile?ymd=20130926&content_id=61829690&vkey=news_pit

19 LA Times

As regular season comes to an end, let's see what postseason may hold

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-0927-shaikin-on-baseball-20130927,0,5636030.story#axzz2g5y0b26x

SPORTS WEBSITES

20 Fangraphs

How the Pirates Should Manage the Wild Card Game

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/how-the-pirates-should-manage-the-wild-card-game/

 EXTRA LINKS-an Occasional Posting

21 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Pirates and Reds in battle to host wild-card game

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/pirates/pirates-and-reds-in-battle-to-host-wild-card-game-705097/

22 Pittsburgh Tribune Review

Coveted home field advantage on line for Pirates, Reds

http://triblive.com/sports/pirates/4773924-74/field-advantage-road#axzz2g5zzbJqE