Morning Links

 

JAL’s End of the Road Morning Links

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptr0YwJi5bM

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: Getting Hot at the Right Time

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2013/09/first-pitch-getting-hot-at-the-right-time.html

Pirates Power Their Way to Home Field in the Wild Card Game

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2013/09/pirates-power-their-way-to-home-field-in-the-wild-card-game.html

5 Bucs Dugout

Pirates use barrage of homers to win 8-3, clinch PNC playoff game

http://www.bucsdugout.com/2013/9/28/4780940/pirates-use-barrage-of-homers-to-win-8-3-clinch-pnc-playoff-game

6 Rumbunter

Pedro Alvarez Home Run Tracker

http://rumbunter.com/2013/09/27/pedro-alvarez-home-run-tracker-12/

7 WHYGAVS

Game 161: Pirates 8 Reds 3

http://www.whygavs.com/pittsburgh-pirates/september-2013/game-161-pirates-8-reds-3.html

8 The Green Weenie

Bucs Bomb Their Way To Home Field 8-3

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2013/09/bucs-bomb-their-way-to-home-field-8-3.html

9 Raise the Jolly Roger

Pirates 8, Reds 3

http://raisethejollyroger.com/2013/09/pirates-8-reds-3/

10 City of Champions

A.J. Burnett to start division series if Pittsburgh Pirates get there

http://cityofchampionssports.com/2013/09/28/j-burnett-start-division-series-pittsburgh-pirates-get/

NEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINES and Other Media

11 Wilmington Town Crier

Fitzgerald, Pirates celebrate the unthinkable

http://homenewshere.com/wilmington_town_crier/sports/article_041bda7a-277a-11e3-b6f6-0019bb2963f4.html

12 Rant Sports

Constructing A Pittsburgh Pirates Postseason Roster

http://www.rantsports.com/mlb/2013/09/28/constructing-a-pittsburgh-pirates-postseason-roster/

13 New York Times

Picking Baseball’s Award Winners

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/29/sports/baseball/picking-baseballs-award-winners.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

14 Cincinnati Enquirer

Daugherty: Pirates thump Reds, seize home-field

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20130928/COL03/309280066/

15 KDKA

Hurdle Sets Playoff Matchups For Pirates

http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2013/09/28/hurdle-sets-playoff-matchups-for-pirates/

16 CBS Sports

Pirates vs Reds Preview

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/gametracker/preview/MLB_20130929_PIT@CIN

17 St Louis Post Dispatch

Strauss: How to start a food fight — vote for NL MVP

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/joe-strauss/strauss-how-to-start-a-food-fight-vote-for-nl/article_9e854dce-2b7f-52b9-bc38-5b17c47e3af7.html

18 PBC Site

Behind six homers, Bucs to host NL Wild Card Game

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2013_09_28_pitmlb_cinmlb_1&mode=recap_away&c_id=pit

Bucs will go as far as pitching takes them

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/pit/anthony-castrovince-starting-with-national-league-wild-card-game-pirates-will-go-as-far-as-pitching-takes-them?ymd=20130928&content_id=62053300&vkey=news_pit

19 Enterprise Record

Pittsburgh Pirates fans embrace playoff team

http://www.chicoer.com/sports/ci_24196872/pittsburgh-pirates-fans-embrace-playoff-team

SPORTS WEBSITES

20 Fangraphs

Introducing The Scott Boras-O-Meter

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/introducing-the-scott-boras-o-meter/

 EXTRA LINKS-an Occasional Posting

21 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Cook: Walker knows postseason in Pittsburgh will be special

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/ron-cook/cook-walker-knows-postseason-in-pittsburgh-will-be-special-705383/

22 Pittsburgh Tribune Review

Five-tool Pirates center fielder McCutchen arguably National League's best

http://triblive.com/sports/pirates/4773970-74/mccutchen-ball-bat#axzz2gHTDzZ6M

The Finl Sprint-The Finish Line

The Pirates have reached the finish line of their final sprint.  With Saturday's win over the Reds the Pirates locked down the number 1 wild spot and will play the Reds in PNC Park on Tuesday.  If the Pirates win that game all we know is they will not play the Dodgers in the NLDS.

The Cardinals won last night and the Braves lost so the Cards now have the best record in the league.  If that holds the winner of the Pirates-Reds game will play the Cards.