World Series Thread

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Morning Links October 27

Song Green Grow the Rushes  Edie Reader  Robert Burns wrote it, many have recorded it. This is a very nice live version.

JAL’s Green Grow the Rushes Morning Links

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ceQvLX24SE

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 MLB Important Dates

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/schedule/important_dates.jsp

BLOGS and such

 

4—Pirates Prospects

AFL: Alen Hanson Picks Up RBI in Scottsdale’s Loss

 http://www.piratesprospects.com/2013/10/afl-alen-hanson-picks-up-rbi-in-scottsdales-loss.html

Winter Leagues: Polanco Extends Hit Streak to Six Games

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2013/10/winter-leagues-polanco-extends-hit-streak-to-six-games.html

5 Bucs Dugout

Winter Leagues: Gregory Polanco, Alex Dickerson hitting well

http://www.bucsdugout.com/2013/10/26/5031358/winter-leagues-gregory-polanco-alex-dickerson-hitting-well

6 Change for a Nickel

A thank-you note … or 30.

http://tomsinger.mlblogs.com/2013/10/26/a-thank-you-note-or-30/

7 Beyond the Box Score

The baseball gods punish John Farrell

http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2013/10/27/5033474/the-baseball-gods-punish-john-farrell

8 The Green Weenie

Gregory Polanco

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2013/10/gregory-polanco.html

9 The Guardian

Why World Series caller Tim McCarver is hated but should be respected

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2013/oct/26/tim-mccarver-world-series-2013

10 Beaumont Enterprise

THOMAS TASCHINGER: Baseball is just fine without instant replay

http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/opinions/columns/article/THOMAS-TASCHINGER-Baseball-is-just-fine-without-4927321.php

NEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINES and Other Media

11 Mass Live

World Series 2013: The rule backs the umpires, but it's still a heartbreaker for Red Sox

http://www.masslive.com/redsox/index.ssf/2013/10/world_series_2013_the_rule_bac.html#incart_flyout_sports

12 Waterloo Courier

Come October, players play through pain

http://wcfcourier.com/sports/baseball/come-october-players-play-through-pain/article_dafeaacb-9035-5ee6-9bb6-d8245b994646.html

13 New Pittsburgh Courier

Seeing red? For some, Cardinals fatigue has set in

http://www.newpittsburghcourieronline.com/index.php/sports/18954-seeing-red-for-some-cardinals-fatigue-has-set-in

14 Forbes

10 Reasons Why Major League Baseball Is Better Than the NFL

http://www.forbes.com/sites/maurybrown/2013/10/26/10-reasons-why-major-league-baseball-is-better-than-the-nfl/

15 Boston Herald

Red Sox self-obstruct: Controversial play gives Cardinals Game 3 victory

http://bostonherald.com/sports/red_sox_mlb/boston_red_sox/2013/10/red_sox_self_obstruct_controversial_play_gives_cardinals

16 NBC Sports

In Search of The Best Fans in Baseball

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/10/26/in-search-of-the-best-fans-in-baseball/

17 St Louis Post Dispatch

Obstruction call gives Cards a leg up in series

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/obstruction-call-gives-cards-a-leg-up-in-series/article_033ea10f-8a63-5f4c-b451-ef25a92ca23b.html

Bernie: This one is hard to believe

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/bernie-miklasz/bernie-this-one-is-hard-to-believe/article_fe802124-2c0b-58ba-9a72-3e5ae206fbda.html

18 NY Times

In a Bizarre Finish, the Cardinals Stumble Into a Victory

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/27/sports/baseball/in-a-bizarre-finish-the-cardinals-stumble-into-a-victory.html?_r=0

SPORTS WEBSITES

19 Baseball Prospectus

World Series Game Three Recap (The Call Edition)

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=22116

20 Fangraphs

> A Series of Thoughts on the Call

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/a-series-of-thoughts-on-the-call/