Morning Links November 3

Song Fly Like an Eagle  Steve Miller Band—Time keeps on slipping into the future.  Seemed appropriate for time change day.

JAL’s Fly Like an Eagle Morning Links

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wb9By-lODgk

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 Takes Part In AFL Fall Stars Game

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2013/11/afl-alen-hanson-takes-part-in-afl-fall-stars-game.html

Winter Leagues: Three Hits For Hague, Polanco Continues Streak

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2013/11/winter-leagues-three-hits-for-hague-polanco-continues-streak.html

5 Rant Sports

5 Possible First Base Upgrades For Pittsburgh Pirates In 2014

http://www.rantsports.com/mlb/2013/11/03/5-possible-first-base-upgrades-for-pittsburgh-pirates-in-2014/

6 Rumbunter

Pittsburgh Pirates Hot, Hot Stove

http://rumbunter.com/2013/11/01/pittsburgh-pirates-hot-hot-stove/

7 City of Champions

Pittsburgh Pirates tabbed with best farm system in majors

http://cityofchampionssports.com/2013/11/02/pittsburgh-pirates-tabbed-best-farm-system-majors/

8 The Green Weenie

>11/1-2: Larry French, Gary Redus, The AA, Bobby Bragan, Orlando Merced...

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2013/11/111-2-larry-french-gary-redus-aa-bobby.html

9 MLB Nation

MLB Rumors: Cardinals, Pirates, Marlins & Mets interested in Starlin Castro

http://www.themlbnation.com/2013/11/02/mlb-rumors-multiple-teams-reportedly-interested-starlin-castro/

10 South Side Sox

Right on Q: Baseball's Fun Police

http://www.southsidesox.com/2013/11/2/5058198/right-on-q-baseballs-fun-police

NEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINES and Other Media

11 South Coast Today

Nick Tavares: How Big Papi harkens back to Willie 'Pop' Stargell

http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20131103/SPORTS/311030315

12 Denver Post

Baseball 2013: Bosox win, Rivera exits, now replay

http://www.denverpost.com/rockies/ci_24441482/baseball-2013-bosox-win-rivera-exits-now-replay

13 ESPN

Offseason breakdown: NL Central

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/9893959/mlb-winter-forecast-teams-national-league-central

14 NY Times

In Baseball’s Time Machine, 21st Century Belongs to the Red Sox

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/03/sports/baseball/in-baseballs-time-machine-21st-century-belongs-to-the-red-sox.html?_r=0

15 LA Times

Baseball had its moments in 2013

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-2013-baseball-moments-20131103,0,3047987.story#axzz2jaAwdMTN

16 Sioux City Journal

ALLSPACH: Baseball is now a much different game

http://siouxcityjournal.com/sports/columnists/allspach/allspach-baseball-is-now-a-much-different-game/article_56a14a3c-3159-5489-8cac-4c898d4b63a9.html

17 Columbia Daily Tribune

Baseball not a walk in the park

http://www.columbiatribune.com/arts_life/pulse/baseball-not-a-walk-in-the-park/article_c708b0e0-4416-11e3-98fb-10604b9f6eda.html

18 Boston Globe

Needy MLB teams already lining up for free agents

http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2013/11/02/baseball-free-agency-set-begin/gDQK29pUraSHcIfQHQJp9O/story.html

SPORTS WEBSITES

19 Baseball Prospectus

The BP Wayback Machine What Makes a Good World Series?

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=22153

20 Fangraphs

> 2014 Free Agent Leaderboards

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/2014-free-agent-leaderboards/

21 Post Gazette

WiFi: Coming to a stadium near you

http://www.post-gazette.com/frontpage/2013/11/03/Teams-spending-millions-to-connect-their-sports-fans-to-WiFi/stories/201311030066

22 Tribune review

Starkey: Pirates finally in the game

http://triblive.com/sports/-topstories/4962230-74/pirates-cardinals-playoff#axzz2ja8UI6Ff