Thursday, May 22, 2014

JAL’s And When I Die Morning Links




And When I Die Big hit by Blood, Sweat, and Tears, written by Laura Nyro



GENERAL DAILY UPDATED BASEBALL SITES

1- MLB Transactions


2-MLB Trade Rumors-Pirates


3 BFFL’s 2014 Pirates Stats Spreadsheet


4 Pirates Prospects

Pittsburgh Pirates Organizational Probable Pitching Chart


BLOGS and such


5—Pirates Prospects


First Pitch: It’s Time to Replace Wandy Rodriguez With Brandon Cumpton


Prospect Watch: Nick Kingham and Jason Creasy Continue the Trend of Strong Pitching


Prospect Report: Tyler Waldron sees success at all levels with new pitch



6 Bucs Dugout

Pirates win 9-8 despite Wandy Rodriguez's terrible outing


Postgame: Pirates offense overcomes another poor start by Rodriguez


7 Rumbunter

Tony Sanchez Delivers Game Winner, Takes Blame for Wandy Rodriguez


8 Green Weenie

Bucs Score Early & Often, Hang On For 9-8 Win


9 Raise the Jolly Roger

> Series Wrap Up: Pitching, anyone?


10 City of Champions

Pittsburgh Pirates Slug Their Way Out Of Trouble In Wild Win Over Baltimore


NEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINES and Other Media

11 SB Nation

With Stephen Drew gone, what shortstops are available?


12 CBS Sports

Pirates vs Nationals Game Preview



13 Chicago Sun Times
                                   
Samardzija still winless, still auditioning as Yankees top Cubs


14 Baltimore Sun

After rough start by Chris Tillman, Orioles fail to come back in 9-8 loss to Pirates


15 Pirates Site

Pirates take slugfest on Sanchez's RBI single


Notebook: Former All-Star Wilson to represent Bucs at Draft


16 Cincinnati Enquirer

Chapman, Reds hold on for series win over Nationals


17 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Mark Reynolds, Carlos Gomez lead Brewers' resurgence


18 St. Louis Post Dispatch

Cards win a weird one


19 Fangraphs

Fifteen Mostly Modest Proposals For Speeding Up the Game


20 Baseball Prospectus

An Ode to the Double Play Pivot


21 Post Gazette

Pirates outslug Orioles in 9-8 victory


Lumber Company reflects on Pirates 1979 Series


Pirates season ticket sales increase top majors



22 Tribune Review

Pirates' bats bust out in 9-8 victory over Orioles


Kovacevic: Pirates' burden falls on all 25

Biertempfel: Pirates' large Dominican contingent shares special bond



Pirates notebook: Taillon takes next step in process