Wednesday, July 23, 2014

JAL’s In My Merry Oldsmobile Morning Links





In My Merry Oldsmobile 1905 Billy Murray  Probably the first car song.  Murray was a very popular singer during the first two decades of the 20th century.

GENERAL UPDATED BASEBALL SITES

1- MLB Transactions


2-MLB Trade Rumors-Pirates


3 BFFL’s 2014 Pirates Stats Spreadsheet


4 Pirates Prospects

2014 Pittsburgh Pirates Draft Pick Signing Tracker


BLOGS and such


5—Pirates Prospects


First Pitch: MLB is NOT As Good As It Has Ever Been


Prospect Watch: Tyler Glasnow Continues Unreal Stretch With 11 Strikeouts


Pirates Approach to the Trade Deadline Probably Won’t Change From Previous Years


6 Bucs Dugout

Pirates win back-and-forth game, 12-7


Postgame: Pirates and Dodgers react to HBPs, ejections


The Matt Morris Report:  7/22/14


7 Rumbunter

Who Should the Pirates Trade for to Play First Base


A.J. Burnett Return Makes Little Sense



8 Green Weenie

Bucs Batter Blue Bullpen In 12-7 Win


9 WHYGAVS

> GAME 100: PIRATES 12 DODGERS 7


10 Raise the Jolly Roger

Pirates 12 Dodgers 7



NEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINES and Other Media

11 DK on Pittsburgh Sports

Column: That’s baseball, man



12 LA Times

Dreadful pitching sinks Dodgers at Pittsburgh, 12-7



13 CBS Sports

Los Angeles vs Pittsburgh Game Preview



14 Chicago Sun Times  

Cubs cut ties with Darwin Barney, top Padres 6-0


15 Pirates Site

Polanco leads way as Pirates outslug Dodgers


Wilson, Hurdle ejected after lefty hits LA's Turner



16 Cincinnati Enquirer

Reds have best game since break, but fall to Brewers



17 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Brewers ride homers to walk-off win



18 St. Louis Post Dispatch

Control problems hurt Wainwright


Strauss: Trade rumors follow Rays' Price



19 Fangraphs

The Complicated Matter of Jon Lester’s Status


20 Baseball Prospectus

2014 Draft:  The Anatomy of an Astros Breakdown


21 Post Gazette

Pirates outslug Dodgers in 12-7 victory



Gene Collier: Pirates lineup takes advantage of lefty-friendly dimensions


Pirates notebook: Clint Hurdle, Bob Nutting laud Bud Selig


Bob Smizik: Is Ike the answer?



22 Tribune Review

Selig: Pirates' rebirth a positive step for baseball


Outfielder Polanco driving force for Pirates in victory over Dodgers