JAL’s 500 Miles Morning Link

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stwt_ew6Bac

500 Miles Peter, Paul, and Mary  Standard folk song recorded by at least 50 other performers

GENERAL UPDATED BASEBALL SITES

1- MLB Transactions

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/transactions

2-MLB Trade Rumors-Pirates

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/pittsburgh_pirates/

3 BFFL’s 2014 Pirates Stats Spreadsheet

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AsjN0zO-DxI0dDNkaWxFNWIwNDVUQzEwYXp5SlpGNkE&usp=drive_web#gid=0

4 ESPN

Wild Card Standings

http://espn.go.com/mlb/standings/_/type/wild-card

BLOGS and such

5—Pirates Prospects

First Pitch: Pirates Fans Deserve a Long Buctober

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2014/09/first-pitch-pirates-fans-deserve-a-long-buctober.html

The Pirates are Starting to Get Recognition For Being a Special Team

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2014/09/the-pirates-are-starting-to-get-recognition-for-being-a-special-team.html

6 Bucs Dugout

Pirates clinch playoff berth with 3-2 win over Braves

http://www.bucsdugout.com/2014/9/23/6837021/pirates-clinch-playoff-berth-with-3-2-win-over-braves

Edinson Volquez interested in staying with Pirates, wants multi-year deal

http://www.bucsdugout.com/2014/9/23/6832927/edinson-volquez-interested-in-staying-with-pirates-wants-multi-year

7 Green Weenie

Cole Train & Cutch Propel Bucs To The Playoffs With 3-2 Win

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2014/09/cole-train-cutch-propel-bucs-to.html

8 Rumbunter

The Pittsburgh Pirates Amazing Past 30 Games

http://rumbunter.com/2014/09/23/pittsburgh-pirates-amazing-past-30-games/

9 WHYGAVS

Game 157: Pirates beat Braves 3-2 and clinch their second consecutive playoff berth

http://whygavs.com/september-2014/game-157-pirates-beat-braves-3-2-and-clinch-their-second-consecutive-playoff-berth.html

10 Raise the Jolly Roger

> Pirates 3, Braves 2

http://raisethejollyroger.com/2014/09/pirates-3-braves-2-2/

NEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINES and Other Media

11 Atlanta Journal Constitution

Skidding Braves lose 3-2, Pirates celebrate playoff berth

http://www.ajc.com/news/sports/baseball/skidding-braves-lose-3-2-pirates-celebrate-playoff/nhSyB/

12 San Francisco Chronicle

Benches clear in SF Giants’ loss to Dodgers

http://www.sfgate.com/giants/article/Benches-clear-in-SF-Giants-loss-to-Dodgers-5776471.php

13 CBS Sports

Pittsburgh at Atlanta Game Preview

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/gametracker/preview/MLB_20140924_PIT@ATL/pirates-braves-preview

14 Chicago Sun Times  

Welington Castillo delivers 10th-inning walk-off win for Cubs

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/baseball/cubs/30070562-573/welington-castillo-delivers-10th-inning-walk-off-win-for-cubs.html

15 Pirates MLB Site

Back to Buctober: Pirates rally to clinch spot

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2014_09_23_pitmlb_atlmlb_1&mode=recap_away&c_id=pit

Pirates buckle down for return to postseason

http://m.pirates.mlb.com/news/article/96130520/tracy-ringolsby-pirates-buckle-down-to-clinch-postseason-return

Five things that changed Pirates' season

http://m.pirates.mlb.com/news/article/96106822/five-things-that-changed-pirates-season

16 Cincinnati Enquirer</b>

Reds' win over Brewers gives Cueto chance for 20 wins

http://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/mlb/reds/2014/09/23/home-runs-mesoraco-frazier-lift-reds-over-brewers/16131953/

17 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel</b>

Brewers inch closer to elimination

http://www.jsonline.com/sports/brewers/brewers-inch-closer-to-elimination-b99357504z1-276866151.html

18 St. Louis Post Dispatch </b>

Plot thickens as Cards lose to Cubs

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/plot-thickens-as-cards-lose-to-cubs/article_71a88f8b-6463-53bf-9303-097c5c32dc3e.html

Bird Bytes: Why is Wong a platoon player?

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/bernie-miklasz/bird-bytes-why-is-wong-a-platoon-player/article_0b0a9565-1e95-55b9-8569-dc63c4c5e72f.html

19 Baseball Prospectus

Best Baseball Player Idiosyncracies, 2014 Edition

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=24711

20 Fangraphs

The Pirates’ Pitching Turnaround

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-pirates-pitching-turnaround/

21 Post Gazette

Time to celebrate: Pirates clinch second consecutive postseason berth

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2014/09/23/Pirates-clinch-postseason-berth-with-3-2-win/stories/201409230232

Pirates notebook: No need to dig deeper on Tony Watson’s season

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2014/09/24/Pirates-notebook-No-need-to-dig-deeper-on-Tony-Watson-s-season/stories/201409240108

Ron Cook: A toast to the Pirates' improbable 2014 postseason push

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/ron-cook/2014/09/24/Ron-Cook-A-toast-to-the-Pirates-improbable-2014-postseason-push/stories/201409240157

22 Tribune Review

Pirates defeat Braves to clinch NL playoff spot for 2nd consecutive season

http://triblive.com/sports/pirates/bucsgalleries/6843813-74/pirates-mccutchen-braves#axzz3EELjk8pl

Pirates take a different road to same destination in 2014

http://triblive.com/sports/pirates/6848375-74/pirates-field-clubhouse#axzz3EELjk8pl

23 ESPN

Five Things We Learned Tuesday

http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/51789/five-things-we-learned-tuesday-5