JAL’s When You Close Your Eyes Morning Links

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-RAUQ2BTo8

When You Close Your Eyes  Night Ranger  1984

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 Cot’s Baseball Contracts

Potential 2015 Free Agents

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/compensation/cots/league-info/potential-free-agents-for-2015/

BLOGS and such

5—Pirates Prospects

AFL: Pirates Prospects Face Off Against Wei-Chung Wang

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2014/10/afl-pirates-prospects-face-off-against-wei-chung-wang.html

2014 Recaps: Right Field Led to Unlikely Breakouts, But the Future is Gregory Polanco

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2014/10/2014-recaps-right-field-led-to-unlikely-breakouts-but-the-future-is-gregory-polanco.html

Gage Hinsz Named Top Late-Round Draft Pick By Baseball America

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2014/10/gage-hinsz-named-top-late-round-draft-pick-by-baseball-america.html

6 Bucs Dugout

Pirates 2014 arbitration eligibles: Bucs face tough calls with Ike Davis, Gaby Sanchez

http://www.bucsdugout.com/2014/10/17/6995783/pirates-2014-arbitration-eligibles-bucs-face-tough-calls-with-ike

7 Green Weenie

10/17: Bucs Win 1971 & 1979 WS, Lose 1991 NLCS...

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2014/10/1017-bucs-win-1971-1979-ws-lose-1991.html

8 Rumbunter

Jeff Banister Thanks Pittsburgh on 93.7 Fan

http://rumbunter.com/2014/10/17/jeff-banister-thanks-pittsburgh-93-7-fan/

9 City of Chmpions

Tough For This Pirates Fan To Enjoy Royals' Run To World Series

http://cityofchampionssports.com/2014/10/16/tough-pirates-fan-enjoy-royals-run-world-series/

NEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINES and Other Media

10 Rant Sports

Pittsburgh Pirates Need Travis Snider’s Spark

http://www.rantsports.com/mlb/2014/10/17/pittsburgh-pirates-need-travis-sniders-spark/

11 Dallas Morning News

> Grant: What it means to hire Jeff Banister as Rangers manager

http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/texas-rangers/headlines/20141017-grant-what-it-means-to-hire-jeff-banister-as-rangers-manager.ece

12 SB Nation

Searching for a defense of Mike Matheny

http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2014/10/17/6994419/cardinals-nlcs-mike-matheny-michael-wacha

13 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

25 years ago, the World Series shook

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/279555972.html

14 SF Gate        

Killion: Ishikawa went from nearly quitting to hitting it big

http://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Killion-Ishikawa-went-from-nearly-quitting-to-5828726.php

15 CBS Sports

Anatomy of a 2014 World Series team: Kansas City Royals

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseball/24756541/anatomy-of-a-2014-world-series-team-kansas-city-royals

16 KC Royals Site

Davis rewrites story, becomes potent force from 'pen

http://m.royals.mlb.com/news/article/98875618/davis-rewrites-story-becomes-potent-force-from-royals-bullpen

17 San Jose Mercury News

Brandon Crawford a most indispensable Giant

http://www.mercurynews.com/giants/ci_26748000/brandon-crawford-most-indispensable-giant

18 St. Louis Post Dispatch

Bernie: Losing the NLCS was a team effort

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/bernie-miklasz/bernie-losing-the-nlcs-was-a-team-effort/article_2498ecb3-2661-54f7-aa92-2da0823453fb.html

Cards can point to many reasons for defeat

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cards-can-point-to-many-reasons-for-defeat/article_dd849c16-357c-5c35-a4d8-c5d868c94932.html

19 Baseball Prospectus

An Agent's Take:  The Losses You Never Get Over

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=24879

20 Fangraphs

Where I Was Wrong About the Royals

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/where-i-was-wrong-about-the-royals/

21 Sports on Earth

THE ART OF MATHENAGING

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/98831864/mike-matheny-st-louis-cardinals-game-5-managing-failures

22 Just a Bit Outside

BREAKING UP FIVE COMMON BASEBALL MYTHS

                                                                 

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/just-a-bit-outside/story/breaking-up-five-common-baseball-myths-101714