JAL’s Across the River Morning Links

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmIJ-q9uCq0

Across the River Bruce Hornsby and the Range

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 2015 Pirates Stats Spreadsheet

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yqsKbP9Dr1sn4WnwuNO1iJ3SJ3OiBvhZp9XvyU2QpC0/edit#gid=0

4 PBC Asylum Recipe Collection

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B8jN0zO-DxI0eVkyazRFY2IzLU0&usp=sharing

5 Pirates Prospects

Pittsburgh Pirates 2015 Spring Training Tracker

http://www.piratesprospects.com/st2015

6 MLB

Pirates Broadcast Schedule

http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/schedule/broadcast/index.jsp?c_id=pit

BLOGS and such

7 Blog Red Machine

Cincinnati Reds Fall to Indians in Final Cactus League Game, 4-3

http://blogredmachine.com/2015/04/02/cincinnati-reds-fall-to-indians-in-final-cactus-league-game-4-3/

8 Viva El Birdos</b>

John Lackey 2015 projections: VEB vs. ZiPS, PECOTA, Steamer, & Oliver

http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2015/4/2/8329335/john-lackey-2015-projections-veb-vs-zips-pecota-steamer-oliver

9 Green Weenie

4/2: Hans Honored, Mota & Sudden Sam Sign, Jon Lieber B-Day, Longest Game & More...

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2015/04/42-hans-honored-mota-sudden-sam-sign.html

10 Rumbunter

Pittsburgh Pirates bullpen: Who gets the last spot?

http://rumbunter.com/2015/04/02/pittsburgh-pirates-bullpen-last-spot/

Pedro Alvarez deserves a shot at batting cleanup

http://rumbunter.com/2015/04/02/pedro-alvarez-deserves-a-shot-at-batting-cleanup/?utm_source=FanSided&utm_medium=Network&utm_campaign=Trending%20on%20FS

11 WHYGAVS

> FROM HERE TO THERE (OR, IS “WHY NOT THE PIRATES?” GOOD ENOUGH?) (OR, THE ONE ABOUT THE PAYROLL)</b>

http://whygavs.com/april-2015/from-here-to-there-or-is-why-not-the-pirates-good-enough-or-the-one-about-the-payroll.html

12 Bleed Cubbie Blue

10 Predictions For The Cubs' 2015 Season

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2015/4/2/8319817/2015-cubs-season-predictions

13 Reviewing the Brew

Hunter Morris Traded to the Pirates

http://reviewingthebrew.com/2015/04/02/hunter-morris-traded-to-the-pirates/

NEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINES and Other Media

14 Pittsburgh Sporting News

Pirates rotation provides plenty of depth

http://www.pittsburghsportingnews.com/pirates-rotation-provides-plenty-of-depth/21225

15 St Louis Post Dispatch

Matheny thinks Cardinals' questions have been answered

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/matheny-thinks-cardinals-questions-have-been-answered/article_82a59f77-04da-55eb-af83-2ab9ad58805d.html

16 USA Today</b>

Pirates' Starling Marte leading Gregory Polanco to stardom

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2015/04/02/starling-marte-gregory-polanco-pirates-best-outfield/70855902/

SB Nation          

SB NATION REVIEWS: BARRY BONDS

http://www.sbnation.com/2015/4/2/8320137/barry-bonds-sf-giants-hall-of-fame-history-hagiography-love-letter-miss-u

18 CBS Sports

2015 Rookie of the Year Candidates: National League

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseball/25131816/2015-rookie-of-the-year-candidates-national-league

19 Fangraphs

Evaluating the Prospects: Pittsburgh Pirates

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/evaluating-the-prospects-pittsburgh-pirates/

2015 Positional Power Rankings: Relief Pitchers (#1-15)

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/2015-positional-power-rankings-relief-pitchers-1-15/

20 Sports on Earth

10 KEY UNDER-THE-RADAR PLAYERS

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/115907768/10-important-mlb-players-2015-season-preview-escobar-cervelli-hendricks

21 Just a Bit Outside

JABO PODCAST: JUSTIN VERLANDER AND THE LATEST DL NEWS

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/just-a-bit-outside/story/detroit-tigers-justin-verlander-oakland-athletics-coco-crisp-red-sox-cubs-kris-bryant-040215

22 Baseball Prospectus

Pre-Season Predictions Staff Picks for 2015

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=25949

23 Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Pirates' A.J. Burnett already thinking ahead to start of regular season next week

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2015/04/03/Pirates-A-J-Burnett-already-thinking-ahead-to-start-of-regular-season-next-week/stories/201504030206

Spring training report: Yankees 6, Pirates 2

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2015/04/03/Spring-training-report-Yankees-6-Pirates-2/stories/201504030208

Bob Smizik: Pirates' final roster due soon

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/smizik-on-sports/2015/04/03/Bob-Smizik-Pittsburgh-Pirates-final-roster-due-soon/stories/201504030263

24 KDKA

Tony Sanchez: ‘I Earned The Spot’

http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2015/04/02/tony-sanchez-im-not-going-north-because-of-an-injury/

25 Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

Advanced data takes baseball beyond numbers

http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/sports/2015/04/02/baseball-advanced-data-revolution/70870538/

26 Asylum Prediction Contest

http://pbc-asylum.blogspot.com/2015/03/2015-asylum-prediction-contest.html

27 National Pastime Museum</b>

Nothing Like It Ever Since

http://www.thenationalpastimemuseum.com/article/nothing-it-ever

28 Wall Street Journal

The Plan to Speed Up Baseball

http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-plan-to-speed-up-baseball-1427996693?tesla=y