JAL’s A Beautiful Morning Morning Links

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

It’s A Beautiful Morning  The Rascals

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

Welcome to (the real) Opening Day - Cincinnati, Ohio

http://blogredmachine.com/2015/04/06/welcome-to-the-real-opening-day-cincinnati-ohio/

8 Viva El Birdos</b>

Cardinals @ Cubs Recap 4.5 - Cards take Opening Day in Chicago

http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/st-louis-cardinals-2014-game-threads-discussion/2015/4/5/8350715/cardinals-cubs-recap-4-5

9 Green Weenie

4/5: Rennie, Bill Robinson, Dave Dravecky, Pitching Duel Split

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2015/04/45-rennie-bill-robinson-dave-dravecky.html

Breaking Camp Roster; Pedro Florimon, Stolmy Pimentel DFA'ed; Scahill Added & Player Moves

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2015/04/breaking-camp-roster-pedro-florimon.html

10 Rumbunter

Dishin' It, Pirates Opening Day Edition

http://rumbunter.com/2015/04/05/dishin-it-pirates-opening-day/

Pittsburgh Pirates spring training in review

http://rumbunter.com/2015/04/05/pittsburgh-pirates-spring-training-in-review/

11 WHYGAVS

> PIRATES SET THEIR FINAL ROSTER</b>

http://whygavs.com/april-2015/pirates-set-their-final-roster.html

12 Bleed Cubbie Blue

All About Cubs April: A Crystal Ball

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2015/4/5/8270275/cubs-april-crystal-ball

13 Reviewing the Brew

Milwaukee Brewers 2015 Season Preview

http://reviewingthebrew.com/2015/04/05/milwaukee-brewers-2015-season-preview/

NEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINES and Other Media

14 KDKA

Dunlap: These Are Pirates’ High Times, Soak Them Up

http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2015/04/05/dunlap-these-are-pirates-high-times-soak-them-up/

15 St Louis Post Dispatch

Bernie: More of the same at Wrigley Field

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/bernie-miklasz/bernie-more-of-the-same-at-wrigley-field/article_0e98a4b7-7c7a-5d46-a0ea-e126cb6c85db.html

16 USA Today</b>

ESPN adds live strike zone graphic to MLB broadcast, no one likes it

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/04/espn-strike-zone-graphic-mlb-opening-night

SB Nation          

Padres acquire Craig Kimbrel, Melvin Upton from Braves in blockbuster deal

http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2015/4/5/8350705/padres-braves-trade-craig-kimbrel-melvin-upton-cameron-maybin

18 CBS Sports

Pirates vs Reds Game Preview

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/gametracker/preview/MLB_20150406_PIT@CIN/pirates-reds-preview

Boom or bust: Surprise MLB contenders and pretenders in 2015

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseball/25136539/boom-or-bust-surprise-mlb-contenders-and-pretenders-in-2015

19 Fangraphs

Padres Keep Building and Borrowing, Add Craig Kimbrel

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/padres-keep-building-and-borrowing-add-craig-kimbrel/

20 Sports on Earth

MLB'S OPENING WEEK HOT TOPICS

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/116421156/baseballs-biggest-opening-day-issues-red-sox-matt-harvey-reds

21 Just a Bit Outside

A FULL ACCOUNTING OF THE KIMBREL TRADE?

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/just-a-bit-outside/story/craig-kimbrel-trade-braves-padres-melvin-upton-040615

22 Baseball Prospectus

Fantasy Rounders: An Opening Day Salvo

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=25968

23 Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Pirates aim to run themselves into NL Central contention

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2015/04/06/Pirates-aim-to-run-themselves-into-contention/stories/201504060013

Ron Cook: Pirates won't win it all, but should provide another fun ride

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/ron-cook/2015/04/06/Ron-Cook-Pirates-won-t-win-it-all-but-should-provide-another-fun-ride/stories/201504060046

Bob Smizik: Predict Pirates’ record

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/smizik-on-sports/2015/04/06/Predict-Pirates-record/stories/201504060110

24 Wall Street Journal

Baseball’s Greatest Living Players

http://www.wsj.com/articles/mlbs-greatest-living-players-1428272266

25 The Ledger

McCutchen Embracing, Adjusting to Key Role

http://www.theledger.com/article/20150405/news/150409624

26 Asylum Prediction Contest

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