JAL’s Let’s Live for Today Morning Links

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spdSSI2rTKI

Let’s Live for Today The Grassroots

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

2015 NL Central Preview: Milwaukee Brewers

http://blogredmachine.com/2015/03/31/2015-nl-central-preview-milwaukee-brewers/

8 Viva El Birdos</b>

Spring Training competitions are fair

http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/st-louis-cardinals-sabermetrics-analysis/2015/3/31/8315091/spring-training-competitions-carlos-martinez-marco-gonzales

9 Green Weenie

3/31:Opening Day Thrillas; Bell Released; Young Signed; Bigbee & PNC Park Born...

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2015/03/331opening-day-thrillas-bell-released.html

10 Rumbunter

These Pittsburgh Pirates could hit 25+ Home runs in 2015

http://rumbunter.com/2015/03/31/these-pittsburgh-pirates-could-hit-25-hrs/

A Pirates' rotation spot for Jeff Locke was a 'lock' this spring

http://rumbunter.com/2015/03/31/a-pirates-rotation-spot-for-jeff-locke-was-a-lock-this-spring/

11 WHYGAVS

> BACKUP PLANS</b>

http://whygavs.com/march-2015/backup-plans.html

12 Bleed Cubbie Blue

Cubs 15, Rangers 10: The Even Longer Inning

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2015/3/31/8323557/cubs-rangers-recap-matt-szczur-wrigley-field-mlb-scores

13 Reviewing the Brew

Busy Day for Brewers as Roster Comes into Focus

http://reviewingthebrew.com/2015/03/31/busy-day-for-brewers-as-roster-comes-into-focus/

NEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINES and Other Media

14 MILB

Pirates Prospect Primer: Glasnow on the go

http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20150331&content_id=115172892&fext=.jsp&vkey=news_milb&sid=milb

15 St Louis Post Dispatch

Grichuk powers his way onto bench

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/grichuk-powers-his-way-onto-bench/article_4bc4aea8-5c89-5477-8b1a-b5569e8ece71.html

16 USA Today</b>

Nightengale: Can hitters strike back in 2015?

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2015/03/31/mlb-hitting-offense-shifts-pitching/70743132/

17 SB Nation   

Say hey, baseball: Kris Bryant is in the minors and Scott Boras is angry

http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2015/3/31/8318847/kris-bryant-cubs-scott-boras-mlbpa-minors

18 CBS Sports

MLB managers on the hot seat: One skipper's seat is already scalding

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/writer/jon-heyman/25130142/mlb-managers-on-the-hot-seat-one-skippers-seat-is-already-scalding

19 Fangraphs

National League Starting Pitcher Tiers: March

http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/national-league-starting-pitcher-tiers-march/

20 Sports on Earth

MLB PREVIEW: THE WEST DIVISIONS

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/115669650/mlb-season-preview-al-nl-west-divisions

21 Just a Bit Outside

THE WORST RULE IN BASEBALL

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/just-a-bit-outside/story/free-agent-compensation-draft-pick-max-scherzer-jon-lester-james-shields-sandoval-ramirez-033115

22 Baseball Prospectus

How the Astros do Spring Training

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=25896

23 Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Pirates trim roster as positional competitions continue

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2015/03/31/Pirates-option-pitchers-Holdzkom-Scahill-to-minor-league-pittsburgh/stories/201503310207

Pirates report: Pirates 7, Tigers 3

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2015/04/01/BUCS0401X/stories/201504010068

Bob Smizik: Is Lambo blowing another chance?

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/smizik-on-sports/2015/04/01/Bob-Smizik-Is-Lambo-blowing-another-chance/stories/201504010132

24 Pittsburgh City Paper

Tribune-Review's Travis Sawchik tells how the Pirates turned things around with sabermetrics

http://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/tribune-reviews-travis-sawchik-tells-how-the-pirates-turned-things-around-with-sabermetrics/Content?oid=1815681

25 Washington Post

NL Central preview: Adding Jon Lester gives Cubs chance at division crown

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fancy-stats/wp/2015/03/31/nl-central-preview-adding-jon-lester-gives-cubs-chance-at-division-crown/

26 Asylum Prediction Contest

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

27 Beaver County Times</b>

Walker says it's time to focus on season

http://www.timesonline.com/sports/pirates/walker-says-it-s-time-to-focus-on-season/article_b5125590-d712-11e4-b8db-3b6272b3bc9f.html

28 Sweetspot

Players richer than ever, but a possible labor war looms

http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/56142/players-richer-than-ever-but-a-possible-labor-war-looms