JAL’s Pickin’ Up the Pieces Morning Links

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

Pickin’ Up the Pieces  Poco

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 Send Down Sam LeCure and Michael Lorenzen

http://blogredmachine.com/2015/04/02/cincinnati-reds-send-down-sam-lecure-and-michael-lorenzen/

8 Viva El Birdos</b>

St. Louis Cardinals acquire center fielder Gary Brown off waivers

http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2015/4/3/8340887/st-louis-cardinals-acquire-center-fielder-gary-brown-off-waivers

9 Green Weenie

4/3: Dewey, Hill, Grammas, Shepherd, Hecker B-Days; Wynne-for-Patterson; Reds Swept & 9th Inning Thunder...

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2015/04/43-dewey-hill-grammas-shepherd-hecker-b.html

10 Rumbunter

Is this Pedro Alvarez's best spring ever?

http://rumbunter.com/2015/04/03/is-this-pedro-alvarezs-best-spring-ever/

Pedro Alvarez vs NL Central pitchers

http://rumbunter.com/2015/04/03/pedro-alvarez-vs-nl-central-pitchers/

11 From Forbes to Federal

> Strengths & Weaknesses Within the NL Central</b>

http://fromforbestofederal.com/nl-central-strengths-weaknesses/

12 Bleed Cubbie Blue

5 Questions For The 2015 Cubs Farm System

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2015/4/3/8339081/5-questions-for-the-2015-cubs-farm-system

13 Reviewing the Brew

Milwaukee Brewers Settle on Logan Schafer for Final Roster Spot

http://reviewingthebrew.com/2015/04/03/milwaukee-brewers-settle-on-logan-schafer-for-final-roster-spot/

NEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINES and Other Media

14 Delaware News Journal

Have the Pepto handy. These Phillies will nauseate you

http://www.delawareonline.com/story/sports/mlb/phillies/2015/04/03/pepto-handy-phillies-will-nauseate/25252559/

15 St Louis Post Dispatch

Bernie: A last look at the Cardinals before Sunday's opener

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/bernie-miklasz/bernie-a-last-look-at-the-cardinals-before-sunday-s/article_5045f2a9-47b4-5f64-8546-8b50ad1c4aaa.html

16 USA Today</b>

Nightengale: Josh Hamilton wins appeal, loses in reality

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2015/04/03/josh-hamilton-suspension-angels-mlb/25248701/

SB Nation          

Why are the Angels openly upset about the Josh Hamilton decision?

http://www.sbnation.com/2015/4/3/8341451/josh-hamilton-angels-drug-suspension

18 CBS Sports

2015 MLB Season Preview: CBS Sports staff predictions

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseball/25132940/mlb-season-preview-cbs-sports-staff-predictions

19 Fangraphs

The Top-Five Pirates Prospects by Projected WAR

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-top-five-pirates-prospects-by-projected-war/

20 Sports on Earth

CHRIS ARCHER Q&A: ACE EDUCATION

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/116057212/chris-archer-exclusive-interview-tampa-bay-rays-opening-day

21 Just a Bit Outside

WILL BILLY BURNS' SPEED PLAY IN THE MAJORS?

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/just-a-bit-outside/story/billy-burns-oakland-athletics-outfielder-analysis-speed-040315

22 Baseball Prospectus

Every Team's Moneyball: St. Louis Cardinals: The Player Development Appliance

http://pbc-asylum.blogspot.com/2015/04/final-phillies-7-pirates-5.html

23 Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Pirates reliever Jared Hughes staying grounded in what has brought him success

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2015/04/04/Pirates-reliever-Jared-Hughes-staying-grounded-in-what-has-brought-him-success/stories/201504030316

Spring training report: Phillies 7, Pirates 5

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2015/04/03/Spring-training-report-Phillies-7-Pirates-5/stories/201504030320

24 New York Times

N.L. Preview: With Rotation of Aces, Nationals Are Ready to Rise

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/05/sports/baseball/nl-preview-with-rotation-of-aces-nationals-are-ready-to-rise.html?_r=0

25 Washington Post

The history of the knuckleball, baseball’s most difficult pitch

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-pitch-that-bobs-and-baffles/2015/04/03/e10c571c-b6cf-11e4-9423-f3d0a1ec335c_story.html

26 Asylum Prediction Contest

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

27 National Pastime Museum</b>

Bevens, Lavagetto and the Almost No-hitter

http://www.thenationalpastimemuseum.com/article/bevens-lavagetto-and-almost-no-hitter-1947-world-series-game-4

28 Reno Gazette Journal

Week in 1,000 Words: Top player in history of each MLB franchise

http://www.rgj.com/story/sports/2015/04/03/week-words-top-player-history-mlb-franchise/25241379/