JAL’s Swingin’ Safari Morning Links

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=te-HFHNj-tk

Swingin”Safari Billy Vaughn  Number 18 on WYRE the week of August 18, 1962

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 MLB

Pirates Broadcast Schedule

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

BLOGS and such

6 Blog Red Machine

Cincinnati Reds Drop Series to Dodgers Despite DeSclafani's Strong Start

http://blogredmachine.com/2015/08/16/cincinnati-reds-drop-series-to-dodgers-despite-desclafanis-strong-start/

7 Viva El Birdos

Marlins @ Cardinals 8.16 recap - Cards unable to secure sweep

http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2015/8/16/9162137/marlins-cardinals-8-16-recap-cards-unable-to-secure-sweep

8 Green Weenie

How Sweep It Is - Bucs Come Alive Late To Take 8-1 Victory

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2015/08/how-sweep-it-is-bucs-come-alive-late-to.html

8/16: STFD; Kiner, Thomas' 3 Dinger Days; Bucs Blast 7; HBD Rick, Curt, Tiny, Rube

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2015/08/816-stfd-kiner-thomas-3-dinger-days.html

9 Rumbunter

Álvarez, Ramirez help Pittsburgh Pirates sweep Mets with 8-1 win

http://rumbunter.com/2015/08/16/alvarez-ramirez-help-pittsburgh-pirates-sweep-mets-with-8-1-win/

The Pittsburgh Pirates' bullpen is becoming a force to be reckoned with

http://rumbunter.com/2015/08/16/the-pittsburgh-pirates-bullpen-is-becoming-a-force-to-be-reckoned-with/

10 City of Champions

> Cardinals, Pirates, And Cubs Continue To Flex Muscles In NL Central Race</b>

http://cityofchampionssports.com/2015/08/16/cardinals-pirates-and-cubs-continue-to-flex-muscles-in-nl-central-race/

11 Bleed Cubbie Blue

White Sox 3, Cubs 1: All Good Things...

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2015/8/16/9162865/cubs-white-sox-recap-chris-sale-jorge-soler-mlb-scores

12 Reviewing the Brew

MLB Power Rankings: National League Central Week 19

http://reviewingthebrew.com/2015/08/16/mlb-power-rankings-national-league-central-week-19/

13 Raise the Jolly Roger

Not a bad weekend, huh?

http://raisethejollyroger.com/2015/08/not-a-bad-weekend-huh/

NEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINES and Other Media

14 NJ Com

Mets swept at home following ugly 8-1 loss to Pittsburgh Pirates | Rapid reaction

http://www.nj.com/mets/index.ssf/2015/08/mets_vs_pittsburgh_pirates_rapid_reaction_2.html

15 St Louis Post Dispatch

Cards are too generous in loss to Marlins

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cards-are-too-generous-in-loss-to-marlins/article_56718096-f882-5338-93a8-e4dd4f3aa3eb.html

16 USA Today

MLB Power Rankings

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/mlb/rankings/

17 SB Nation   

When do you trade a former top prospect?

http://www.sbnation.com/2015/8/16/9160849/jackie-bradley-red-sox-outfield-rusney-castillo-mookie-betts-hanley-ramirez

18 CBS Sports

What's gone wrong for the Nationals in 2015?

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseball/25271860/whats-gone-wrong-for-the-nationals-in-2015

Pirates vs Diamondbacks Game Preview

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/gametracker/preview/MLB_20150817_ARI@PIT/diamondbacks-pirates-preview

19 Fangraphs

The Physics of Sound at the Ballpark

http://www.hardballtimes.com/the-physics-of-sound-at-the-ballpark-2/

20 Sports on Earth

Davis Powers O's Back Into the Mix

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/143616806/orioles-chris-davis-powering-way-to-playoffs

21 Just a Bit Outside

Ichiro and what could have been

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/just-a-bit-outside/baseball-joe/blog/ichiro-what-could-have-been-081515

22 New York Post

Can we get a refund when MLB players loaf way into outs?

http://nypost.com/2015/08/17/can-we-get-a-refund-when-mlb-players-loaf-way-into-outs/

23 Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Pirates win fourth in a row, trail the Cardinals by five games

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2015/08/16/Pirates-complete-three-game-sweep-beat-Mets-8-1/stories/201508160204

Pirates notebook: Burnett progressing, but he is not ready to return to rotation yet

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2015/08/17/Pirates-notebook-Burnett-progressing-but-he-is-not-ready-to-return-to-rotation-yet/stories/201508170071

Bob Smizik: Pirates goats become heroes

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/smizik-on-sports/2015/08/17/Bob-Smizik-Pirates-goats-become-heroes-pittsburgh/stories/201508170119