JAL’s Autumn in New York Morning Links

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50zL8TnMBN8

Autumn in New York  Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong

 

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 Demolished by Cubs for 11th Straight Defeat

http://blogredmachine.com/2015/10/01/cincinnati-reds-demolished-by-cubs-for-11th-straight-defeat/

7 Viva El Birdos

Cardinals Clinch At Night, Dropping The Day Game But Making The Magic Number 0 After Sunset On 9/30

http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2015/9/30/9429977/cardinals-clinch-at-night-dropping-the-day-game-but-making-the-magic

8 Green Weenie

9/30: Roberto's 3,000th Hit; 1979, '90 Clinchers; Temple Cup; Kiner Bombs; 20 Long Years

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2015/09/930-robertos-3000th-hit-1979-90.html

9 Raise the Jolly Roger

The Wild Card it is….

http://raisethejollyroger.com/2015/10/the-wild-card-it-is/

10 Bleed Cubbie Blue

A Cubs Fan's List Of Playoff Do's And Don'ts

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2015/9/30/9415161/cubs-fans-playoffs

11 Reviewing the Brew

Milwaukee Brewers: Maybe next year is the year

http://reviewingthebrew.com/2015/09/30/maybe-next-year-is-the-year-for-the-milwaukee-brewers/

12 Rumbunter

Hope for the NL Central dashed as Pittsburgh Pirates split doubleheader</b>

http://rumbunter.com/2015/09/30/hope-for-nl-central-dashed-as-pittsburgh-pirates-split-doubleheader/

NEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINES and Other Media

13 Sporting News

Connection to World Series history makes compelling baseball novel worth a 'Swing'</b>

http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb/story/2015-09-30/swing-novel-1971-pittsburgh-pirates-world-series-champs-philip-beard

14 Washington Post

In Jonathan Papelbon, Nationals got their closer — and their kiss of death

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nationals/trade-for-jonathan-papelbon-had-disastrous-results-for-the-nationals/2015/09/30/0aef1564-66ee-11e5-8325-a42b5a459b1e_story.html

15 St Louis Post Dispatch

Gordon: Entire organization fed success

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/jeff-gordon/gordon-entire-organization-fed-success/article_71250099-ed5b-5f42-a32e-c09cb0bc64fe.html

16 USA Today

Baseball's culture clash: Vast majority of brawls involve differing ethnicities

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2015/09/30/mlb-bench-clearing-brawls-unwritten-rules-ethnic-backgrounds/73066892/

17 SB Nation   

St. Louis Cardinals win 100th game, clinch NL Central

http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2015/9/30/9429377/st-louis-cardinals-national-league-central-clinch-100-wins

18 CBS Sports

MLB Power Rankings: Jays, Cardinals best teams entering MLB playoffs

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/story/25322578/mlb-power-rankings-jays-cardinals-best-teams-entering-mlb-playoffs

19 Fangraphs

Anthony Rizzo, Bruised Into History

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/anthony-rizzo-bruised-into-history/

20 Sports on Earth

DOES MOMENTUM MATTER?

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/152528108/mlb-playoffs-momentum-best-septembers

21 Just a Bit Outside

IF ONLY A'S HADN'T TRADED AWAY THEIR BEST PLAYERS

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/just-a-bit-outside/story/oakland-athletics-billy-beane-trades-josh-donaldson-yoenis-cespedes-lineup-without-trades-093015

22 Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Cardinals win division; Pirates bound for third wild-card game

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2015/09/30/Bucs-take-first-game-of-double-header-against-Cards-turn-focus-on-Tyler-Lyons-for-Game-2/stories/201509300241

Ron Cook: Gerrit Cole's attitude, ability can carry Pirates a long way

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/2015/10/01/Ron-Cook-Gerrit-Cole-s-attitude-ability-can-carry-Pirates-a-long-way/stories/201510010133

Bob Smizik: If Pirates get past Arrieta . . .

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/smizik-on-sports/2015/10/01/Bob-Smizik-If-Pirates-get-past-Arrieta-1/stories/201510010169

Pirates notebook: Polanco shakes off Monday error

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2015/10/01/Pirates-notebook-Polanco-s-defense-contributes-to-victory-two-days-after-costly-error/stories/201510010101