Morning Links October 21

 Song Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad  Meatloaf Off the Bat Out of Hell album  1977

JAL’s Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad Morning Links

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5hWWe-ts2s

GENERAL DAILY UPDATED BASEBALL SITES

1- MLB Transactions

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/transactions

2-MLB Trade Rumors-Pirates

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/pittsburgh_pirates/

3 MLB Important Dates

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/schedule/important_dates.jsp

BLOGS and such

 

4—Pirates Prospects

Winter League Recap: Gregory Polanco Homers Again

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2013/10/winter-league-recap-gregory-polanco-homers-again.html

5 Bucs Dugout

Why Justin Morneau might wind up back with the Pirates next year

http://www.bucsdugout.com/2013/10/20/4859200/why-justin-morneau-might-wind-up-back-with-the-pirates-next-year

Would Mark Trumbo be a good fit for the Pirates?

http://www.bucsdugout.com/2013/10/21/4861004/would-mark-trumbo-be-a-good-fit-for-the-pirates

6 Rumbunter

VIDEO: Pirates Gregory Polanco Homered, Again. Thank You, Sweet Baby Jesus

http://rumbunter.com/2013/10/21/gregory-polanco-homers/

7 Rant Sports

Pittsburgh Pirates: Is Andrew McCutchen A Lock For National League MVP?

http://www.rantsports.com/mlb/2013/10/20/pittsburgh-pirates-is-andrew-mccutchen-a-lock-for-national-league-mvp/

8 The Green Weenie

Pittsburgh - Third Base 2014

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2013/10/pittsburgh-third-base-2014.html

9 CNN

Can memories be bought?

http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/20/opinion/greene-athletes-memories/

10 City of Champions

Pittsburgh Pirates: Grading the 2013 Shortstops

http://cityofchampionssports.com/2013/10/20/pittsburgh-pirates-grading-2013-shortstops/

NEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINES and Other Media

11 MLBTR

Offseason Outlook: Pittsburgh Pirates

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2013/10/offseason-outlook-pittsburgh-pirates.html

12 Toledo Blade

Leyland’s job security not ironclad

http://www.toledoblade.com/DaveHackenberg/2013/10/21/Leyland-s-job-security-not-ironclad.html

13 Boston Globe

Red Sox, Cardinals match up well against each other

http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2013/10/20/red-sox-cardinals-perfect-match-for-world-series/wASfN8ltT9c4qKYChq4VOL/story.html

14 USA Today</b>

No complaints: Baseball's best face off in World Series

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2013/10/20/red-sox-cardinals-world-series-lookahead-two-best-teams/3090227/

15 Boston Herald</b>

Slight edge goes to Red Sox

http://bostonherald.com/sports/red_sox_mlb/boston_red_sox/2013/10/slight_edge_goes_to_red_sox

16 Huffington Post

Baseball's Mickey Mouse Rules

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/noah-coslov/baseballs-mickey-mouse-ru_b_4128203.html

17 St Louis Post Dispatch

Strauss: Things falling into place for Cards

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/strauss-things-falling-into-place-for-cards/article_581e6cdb-b36c-52bd-b29e-df53c321b1e8.html

Bernie: What it means to be a Cardinal

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/bernie-miklasz/bernie-what-it-means-to-be-a-cardinal/article_afc4c8db-5d9d-5815-9c14-e3e77721a50b.html

18 Cincinnati Enguirer

Pitching coaches like Reds' Price a rare breed

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20131020/SPT04/310200076/Pitching-coaches-a-rare-breed

SPORTS WEBSITES

19 Baseball Prospectus

The Week in Quotes

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=22084

20 Fangraphs

The Grand Slam That Almost Wasn’t

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-grand-slam-that-almost-wasnt/