Morning Links October 12

JAL’s To the Ghosts who Write History Books Morning Links

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLGtNR8_Vws


Song by The Low Anthem

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 Pittsburgh Pirates Stats

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AsjN0zO-DxI0dHVOMzdPYm9wUEJtdVJ0WWUzVWhFc2c#gid=0

BLOGS and such

 

4—Pirates Prospects

AFL Recap: Thirty Strikeouts in Scottsdale’s 5-1 Loss to Glendale

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2013/10/afl-recap-thirty-strikeouts-in-scottsdales-5-1-loss-to-glendale.html

The Pirates Won’t Have Problems Attracting Free Agents

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2013/10/the-pirates-wont-have-problems-attracting-free-agents.html

5 Bucs Dugout

What to do with A.J. Burnett and Marlon Byrd?

http://www.bucsdugout.com/2013/10/11/4828686/what-to-do-with-a-j-burnett-and-marlon-byrd

Home runs, a Pirates strength, ultimately end their season

http://www.bucsdugout.com/2013/10/11/4828840/ironically-it-was-the-long-ball-that-finally-ended-the-pirates

6 Rumbunter

Keith Law Not Gushing Over Jameson Taillon

http://rumbunter.com/2013/10/11/keith-law-gushing-jameson-taillon/

7 WHYGAVS

Thank yous and programming notes

http://www.whygavs.com/pittsburgh-pirates/october-2013/thank-yous-and-programming-notes.html

8 The Green Weenie

Summer to Remember Part 2 - June to All-Star Break

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2013/10/summer-to-remember-part-2-june-to-all.html

9 Sports Illustrated

Wait ‘Til Next Year: Pittsburgh Pirates

http://mlb.si.com/2013/10/11/wait-til-next-year-pittsburgh-pirates/

10 City of Champions

Pittsburgh Pirates should try to retain Marlon Byrd and Justin Morneau

http://cityofchampionssports.com/2013/10/11/pittsburgh-pirates-try-retain-marlon-byrd-justin-morneau/

NEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINES and Other Media

11 National Post

Pittsburgh Pirates building on remarkable season that ended 20-year playoff drought

http://sports.nationalpost.com/2013/10/11/the-streak-is-dead-now-what-pirates-hoping-to-build-off-breakthrough-season/

12 Sporting News

Pirates' 2013 success shines over shadow of NLDS loss

http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb/story/2013-10-10/pirates-cardinals-score-nlds-pedro-alvarez-results-adam-wainwright-pittsburgh

13 KDKA

Pirates John Wehner Answers Buccos Offseason Questions

http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2013/10/11/pirates-john-wehner-answers-buccos-offseason-questions/

14 USA Today

Pirates closer joins Pearl Jam on stage in Pittsburgh

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2013/10/pirates-closer-joins-pearl-jam-on-stage-in-pittsburgh/

15 Huffington Post

Pirates 2013 Season: 12 Memorable Highlights From Pittsburgh's 1st Winning Season In 21 Years (VIDEOS)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/10/pirates-2013-moments-eliminated-alds_n_4081154.html

16 Farmington Daily Times

COLUMN: They called him the black Babe Ruth

http://www.daily-times.com/farmington-opinion/ci_24293561/column-they-called-him-black-babe-ruth

17 St Louis Post Dispatch

BELTRAN SAVES THE DAY FOR CARDS

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/beltran-saves-the-day-for-cards/article_983a33be-f922-518d-aa2c-807cd10fca91.html

Bernie: Cards 'never give up' to outlast Dodgers

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/bernie-miklasz/bernie-cards-never-give-up-to-outlast-dodgers/article_eead3ffe-4c9b-573e-bf64-c0974f30646c.html

18 LA Times

Dodgers' long, suffering Game 1 ends in bitter defeat to Cardinals

http://www.latimes.com/sports/baseball/mlb/dodgers/la-sp-1012-dodgers-cardinals-20131012,0,3504253.story#axzz2hPSiPGzu

Did Don Mattingly's removal of Adrian Gonzalez take Dodgers out of it?

http://www.latimes.com/sports/baseball/mlb/dodgers/la-sp-1012-plaschke-dodgers-20131012,0,1922198.column

SPORTS WEBSITES

19 Sweetspot

Beltran does it all as Mattingly messes up

http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/41443/beltran-does-it-all-as-mattingly-messes-up

20 Fangraphs

Oakland, Detroit, and a Tale of Three Fastballs

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/oakland-detroit-and-a-tale-of-three-fastballs/

21 Post Gazette

Early prediction: Pirates to fall back

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/smizik-on-sports/early-prediction-pirates-to-fall-back-707197/

22 Tribune review

Pirates showed they're no longer doormats in memorable 2013 season

http://triblive.com/sports/pirates/4856285-74/pirates-game-team#axzz2hPUY0HAe