Morning Links October 16

Song Seven Bridges Road Ian Mathews, 1973.  Eagles had a hit with this song in 1980.

JAL’s Seven Bridges Road Morning Links

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mt2IFaCwTKk

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

First Pitch: Clint Hurdle Deserves to be the Manager of the Year

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2013/10/first-pitch-clint-hurdle-deserves-to-be-the-manager-of-the-year.html

AFL Recap: Alex Dickerson and Gift Ngoepe Double in Loss

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2013/10/afl-recap-alex-dickerson-and-gift-ngoepe-double-in-loss.html

Pirates Have a Lot of Talented Pitchers Available in the 2014 Draft

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2013/10/pirates-have-a-lot-of-talented-pitchers-available-in-the-2014-draft.html

2013 Indianapolis Indians Season Recap and Top 10 Prospects

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2013/10/2013-indianapolis-indians-season-recap-and-top-10-prospects.html

5 Bucs Dugout

West Virginia season review

http://www.bucsdugout.com/2013/10/14/4803090/west-virginia-season-review

The problem with signing Stephen Drew

http://www.bucsdugout.com/2013/10/15/4841552/the-problem-with-signing-stephen-drew

6 Rumbunter

A.J. Burnett Walks, Pirates Sink in 2014

http://rumbunter.com/2013/10/13/j-burnett-walks-pirates-sink-2014/

7 Three Rivers Burgh Blog

Looking Back at the 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates

http://www.threeriversburghblog.com/2013/10/looking-back-at-2013-pittsburgh-pirates.html

8 The Green Weenie

10/15: Hurdle Hired, Alleghenys Revived, Bucs Top Sens In '25, Cup Game, Carlos Garcia...

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2013/10/1015-hurdle-hired-alleghenys-revived.html

9 KDKA

Pirates Owner Nutting Would Love To See Burnett Return

http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2013/10/15/pirates-owner-nutting-would-love-to-see-burnett-return/

10 City of Champions

Pittsburgh Pirates pull pitching prospect Jameson Taillon out of Arizona Fall League

http://cityofchampionssports.com/2013/10/15/pittsburgh-pirates-pull-pitching-prospect-jameson-taillon-arizona-fall-league/

NEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINES and Other Media

11 Rant Sports

Pittsburgh Pirates Should Refuse Temptation To Extend Neil Walker and Pedro Alvarez

http://www.rantsports.com/mlb/2013/10/15/pittsburgh-pirates-should-refuse-temptation-to-extend-neil-walker-and-pedro-alvarez/

12 NWI Times

AL HAMNIK: Earth to Theo Epstein: Lloyd McClendon is your guy

http://www.nwitimes.com/sports/columnists/al-hamnik/al-hamnik-earth-to-theo-epstein-lloyd-mcclendon-is-your/article_de9f6a37-e352-557e-a07a-234164c81228.html

13 Journal Review

A season to build off of

http://www.journalreview.com/sports/article_0f523208-3603-11e3-bb58-0019bb2963f4.html

14 Detroit Free Press

John Lowe: Tigers' pitchers near perfect, but big bats (even Cabrera's) go missing

http://www.freep.com/article/20131016/SPORTS02/310160035/detroit-tigers-boston-redsox-john-lowe-good-pitching-bad-offense

15 Boston Herald

Sox beat Tigers ace to seize series lead

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

16 Gulf Coast News

Baseball and football: no comparison

http://www.gulfcoastnewstoday.com/opinion/columnists/richard_h_schmidt/article_2950ce7a-34fb-11e3-81c7-001a4bcf887a.html

17 St Louis Post Dispatch

Bernie: Cards turn back the clock with big blasts

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/bernie-miklasz/bernie-cards-turn-back-the-clock-with-big-blasts/article_bff1bea2-9c60-5251-bdec-5e3bce856cc1.html

Strauss: Lynn delivers response to lousy loss

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/joe-strauss/strauss-lynn-delivers-response-to-lousy-loss/article_0a5471d1-4809-50d9-b0d9-4492c1263649.html

18 LA Times

There are no miracles for Dodgers on this night in crucial loss

http://www.latimes.com/sports/baseball/mlb/dodgers/la-sp-plaschke-dodgers-20131016,0,1679795.column#axzz2hmoKO6Ks

SPORTS WEBSITES

19 Baseball Prospectus

11 Postseason Ads, Slogans, and Theme Songs That Are Still Stuck in Our Heads

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=22049

20 Fangraphs

How One Little Call Helped the Red Sox Beat the Tigers

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/how-one-little-call-helped-the-red-sox-beat-the-tigers/

21 Post Gazette

Arbitration eligibles: Garrett Jones

http://sportsblogs.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates-pirates-blog/2013/10/16/Arbitration-eligibles-Garrett-Jones.html

22 Tribune review

Pirates owner Nutting hints at payroll spike, extensions for 2014

http://triblive.com/sports/pirates/4888374-74/nutting-payroll-pirates#axzz2hmq6m5Je