Morning Links October 20

Song Three Coins in the Fountain Frank Sinatra  From the 1954 film of the same name

JAL’s Three Coins in the Fountain Morning Links

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkHkMH5uxrA

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: Phil Irwin Throws Three Shutout Innings, Dickerson Provides Walk-Off Hit

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2013/10/afl-recap-phil-irwin-throws-three-shutout-innings-dickerson-provides-walk-off-hit.html

Pittsburgh Pirates 2013 Season Recap: Center Field

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2013/10/pittsburgh-pirates-2013-season-recap-center-field.html

AFL Recap: Big Day At The Plate For Alen Hanson

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2013/10/afl-recap-big-day-at-the-plate-for-alen-hanson.html

5 Bleacher Report

Critical Managerial Moves That Shifted the ALCS, NLCS

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1817571-critical-managerial-moves-that-shifted-the-alcs-nlcs

6 Rumbunter

Welcome Back Philthy Phil Irwin

http://rumbunter.com/2013/10/19/welcome-back-philthy-phil-irwin/

7 Rant Sports

Pittsburgh Pirates Should Not Look To Acquire David Price This Offseason

http://www.rantsports.com/mlb/2013/10/19/pittsburgh-pirates-should-not-look-to-acquire-david-price-this-offseason/

8 The Green Weenie

Pittsburgh - Shortstop 2014

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

9 ESPN

Ban on plate collisions seen as likely

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/9847962/ban-mlb-plate-collisions-likely-team-officials-say

10 City of Champions

Pittsburgh Pirates: Grading the Pirates third baseman

http://cityofchampionssports.com/2013/10/19/pittsburgh-pirates-grading-pirates-third-baseman/

NEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINES and Other Media

11 New York Times

Moments Are Made Great, in Part, by What Happens Next

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/20/sports/baseball/memories-are-made-in-part-by-everything-that-follows.html?_r=0

12 Lancaster News

Here's a season extender for Bucs fans

http://lancasteronline.com/article/local/906485_Here-s-a-season-extender-for-Bucs-fans.html

13 Boston Globe

Baseball, shaper of language

http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2013/10/19/baseball-shaper-language-baseball-shaper-language/r0zg0H6rmsYPraJcaecqXK/story.html

14 Detroit Free Press</b>

Mitch Albom: Tigers will kick themselves for squandering a shot at a ring

http://www.freep.com/article/20131020/COL01/310200104/mitch-albom-detroit-tigers-boston-red-sox-game-6-fenway-park

15 Boston Herald</b>

Grand prize winners

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

16 San Francisco Chronicle

La Russa - Baseball has room for intensity

http://www.sfgate.com/sports/shea/article/La-Russa-Baseball-has-room-for-intensity-4910345.php

17 St Louis Post Dispatch

Matheny won't take credit for Series run

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/joe-strauss/matheny-won-t-take-credit-for-series-run/article_7cfcd664-52fa-537a-9d4b-48b708f0a7c9.html

18 Chicago Sun Times

Baseball by the numbers with Bill Chuck

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/23226529-419/baseball-by-the-numbers-with-bill-chuck.html

SPORTS WEBSITES

19 Baseball Nation

Who's responsible for the Dodger collapse?

http://www.baseballnation.com/2013/10/19/4854806/dodgers-nlcs-cardinals

20 Fangraphs

Can We See Double Plays Coming?

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/can-we-see-double-plays-coming/