Morning Links October 29

Song Tip Toe Through the Tulips  New Christy Minstrels.  A number 1 hit in 1929 by Nick Lucas in 1929 and number 17 by Tiny Tim in 1968 but this is a 1962 version done strictly for laughs.

JAL’s Tip Toe Through the Tulips Morning Links

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ_wkH4AUeM

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

First Pitch: Thinking Outside the Box in Right Field

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2013/10/first-pitch-thinking-outside-the-box-in-right-field.html

Does a Free Agent Make Sense For the Pirates in Right Field?

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2013/10/does-a-free-agent-make-sense-for-the-pirates-in-right-field.html

AFL: Benedict and Thornton Shine In Relief

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2013/10/afl-benedict-and-thornton-shine-in-relief.html

Alen Hanson Named to AFL Fall Stars Game

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2013/10/alen-hanson-named-to-afl-fall-stars-game.html

5 Bucs Dugout

Gerrit Cole on Baseball America's All-Rookie Team

http://www.bucsdugout.com/2013/10/28/5038344/gerrit-cole-on-baseball-americas-all-rookie-team

Is the Cardinals organization overrated?

http://www.bucsdugout.com/2013/10/28/5041046/is-the-cardinals-organization-overrated

6 Rumbunter

Looking Back on Another Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction

http://rumbunter.com/2013/10/28/looking-back-another-pittsburgh-pirates-prediction/

7 Bleacher Report

Updating the Latest Suitors for Top 25 MLB Free Agents

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1828110-updating-the-latest-suitors-for-top-25-mlb-free-agents

8 The Green Weenie

Stolmy Pimentel

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2013/10/stolmy-pimentel.html

9 Baseball Nation

World Series 2013: 10 more ridiculous ways to end a game

http://www.baseballnation.com/2013/10/28/5037424/world-series-2013-obstruction-ending-pickoff

10 Detroit News

Will Tigers be latest team to hire first-time MLB manager?

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20131028/SPORTS0104/310280072/Will-Tigers-latest-team-hire-first-time-MLB-manager-?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE

NEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINES and Other Media

11 Boston Globe

Jon Lester shows again he’s one of the game’s best

http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2013/10/29/jon-lester-and-red-sox-trumped-adam-wainwright-cardinals/uCKrfV4osHbcBZEGdMgcMP/story.html

12 The Southern

Peterson: Great year for Pirates, Cardinals

http://thesouthern.com/sports/baseball/worldseries/peterson-great-year-for-pirates-cardinals/article_0940d900-4053-11e3-832d-001a4bcf887a.html

13 New York Times

Cardinals’ Roster Feels Two Players Short

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/29/sports/baseball/attempt-to-disrupt-hitter-led-to-game-ending-pickoff.html?_r=0

14 NBC Sports

Doomsayers be damned: Baseball is healthy and ratings are strong

http://hardballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/10/28/doomsayers-be-damned-baseball-is-healthy-and-ratings-are-strong/

15 Boston Herald

David Ross, Jon Lester put Sox on brink of title

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

16 CBS Sports

MLB plans to review obstruction rule

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseball/24151338/mlb-plans-to-review-obstruction-rule-but-they-should-leave-it-as-is

17 St Louis Post Dispatch

Strauss: Cards offense withering under Series glare

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/joe-strauss/strauss-cards-offense-withering-under-series-glare/article_51332e6a-254d-537c-bc69-f392dcc9af2c.html

Bernie: Cards put themselves in a deep hole

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/bernie-miklasz/bernie-cards-put-themselves-in-a-deep-hole/article_f95bcb19-f581-5a22-a02d-96703a9564e3.html

18 Forbes

Is St. Louis America's Best Baseball Town? The Fans' Wallets Say Boston.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomvanriper/2013/10/28/st-louis-americas-best-baseball-town-the-fans-wallets-say-boston/

SPORTS WEBSITES

19 Sweetspot

Quick thoughts: Lester outduels Wainwright

http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/41912/quick-thoughts-lester-outduels-wainwright

20 Fangraphs

> Jon Lester on the Edge Puts Red Sox on the Edge

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/jon-lester-on-the-edge-puts-red-sox-on-the-edge/