Morning Links October 23

Song 8 Days a Week Beatles 

JAL’s 8 days a Week Morning Links

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VadngOGKlP0

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: Charlie Morton is Comparable to Derek Lowe and Brandon Webb

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2013/10/first-pitch-charlie-morton-is-comparable-to-derek-lowe-and-brandon-webb.html

Pittsburgh Pirates 2013 Season Recap: The Starting Rotation

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2013/10/pittsburgh-pirates-2013-season-recap-the-starting-rotation.html

Winter League Recap: Gregory Polanco Doubles Twice In Win

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2013/10/winter-league-recap-gregory-polanco-doubles-twice-in-win.html

 The Pirates Have Plenty of Starting Pitching Depth in 2014

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2013/10/the-pirates-have-plenty-of-starting-pitching-depth-in-2014.html

AFL Recap: Ngoepe Helps Scottsdale to 5-1 Victory

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2013/10/afl-recap-ngoepe-helps-scottsdale-to-5-1-victory.html

5 Bucs Dugout

Phillies interested in Jim Benedict for pitching coach job

http://www.bucsdugout.com/2013/10/22/4867674/phillies-receive-permission-to-interview-jim-benedict

6 Rumbunter

Heh Pittsburgh, Winning Baseball Looks Different

http://rumbunter.com/2013/10/22/j-burnett-misunderstood/

7 WHYGAVS

A brief story to get back into things

http://www.whygavs.com/pittsburgh-pirates/october-2013/a-brief-story-to-get-back-into-things.html

8 The Green Weenie

Pittsburgh - Starting Pitching 2014

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

9 Pirates Official Site

Bucs look toward 2014 with flexibility for offseason

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/mlb/pittsburgh-pirates-look-toward-2014-with-flexibility-for-offseason?ymd=20131022&content_id=63228810&vkey=news_mlb

10 City of Champions

Pirates pitcher Francisco Liriano wins Sporting News NL Comeback Player of the Year

http://cityofchampionssports.com/2013/10/21/pirates-pitcher-francisco-liriano-wins-sporting-news-nl-comeback-player-year/

NEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINES and Other Media

11 Boston Globe

This World Series needs some villains

http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2013/10/23/this-world-series-needs-some-villains/UYvKAoRg5v8VwaInJoy1VL/story.html

12 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Brewers can watch and learn from the Cardinals

http://www.jsonline.com/sports/brewers/brewers-can-watch-and-learn-from-the-cardinals-b99125662z1-228875841.html

13 Rant Sports

5 Players That Pittsburgh Pirates Could Sever Ties With This Offseason

http://www.rantsports.com/mlb/2013/10/22/5-players-that-pittsburgh-pirates-could-sever-ties-with-this-offseason/

14 Peoria Journal Star

Wessler: Cardinals fans better get used to being hated

http://www.pjstar.com/news/x1372978479/Cardinals-fans-better-get-used-to-being-hated?rssfeed=true

15 Boston Herald

Cardinals all fired up

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

16 LA Times

The Dodgers' A.J. Ellis breaks down the World Series matchups

http://www.latimes.com/sports/baseball/mlb/dodgers/la-sp-1023-aj-ellis-dodgers-world-series-20131023,0,7703851.story#axzz2iXYDcmun

17 St Louis Post Dispatch

CULTURE CLASH? Not in this Series

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/culture-clash-not-in-this-series/article_2dc0f232-0f77-52a4-8f0d-32f0e2a73b13.html

Bernie: Cards, Red Sox both play hardball

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/bernie-miklasz/bernie-cards-red-sox-both-play-hardball/article_dfe2fea9-f33a-5221-84b7-ce5bcf6f5082.html

18 Detroit News

Tigers' Gene Lamont wants to manage, wonders if he's too old at 66

http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20131022/SPORTS0104/310220088/

SPORTS WEBSITES

19 Baseball Prospectus

11 Moves That Helped the Cardinals and Red Sox Win the Pennants

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=22093

20 Fangraphs

FanGraphs Crowd: The Top 47 Free Agents

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/fangraphs-crowd-the-top-47-free-agents/

The Worst of the Best: The Season’s Wildest Swings

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-worst-of-the-best-the-seasons-wildest-swings/

Dan Haren, Tim Lincecum, and Perception Gaps

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/dan-haren-tim-lincecum-and-perception-gaps/

21 Post Gazette

Report: Phillies interested in Benedict

http://sportsblogs.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates-pirates-blog/2013/10/22/Report-Phillies-interested-in-Benedict.html

22 Tribune review

Hurdle named Sporting News' NL Manager of the Year

http://triblive.com/sports/pirates/4927533-74/hurdle-pirates-season#axzz2iVGU8Vbb