Morning Links November 1

Song Lemon Tree Trini Lopez 1965  Written in 1960 song was recorded by many folk groups of the 1960s.  Lopez had the biggest hit, reaching 20 on the Hot 100 and 2 on Hot Adult Chart

JAL’s Lemon Tree Morning Links

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3FSRW2qFjM

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: What Should the Pirates Do This Off-Season?

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2013/11/first-pitch-what-should-the-pirates-do-this-off-season.html

Pittsburgh Pirates 2013 Season Recap: Catcher

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

AFL: Alen Hanson’s Fielding Improves As Team Loses Again

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2013/10/afl-alen-hansons-fielding-improves-as-team-loses-again.html

5 Bucs Dugout

Pirates likely won't offer Morneau contract before Monday

http://www.bucsdugout.com/2013/10/31/5051834/pirates-likely-wont-offer-morneau-contract-before-monday

6 Rumbunter

Should The Pirates Trade Liriano For Trumbo?

http://rumbunter.com/2013/10/29/trade-liriano-trumbo/

7 City of Champions

Pirates reportedly seeking to re-sign A.J. Burnett, Clint Barmes & Marlon Byrd

http://cityofchampionssports.com/2013/10/31/pirates-reportedly-seeking-re-sign-j-burnett-clint-barmes-marlon-byrd/

8 The Green Weenie

Buc's Halloween History: Fido, Bobby Bragan, Lee Tunnell, Jim Bibby, Ian Snell, Jerry Reuss, Jim Leyland, and more...

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2013/10/bucs-halloween-history-fido-bobby.html

9 CBS Sports

From Pittsburgh's noise to Boston's party, an October to remember

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/writer/danny-knobler/24166194/from-pittsburghs-noise-to-bostons-party-it-was-an-october-to-remember

10 Pirates site

Bucs have fewer needs, more money for free agency

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/pit/pirates-have-fewer-needs-more-money-to-spend-on-free-agents?ymd=20131028&content_id=63302214&vkey=news_pit

Bucs' 2013 surge results in 11 GIBBY nominations

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/pit/pirates-great-2013-season-results-in-11-gibby-nominations?ymd=20131030&content_id=63514114&vkey=news_pit

Hanson developing into ideal middle infielder for Bucs

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/pit/bernie-pleskoff-alen-hanson-developing-into-ideal-middle-infielder-for-bucs?ymd=20131031&content_id=63573360&vkey=news_pit

NEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINES and Other Media

11 Sports on Earth

Hot Stove Preview: NL Central

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/63601010/

12 NY Times

Boston Leaves Worries Behind and Learns to Be Happy

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/31/sports/baseball/boston-leaves-worries-behind-and-learns-to-be-happy.html?_r=0

13 MLB

Planning ahead: Free agency launches offseason

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/mlb/free-agency-launches-major-league-baseball-offseason?ymd=20131031&content_id=63552676&vkey=news_mlb

14 Greensboro News & Record

The longest day; no more baseball

http://www.news-record.com/blogs/hardin_hard_n_fast/article_a4df7152-4245-11e3-8270-0019bb30f31a.html

15 Business Insider

Every Baseball Expert Was Completely Wrong When They Made Their World Series Prediction

http://www.businessinsider.com/every-baseball-expert-was-completely-wrong-when-they-made-their-world-series-prediction-2013-10

16 Baseball Nation

Picking the Team of the Century

http://www.baseballnation.com/2013/10/31/5049344/boston-red-sox-greatest-team-21st-century-yankees-cardinals

17 St Louis Post Dispatch

Can Cards afford to lose Beltran?

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/can-cards-afford-to-lose-beltran/article_fd55b913-fa7e-51b8-8cbd-db31baecd577.html

Bernie: Cards couldn't play to their strengths

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/bernie-miklasz/bernie-cards-couldn-t-play-to-their-strengths/article_69cba625-8560-5738-944f-c336c329457e.html

18 Gulf Coast News

Bringing intrigue back to baseball

http://www.gulfcoastnewstoday.com/opinion/columnists/william_moore/article_74f4f988-4260-11e3-9048-001a4bcf887a.html

SPORTS WEBSITES

19 Baseball Prospectus

Prospects Will Break Your Heart

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=22149

20 Fangraphs

> The Cardinals as an Object Lesson

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-cardinals-as-an-object-lesson/

21 Post Gazette

RF, 1B, SS head list of Pirates' needs

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2013/11/01/RF-1B-SS-head-list-of-needs/stories/201311010138

22 Tribune review

Pirates notebook: Team not likely to offer Morneau during exclusive-rights period

http://triblive.com/sports/pirates/4981728-74/pirates-morneau-free#axzz2jOGSdmtv