Morning Links November 12

Different Drum  Linda Ronstadt and the Stone Poneys   Written by Mike Nesmith

JAL’s Different Drum Morning Links

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3Nq48sHF8M

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: Neal Huntington Deserved the Executive of the Year Award

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2013/11/first-pitch-neal-huntington-deserved-the-executive-of-the-year-award.html

Who Are the Best Bounce Back Free Agent Starting Pitchers?

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2013/11/who-are-the-best-bounce-back-free-agent-starting-pitchers.html

Getting a Good Look at Catching Prospect Jin-De Jhang

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2013/11/getting-a-good-look-at-catching-prospect-jin-de-jhang.html

AFL: Dickerson and Hanson Reach Base in Loss

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2013/11/afl-dickerson-and-hanson-reach-base-in-loss.html

5 Bucs Dugout

Reds to hire Jay Bell

http://www.bucsdugout.com/2013/11/11/5094036/reds-to-hire-jay-bell

Neal Huntington finishes second in Executive of the Year voting

http://www.bucsdugout.com/2013/11/11/5093850/neal-huntington-finishes-second-in-executive-of-the-year-voting

6 Rumbunter

Marlon Byrd Rumors: Mets Have Made Contact

http://rumbunter.com/2013/11/11/marlon-byrd-rumors-mets-made-contact/

7 WHYGAVS

Jay Bell, Jim Benedict, and other things that have been happening lately

http://www.whygavs.com/pittsburgh-pirates/october-2013/jay-bell-jim-benedict-and-other-things-that-have-been-happening-lately.html

8 The Green Weenie

> Monday Notes

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2013/11/monday-notes.html

9 City of Champions

Pittsburgh Pirates should hire Freddy Sanchez as hitting coach

http://cityofchampionssports.com/2013/11/11/pittsburgh-pirates-hire-freddy-sanchez-hitting-coach/

10 Pirates Site

Hurdle should be no-brainer as top NL manager

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/pit/clint-hurdle-should-be-a-no-brainer-as-national-league-manager-of-the-year?ymd=20131109&content_id=63805944&vkey=news_pit

NEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINES and Other Media

11 Rant Sports

Pittsburgh Pirates’ Top 10 Prospects: No. 6 Tyler Glasnow

http://www.rantsports.com/mlb/2013/11/11/pittsburgh-pirates-top-10-prospects-no-6-tyler-glasnow/

12 IS Sports

Pittsburgh Pirates: Heroes and goats from a postseason to remember

http://isportsweb.com/2013/11/11/pittsburgh-pirates-heroes-goats-postseason-remember/

13 Sports on Earth

National League Award Preview

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/63827526/

14 LA Times

Why Angels' Mark Trumbo is so coveted

http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-angels-mark-trumbo-erick-aybar-cardinals-20131110,0,7929341.story#axzz2kQlyTuZM

15 Bleacher Report

Is 2013 Rookie Class' Rapid Rise to Stardom a Sign of Things to Come?

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1842798-is-2013-rookie-class-rapid-rise-to-stardom-a-sign-of-things-to-come

16 Grantland

When the Fall Is All There Is

http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/9957752/bud-selig-alex-rodriguez-baseball-legacies-steroid-era

17 St Louis Post-Dispatch

Bird Bytes: What to do with Freese?

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/bernie-miklasz/bird-bytes-what-to-do-with-freese/article_9200f6ad-ab99-5744-9e61-98b3859550b2.html

18 Minneapolis Star Tribune

Searching for baseball treasures in the Arizona Fall League

http://www.startribune.com/sports/twins/231306321.html

SPORTS WEBSITES

19 Baseball Prospectus

Internet Baseball Awards NL Manager of the Year

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=22215

20 Fangraphs

> Troy Tulowitzki, At What Cost?

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/troy-tulowitzki-at-what-cost/

21 Post Gazette

Pirates' Andrew McCutchen, World Series MVP David Ortiz to executive produce weekly series on MTV2

http://www.post-gazette.com/ae/tv-radio/2013/11/11/Pirates-Andrew-McCutchen-World-Series-MVP-David-Ortiz-to-executive-produce-weekly-series-on-MTV2/stories/201311110156