Morning Links November 13

A World Without Love Peter and Gordon 1964  Written by Paul McCartney

JAL’s A World Without Love Morning Links

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3MyH09BL0o

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: Welcome to the Early Off-Season Panic

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2013/11/first-pitch-welcome-to-the-early-off-season-panic.html

AFL: Phil Irwin Makes His Final Fall Start

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2013/11/afl-phil-irwin-makes-his-final-fall-start.html

Winter Leagues: De Jesus Stays Hot With Two Hits

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2013/11/winter-leagues-de-jesus-stays-hot-with-two-hits.html

Winter Leagues: De Jesus Stays Hot With Two Hits

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2013/11/winter-leagues-de-jesus-stays-hot-with-two-hits.html

5 Bucs Dugout

Clint Hurdle wins NL Manager of the Year

http://www.bucsdugout.com/2013/11/12/5097736/clint-hurdle-wins-nl-manager-of-the-year

6 Rumbunter

Our Pick: New Pittsburgh Pirates New Hitting Coach

http://rumbunter.com/2013/11/12/hire-pittsburgh-pirates-new-hitting-coach/

Clint Hurdle: Hardware Nice, But Pirates Sustainability Crucial

http://rumbunter.com/2013/11/12/clint-hurdle-2/

7 WHYGAVS

Clint Hurdle is the NL Manager of the Year

http://www.whygavs.com/pittsburgh-pirates/october-2013/clint-hurdle-is-the-nl-manager-of-the-year.html

8 The Green Weenie

> Byrd Flies Coop, Possible RF, 1B, P, SS Moves, More...

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2013/11/byrd-flies-coop-possible-rf-1b-p-ss.html

9 City of Champions

Pittsburgh Pirates’ Clint Hurdle named NL manager of the year

http://cityofchampionssports.com/2013/11/12/pittsburgh-pirates-clint-hurdle-named-nl-manager-year/

10 Pirates Site

Bucs' resurgence earns Hurdle NL Manager of the Year

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/pit/pirates-clint-hurdle-named-national-league-manager-of-the-year?ymd=20131112&content_id=63874004&vkey=news_pit

NEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINES and Other Media

11 Rant Sports

Pittsburgh Pirates’ Top 10 Prospects: No. 5 Josh Bell

http://www.rantsports.com/mlb/2013/11/12/pittsburgh-pirates-top-10-prospects-no-5-josh-bell/

12 Philadelphia Inquirer

There's something rotten about bringing in Byrd

http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/phillies/20131113_There_s_something_rotten_about_bringing_in_Byrd.html

13 Sports Illustrated

Perusing baseball's used car lot for quality free-agent pitchers

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/mlb/news/20131112/veteran-pitchers-tim-hudson-roy-halladay/

14 LA Times

Baseball umpires aren't born knowing all the rules

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-erskine-20131113,0,2367147.column#axzz2kWfym6ow

15 Huffington Post

5 Reasons The Seventh Inning Stretch Is One Of Baseball's Most Fascinating Traditions

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/12/seventh-inning-stretch_n_4213586.html

16 Bleacher Report

How Good Is the Japanese Professional Baseball League?

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1847398-how-good-is-the-japanese-professional-baseball-league

17 St Louis Post-Dispatch

Baseball notes: Bengie Molina to coach for Texas Rangers

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/baseball-notes-bengie-molina-to-coach-for-texas-rangers/article_22704400-5c83-55c5-98bf-2d3fc9b9c561.html

18 Marysville Appeal-Democrat

Local leaders: Bringing in Braves worth the risk

http://www.appeal-democrat.com/sports/national/baseball/article_af7f4a35-3c51-5a26-946c-22b8b3a54ab1.html

SPORTS WEBSITES

19 Baseball Prospectus

12 Free Agents Who Are Likely to Be Bargains

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=22199

20 Fangraphs

> To Trade an Ace, or to Trade Rick Porcello

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/to-trade-an-ace-or-to-trade-rick-porcello/