Saturday, November 2, 2013

Morning Links November 2







Song Crimson and Clover Tommy James and the Shondells  1968  The second of their number 1 hits, Hanky Panky was their first. 

JAL’s Crimson and Clover Morning Links



GENERAL DAILY UPDATED BASEBALL SITES

1- MLB Transactions


2-MLB Trade Rumors-Pirates


3 MLB Important Dates



BLOGS and such

 

4—Pirates Prospects



First Pitch: 40-Man Roster Updates and Wandy Rodriguez Thoughts



Prospect Rewind: How Exicardo Cayones Changed Our Prospect Rankings


AFL: Thornton and Benedict Combine For Four Shutout Innings



5 Bucs Dugout

Pirates may extend qualifying offer to A.J. Burnett, will try to sign Marlon Byrd, Clint Barmes


6 Rumbunter

Reason #101 for A.J. Burnett to Return, No Carlos Beltran for Cardinals


7 City of Champions

Wandy Rodriguez exercises 2014 player option, will return to Pittsburgh Pirates



8 The Green Weenie


>Now To Keep That Window Open


9 KDKA

Leyland Reflects On Long Career, Days With Pirates



10 Amazin Avenue

2014 MLB Free Agent Profile: A.J. Burnett


NEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINES and Other Media

11 Sportsnet

Free Agency 2013: Lots of arms, no aces



12 Yahoo Sports

Report: Harold Reynolds top candidate to replace Tim McCarver as Fox baseball analyst


13 MLB

Pipeline Perspectives: Bucs boast top system


Pipeline Perspectives: Astros look like best system


14 San Diego Union Tribune

The Challenge: Speed up baseball


15 Sports on Earth

What Could Have Been


16 Baseball Nation

Missing the best of Tim McCarver

Maybe it doesn't matter who replaces Tim McCarver?



17 St Louis Post Dispatch

Strauss: Big moves are likely as lineup is revamped


18 Wall Street Journal

FCC Would End TV Sports Blackout Rule


World Series Recap: May Baseball's Irrational Heart Keep On Beating


SPORTS WEBSITES

19 Baseball Prospectus

The BP Wayback Machine What Makes a Good World Series?


20 Fangraphs

> The New National TV Contracts And 2014 Payrolls