JAL’s The Gambler Morning Links

The Gambler-Kenny Rogers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jj4nJ1YEAp4

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

4 Pirates Prospects Spring Training Tracker

http://www.piratesprospects.com/st2014

BLOGS and such

 

5—Pirates Prospects

First Pitch: When Could the Pirates Expect a $100 M Deal?

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2014/01/first-pitch-when-could-the-pirates-expect-a-100-m-deal.html

Pittsburgh Pirates Have Six Top 100 Prospects

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2014/01/pittsburgh-pirates-have-six-top-100-prospects.html

Pittsburgh Pirates 2014 Top Prospects: #7 – Reese McGuire

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2014/01/pittsburgh-pirates-2014-top-prospects-7-reese-mcguire.html

6 Rumbunter

Pirates Clint Hurdle Remembers Birthday of His ‘Incredible Friend’

http://rumbunter.com/2014/01/23/pirates-hurdle-remembers-mentor/

7 WHYGAVS

Frank Coonelly tells Jerry Crasnick the Pirates have 'turned the page' on AJ Burnett

http://www.whygavs.com/pittsburgh-pirates/january-2014/frank-coonelly-tells-jerry-crasnick-the-pirates-have-turned-the-page-on-aj-burnett.html

8 Bucs Dugout

Pirates think A.J. Burnett isn't returning

http://www.bucsdugout.com/2014/1/23/5339136/pirates-think-a-j-burnett-isnt-returning

9 City of Champions

> Pittsburgh Pirates’ Austin Meadows, Gregory Polanco Among MLB’s Top 10 OF Prospects

http://cityofchampionssports.com/2014/01/23/pittsburgh-pirates-bucs-austin-meadows-gregory-polanco-among-mlbs-top-10-prospects/

10 Green Weenie

1/23: Rabbit Maranville, Kurt Bevacqua, Benny DiStephano, Ralph Kiner...

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2014/01/123-rabbit-maranville-kurt-bevacqua.html

11 Saber Bucs

Projection #11: Mark Melancon

http://saberbucs.com/blog/2014/01/23/projection-11-mark-melancon/

NEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINES and Other Media

12 Beaver County Times

Madden: If MLB won't change stricture, Pirates should do Nutting

http://www.timesonline.com/columnists/sports/mark_madden/madden-if-mlb-won-t-change-stricture-pirates-should-do/article_e08d0e2c-1684-5cc0-9c68-f5f758f70636.html

13 Sports On Earth

Big shoes to fill

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/67057806/new-detroit-tigers-manager-brad-ausmus-jim-leyland-replacement

14 Pirates Site

Bucs impress with six on Top 100 Prospects list

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/pit/pirates-impress-with-six-players-on-mlbcoms-top-100-prospects-list?ymd=20140123&content_id=67019630&vkey=news_pit

15 Bleacher Report

Philadelphia Phillies: How Real Is the Interest in A.J. Burnett?

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1934527-philadelphia-phillies-how-real-is-the-interest-in-aj-burnett

16 Fangraphs

Brewers Take the Matt Garza Chance

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/brewers-take-the-matt-garza-chance/

17 St. Louis Post Dispatch

Bird Bytes: Examining La Russa's Hall of Fame decision

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/bernie-miklasz/bird-bytes-examining-la-russa-s-hall-of-fame-decision/article_c72f8ef8-a623-5a1a-9979-2546a704fa82.html

18 Sweetspot

Happy Birthday, Mark Wohlers

http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/43759/happy-birthday-mark-wohlers

19 Baseball Prospectus

The BP Wayback Machine Who Yu Gonna Call?

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=22659

20 Baseball Nation

Matt Garza signs with Brewers

http://www.baseballnation.com/2014/1/23/5338604/matt-garza-signs-brewers