JAL’s Watching the Detectives Morning Links

Watching the Detectives Elvis Costello

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gj-CPouUAWo

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: Things to Do in Bradenton During Spring Training

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2014/01/first-pitch-things-to-do-in-bradenton-during-spring-training.html

Pittsburgh Pirates 2014 Top Prospects: #5 – Alen Hanson

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2014/01/pittsburgh-pirates-2014-top-prospects-5-alen-hanson.html

6 Rumbunter

Neil Walker Getting Early Work at Pirates City

http://rumbunter.com/2014/01/27/neil-walker-getting-early-work-pirates-city/

Face of MLB: Even Cute Puppy Pics Can’t Defeat Andrew McCutchen

http://rumbunter.com/2014/01/27/face-mlb-even-cute-puppy-pics-cant-defeat-andrew-mccutchen/

7 WHYGAVS

Seven Pirates among Baseball Prospectus's Top 101 Prospects

http://www.whygavs.com/pittsburgh-pirates/january-2014/seven-pirates-among-baseball-prospectus-s-top-101-prospects.html

8 Saber Bucs

Pirates Reportedly Offer Burnett $8.5 Million

http://saberbucs.com/blog/2014/01/27/pirates-reportedly-offer-burnett-8-5-million/

9 Green Weenie

> 1/24-27: Ugly Dickshot, Joe Cronin & Hank Greenberg, Roberto Clemente, The Cobra, Otis Clymer

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2014/01/124-27-ugly-dickshot-joe-cronin-hank.html

10 Bucs Dugout

Pirates place 7 in BP's top 101 prospects list

http://www.bucsdugout.com/2014/1/27/5350722/pirates-place-7-in-bps-top-101-prospects-list

11 Bleacher Report

Ranking the 25 Greatest Baseball Players Under 25

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1937225-ranking-the-25-greatest-baseball-players-under-25

NEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINES and Other Media

12 Baseball Nation

                                   

The most baffling offseason in baseball

http://www.baseballnation.com/2014/1/27/5349452/reds-free-agent-rumors-do-something-anything-cmon-do-something

13 Rant Sports

Pittsburgh Pirates: Brandon Cumpton Could Impact MLB Club in 2014

http://www.rantsports.com/mlb/2014/01/27/pittsburgh-pirates-brandon-cumpton-could-impact-mlb-club-in-2014/

14 Fox Sports

Will Tanaka deal inflate price of starting pitchers?

http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/will-tanaka-deal-inflate-price-of-starting-pitchers-012714

15 Clay Davenport Com

First Projections for 2014

http://claydavenport.com/archives/207

16 Fangraphs

Who Could Improve the Most with Ervin Santana or Ubaldo Jimenez?

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/who-could-improve-the-most-with-ervin-santana-or-ubaldo-jimenez/

17 Cincinnati Enquirer

Want to feel better about Reds’ chances? Compare Hamilton to Stubbs, not Choo

http://cincinnati.com/blogs/reds/2014/01/27/want-to-feel-better-about-reds-chances-compare-hamilton-to-stubbs-not-choo/

18 St. Louis Post Dispatch

Bernie: Who bats No. 2 for Cardinals?

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/bernie-miklasz/bernie-who-bats-no-for-cardinals/article_1b6126d4-b2e3-5119-80fb-01298ea571a2.html

19 IS Sports

Pittsburgh Pirates: Offseason insulting to fans and players alike

http://isportsweb.com/2014/01/28/pittsburgh-pirates-offseason-insulting-fans-players-alike/

20 Baseball Prospectus

The Week in Quotes

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=22669