JAL’s American Pie Morning Links

 American Pie 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ih7N9_VUU4U

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 BFFL’s 2014 Pirates Stats Spreadsheet

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AsjN0zO-DxI0dDNkaWxFNWIwNDVUQzEwYXp5SlpGNkE&usp=drive_web#gid=0

4 Pirates Prospects Spring Training Tracker

http://www.piratesprospects.com/st2014

BLOGS and such

 

5—Pirates Prospects

Spring Training Notes — Feb. 21

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2014/02/spring-training-notes-feb-21-2.html

Phil Irwin Healthy, Looking to Get Back to Being Philthy

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2014/02/phil-irwin-healthy-looking-to-get-back-to-being-philthy.html

Andrew McCutchen, Starling Marte, and Gregory Polanco Taking BP (Video)

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2014/02/andrew-mccutchen-starling-marte-and-gregory-polanco-taking-bp-video.html

6 Sports on Earth

Spring Dreaming

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/67985178/taijuan-walker-nick-castellanos-kevin-gausman-among-2014-mlb-breakout-candidates?partnerId=ed-7916272-652265153

7 Rumbunter

VIDEO: Who Is Steve Shenbaum And Why Do Pirates Use Him?

http://rumbunter.com/2014/02/21/steve-shenbaum-might-pirates-talking/

8 Battlin Bucs

All Era Team: Beginning of the Modern Era (1947-1968)

http://www.pghsportsforum.com/forum/showthread.php/16760-All-Era-Team-Beginning-of-the-Modern-Era-(1947-1968)

9 Yahoo Sports

>Pittsburgh Pirates’ Futile Offseason Hints at Larger Issue

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/pittsburgh-pirates-futile-offseason-hints-larger-issue-191900354--mlb.html

10 Saber Bucs

Jose Tabata vs. Marlon Byrd

http://saberbucs.com/blog/2014/02/21/jose-tabata-vs-marlon-byrd/

11 City of Champions

Pittsburgh Pirates: Will Bucs Get Enough Production From 1B And RF?

http://cityofchampionssports.com/2014/02/21/pittsburgh-pirates-will-bucs-get-enough-production-1b-rf/

NEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINES and Other Media

12 Bradenton Herald

                                   

Spring training | Pirates' Melancon thrives in setup role

http://www.bradenton.com/2014/02/22/5008223/spring-training-pirates-melancon.html

13 Rant Sports

Pittsburgh Pirates’ Management Isn’t Fooling Anyone

http://www.rantsports.com/mlb/2014/02/21/pittsburgh-pirates-management-isnt-fooling-anyone/

14 Pirates Site

Top prospect Polanco making large first impression

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/mlb/pittsburgh-pirates-top-prospect-gregory-polanco-making-big-first-impression?ymd=20140221&content_id=68050604&vkey=news_mlb

15 KIRO

Seattle U star Ed O'Brien dies at 83

http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/seattle-u-star-ed-obrien-dies-83/ndYCD/

16 Fangraphs

The Worst Transactions of the 2014 Off-Season

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-worst-transactions-of-the-2014-off-season/

17 Fox Sports

MLB: National League's top 10 draft classes, 2000-09

http://msn.foxsports.com/south/story/national-league-s-top-10-team-draft-classes-2000-09-022114

18 St. Louis Post Gazette

Strauss: Lynn has reason to feel unloved

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/joe-strauss/strauss-lynn-has-reason-to-feel-unloved/article_4c11b956-2aba-5a5d-b89a-57e66067d0e9.html

19 Baseball Prospectus

The Phillies, Ben Wetzler, and the NCAA

What Were the Phillies Thinking, and What Will the Consequences Be?

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=22876

20 Amazin Avenue

2014 Mets Season Preview: Vic Black

http://www.amazinavenue.com/2014/2/21/5399098/mets-vic-black-season-preview

21 Post Gazette

McGuiness wants shot to write his MLB book of records with Pirates

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2014/02/22/McGuiness-wants-shot-to-write-his-MLB-book-of-records-with-Pirates/stories/201402220080

Shots Across the Bow: A realistic bench

http://sportsblogs.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates-pirates-blog/2014/02/21/Shots-Across-the-Bow-A-realistic-bench.html

22 Tribune review

History-making reliever faces long odds with Pirates

http://triblive.com/sports/-topstories/5639700-74/kinney-cardinals-team#axzz2trUNuybM