JAL’s 98.6 Morning Links

98.6 Keith  a one hit wonder

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykN6Cz05bLM

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

First Pitch: The Most Important Pitch For a Pirates’ Pitcher?

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2014/03/first-pitch-the-most-important-pitch-for-a-pirates-pitcher.htmll

The Art of Pitching: Mastering the Sinkerball

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2014/03/the-art-of-pitching-mastering-the-sinkerball.html

6 City of Champions

Could Russell Martin Be Pittsburgh Pirates Team MVP In 2014?

http://cityofchampionssports.com/2014/03/11/pittsburgh-pirates-catcher-russell-martin-bucs-mvp-2014/

7 Rumbunter

Sad State of Affairs in Pirates Search for Depth

http://rumbunter.com/2014/03/11/sad-state-affairs-pirates-search-depth/

8 Call to the Pen

Pittsburgh Pirates need Russell Martin – for a variety of reasons

http://calltothepen.com/2014/03/11/239592/

9 SaberBucs

>Tuesday Poll: Should the Pirates Have Paid Garrett Jones?

http://saberbucs.net/2014/03/11/tuesday-poll-should-the-pirates-have-paid-garrett-jones/

10 Minor League Ball

PCL Tales: Joe Sprinz’s attempt to catch a baseball from a blimp

http://www.minorleagueball.com/2014/3/11/5491812/pcl-tales

NEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINES and Other Media

11 Beaver County Times

Could be last chance for Pirates' Snider to prove his worth

http://www.timesonline.com/sports/pirates/could-be-last-chance-for-pirates-snider-to-prove-his/article_72eff44e-60d8-503d-b80d-892d296388ab.html

12 Pacific Daily News

                                   

Rookies who will be on the radar in 2014

http://www.guampdn.com/usatoday/article/6308635&usatref=sportsmod

13 CBS Sports

Spring buzz: Here are14 major leaguers who could be moved

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/writer/jon-heyman/24478126/spring-buzz-here-are14-major-leaguers-who-could-be-moved

14 Pirates Site

Pirates fan growing up, Kinney living the 'dream'

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/pit/pirates-fan-growing-up-reliever-josh-kinney-living-the-dream-in-bucs-camp?ymd=20140311&content_id=69113288&vkey=news_pit

15 Washington Post

San Jose wants to overturn baseball’s antitrust exemption

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2014/03/11/san-jose-wants-to-overturn-baseballs-antitrust-exemption/

16 NY Times

Scoring a Baseball Bargain at Spring Training

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/11/travel/scoring-a-baseball-bargain-at-spring-training.html?_r=0

17 Cincinnati Enquirer

Injuries keep Reds' roster plans in flux

http://www.cincinnati.com/story/blogs/2014/03/11/reds-injuries-roster-opening-day/6290253/

18 St. Louis Post Gazette

Gordon: Depth allows Cards to stay patient

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/jeff-gordon/gordon-depth-allows-cards-to-stay-patient/article_b4f8f9b5-ac11-5773-ac14-cf209a8d7a7b.html

19 Fangraphs

When Position Players Get Away from Coors Field

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/when-position-players-get-away-from-coors-field/

20 Baseball Prospectus

The BP Wayback Machine Rick Ankiel and Guillermo Mota: Two Careers in Player Comments

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=23015

21 Post Gazette

Pirates blessed with a wealth of arms for bullpen

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2014/03/12/Pirates-blessed-with-a-wealth-of-arms-for-bullpen/stories/201403120052

22 Tribune review

Can Pirates star outfielder McCutchen be even better in 2014?

http://triblive.com/sports/pirates/5739047-74/mccutchen-field-season#axzz2vkSnLOeI