JAL’s Coming Home Soldier Morning Links

 

 Coming Home Soldier  Bobby Vinton Number 15 down from number 8 the previous week

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8d_4NfCvvXk

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

Pittsburgh Pirates Organizational Probable Pitching Chart

http://www.piratesprospects.com/probable-pitchers

BLOGS and such

5—Pirates Prospects

First Pitch: Do the Pirates Now Have a Defined Window to Contend?

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2014/04/first-pitch-do-the-pirates-now-have-a-defined-window-to-contend.html

Prospect Watch: Six Shutout Innings For Brandon Cumpton, Josh Bell Homers

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2014/04/prospect-watch-six-shutout-innings-for-brandon-cumpton-josh-bell-homers.html

Pirates Announce Three-Year Extensions For Huntington and Hurdle

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2014/04/pirates-announce-three-year-extensions-for-huntington-and-hurdle.html

6 Bucs Dugout

Cards ease to 6-1 win over Pirates

http://www.bucsdugout.com/2014/4/5/5586222/cards-ease-to-6-1-win-over-pirates

Postgame reaction from both clubhouses

http://www.bucsdugout.com/2014/4/5/5586302/postgame-reaction-from-both-clubhouses

7 Rumbunter

Pirates Neal Huntington, Clint Hurdle Contracts Extended

http://rumbunter.com/2014/04/05/pirates-neal-huntington-clint-hurdle-contracts-extended/

8 Green Weenie

Cards Start Out Hot, Finish Hot To Take 6-1 Win

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2014/04/cards-start-out-hot-finish-hot-to-take.html

9 Rant Sports

> Extending Clint Hurdle, Neal Huntington a No-Brainer for Pittsburgh Pirates

http://www.rantsports.com/mlb/2014/04/05/extending-clint-hurdle-neal-huntington-a-no-brainer-for-pittsburgh-pirates/

10 Pirates 101

Pittsburgh Pirates Extend General Manager Neal Huntington and Manager Clint Hurdle

http://www.sportsmedia101.com/pittsburghpirates/2014/04/05/pittsburgh-pirates-extend-general-manager-neal-huntington-and-manager-clint-hurdle/

NEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINES and Other Media

11 CBS Sports

Cards-Pirates Game Preview

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/gametracker/preview/MLB_20140406_STL@PIT/cardinals-pirates-preview

12 Beaver County Times

                                   

Pirates Insider: Cardinals 6, Pirates 1

http://www.timesonline.com/sports/pirates/pirates-insider-cardinals-pirates/article_cc62f9c5-df9d-533d-a597-25c7bae5003b.html

13 Bradenton Herald

Bradenton Marauders | John Kuchno pitches five no-hit innings as Bradenton defeats Charlotte 4-2 in home opener

http://www.bradenton.com/2014/04/06/5088187/bradenton-marauders-john-kuchno.html

14 Pirates Site

Bucs' bats get grounded as Cards even series

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2014_04_05_slnmlb_pitmlb_1&mode=recap_home&c_id=pit

Walker, Cutch happy to see Hurdle extended

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140405&content_id=71086376&notebook_id=71086446&vkey=notebook_pit&c_id=pit

15 Chicago Tribune

Patience at plate pays off for Anthony Rizzo

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-bits-cubs-phillies-spt-0406-20140406,0,783929.story

16 Cincinnati Enquirer</b>

Mets stun Reds on walk-off grand slam

http://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/mlb/reds/2014/04/05/new-york-mets-stun-reds-on-walkoff-grand-slam/7353379/

17 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel</b>

Brewers win on Logan Schafer's double

http://www.jsonline.com/sports/brewers/pair-of-doubles-in-11th-inning-help-brewers-outlast-red-sox-b99241157z1-254069031.html

18 St. Louis Post Dispatch </b>

Cardinals finally solve Liriano puzzle

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinals-finally-solve-liriano-puzzle/article_1c47c0bd-3357-5d06-b4c0-f7f164addc10.html

Bernie: Pirates emerge as worthy rival for Cards

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/bernie-miklasz/bernie-pirates-emerge-as-worthy-rival-for-cards/article_67bee59e-14b3-5d8d-a515-12a6aeaf83e3.html

19 Fangraphs

Mark Buehrle’s Perfect Imperfect Game

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/mark-buehrles-perfect-imperfect-game/

20 SWEETSPOT

Tales of Saturday's aces

http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/45665/jose-fernandez-has-passed-strasburg

21 Post Gazette

Bill Brink on the Pirates: Open lines of communication

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2014/04/06/Bill-Brink-on-the-Pirates-Open-lines-of-communication/stories/201404060121

Ron Cook: Jim Leyland oversees replay process

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/ron-cook/2014/04/06/Ron-Cook-Jim-Leyland-oversees-replay-process/stories/201404060124

22 Tribune Review

Kovacevic: Coonelly's passion play pays off

http://triblive.com/sports/dejankovacevic/dejancolumns/5879017-74/coonelly-huntington-hurdle#axzz2y6RwkOns

Pirates notebook: Nutting: Stability key to talent pipeline

http://triblive.com/sports/pirates/5864462-74/pirates-nutting-season#axzz2y6RwkOns