Sunday, May 18, 2014

JAL's As Tears Go By Morning Links




As Tears Go By Hit by Marianne Faithfull, written by Keith Richards and Mick Jagger.  




Theme this week is hit songs  performed by the song writer, who did not have the hit. 

GENERAL DAILY UPDATED BASEBALL SITES

1- MLB Transactions


2-MLB Trade Rumors-Pirates


3 BFFL’s 2014 Pirates Stats Spreadsheet


4 Pirates Prospects

Pittsburgh Pirates Organizational Probable Pitching Chart


BLOGS and such


5—Pirates Prospects


First Pitch: Shifting Has Become Very Common in Baseball


Prospect Reports: Phil Irwin Getting Back the Feel For His Pitches


Prospect Watch: Three Hits Each For Alen Hanson and Gregory Polanco


Brandon Cumpton to be the 26th Man, Nevin Ashley Could Come Up



6 Bucs Dugout

Strandtastic season continues with 7-1 loss to Yankees



7 Rumbunter

When Gregory Polanco Arrives, It Might Not Be Enough


8 Green Weenie

Bronx Bombers Blast Bucs 7-1


9 WHYGAVS

> Moving On


10 Raise the Jolly Roger

Yankees 7, Pirates 1



NEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINES and Other Media

11 New York Times

Five Homers Lift Yanks, but Bullpen Doesn’t Get Hoped-For Relief


After Trade to Pittsburgh, a Former Met Finds a Career Renaissance


Taste of Postseason Doesn’t Sway Pirates From Their Careful Path


12 CBS Sports

Yankees smash five homers in easy win over Pirates



13 Chicago Sun Times
                                   
Cubs’ situational hitting a bright spot in 3-0 victory over Brewers


14 Augusta Chronicle

Pittsburgh Pirates first-rounder Reese McGuire shows talent behind plate


15 Pirates Site

Volquez can't keep Yanks in the yard as Bucs fall


Notebook: Polanco continues to make Triple-A look easy


16 Cincinnati Enquirer

Bailey roughed up early as Reds fall to the Phillies


17 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Brewers fail to support Garza again


18 St. Louis Post Dispatch

Bernie: Cards are doing the little things to get back on track



19 Fangraphs

Just How Rare Is a 14-Pitch Plate Appearance?


20 SB Nation

Alfredo Despaigne close to majors, close to never playing in majors


21 Post Gazette

Four home runs off Volquez doom Pirates


On the Pirates: Bullpen not as bad as it seems


Pirates notebook: Russell Martin, Jason Grilli nearing return from injuries



22 Tribune Review

Yankees' 5-homer outburst deflates Pirates



Biertempfel: Pirates' large Dominican contingent shares special bond



Minor league notebook: Bell becoming well-rounded hitter at Bradenton