JAL’s Beep Beep Morning Links

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enqNl7tdLR4

Beep Beep The Playmates 1958  made it all the way to number 4.  In their 7 years together the group had 10 songs that charted in the top 100 with 3 reaching the top 20. 

GENERAL 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

2014 Pittsburgh Pirates Draft Pick Signing Tracker

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2014draft

BLOGS and such

5—Pirates Prospects

First Pitch: It’s Time to Recognize Mark Melancon as an Elite Reliever

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2014/07/first-pitch-its-time-to-recognize-mark-melancon-as-an-elite-reliever.html

Why the Pirates Will Be Fine if They Don’t Make a Big Addition to the Bullpen

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2014/07/why-the-pirates-will-be-fine-if-they-dont-make-a-big-addition-to-the-bullpen.html

The New Draft Rules Are Backfiring

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2014/07/the-new-draft-rules-are-backfiring.html

Prospect Watch: JaCoby Jones Hits 15th Homer of the Year

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2014/07/prospect-watch-jacoby-jones-hits-15th-homer-of-the-year.html

6 Bucs Dugout

Pirates getting creative with defensive shifts

http://www.bucsdugout.com/2014/7/16/5900337/pirates-defensive-shifts

The Matt Morris Report:  7/16/14

http://www.bucsdugout.com/2014/7/16/5911219/the-matt-morris-report-7-16-14

7 City of Champions

Pittsburgh Pirates: Three Pitching-Related Questions For The Second Half

http://cityofchampionssports.com/2014/07/16/pittsburgh-pirates-three-questions-second-half/?utm_source=FanSided&utm_medium=Network&utm_campaign=Around%20the%20Network

8 Green Weenie

7/16: TRS Opens, Pops Splashdown, Chief Leads The Sweep, Lefty, Big Red Goes Way Long, All-Stars, Pitcher's Best Friend & More...

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2014/07/716-trs-opens-pops-splashdown-chief.html

9 KDKA

> Former Pirate Jack Wilson On McCutchen: “That Guy Is Incredible”

http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2014/07/16/former-pirate-jack-wilson-on-mccutchen-that-guy-is-incredible/

10 Pittsburgh Business Times

Pirates strong with local TV viewers at season midpoint

http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/blog/morning-edition/2014/07/pirates-strong-with-local-tv-viewers.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+bizj_pittsburgh+(Pittsburgh+Business+Times)

11 SaberBucs

Is McCutchen Greater than the Great Roberto?

http://saberbucs.net/2014/07/13/is-mccutchen-greater-than-the-great-roberto/

NEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINES and Other Media

12 Sports on Earth

SECOND-HALF PREDICTIONS

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/84862096/our-picks-for-first-half-surprises-award-frontrunners-and-possible-trades-and-call-ups-mlb#!bgKV7y

13 CBS Sports

MLB Top 10s: All-Star MVP Trout and King Felix baseball's best at break

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/playerrankings

14 Chicago Sun Times  

Arismendy Alcantara books reservation for next series

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/baseball/cubs/28650586-573/arismendy-alcantara-books-reservation-for-next-series.html#.U8eqvm1EPv8

15 Pirates Site

Pirates poised for second-half run to playoffs

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/pit/pirates-poised-for-second-half-run-to-playoffs?ymd=20140715&content_id=84796478&vkey=news_pit

16 Cincinnati Enquirer

The strange (and sad) history of the Reds and Yankees

http://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/mlb/reds/2014/07/16/strange-sad-history-reds-yankees/12765387/

17 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Brewers showed promise, flaws during first half

http://www.jsonline.com/sports/brewers/brewers-showed-promise-flaws-during-first-half-b99312085z1-267442221.html

18 St. Louis Post Dispatch

Bernie: Familiar questions surround Cardinals

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/bernie-miklasz/bernie-familiar-questions-surround-cardinals/article_9ba84658-b6b5-5de3-aa81-8b820f8d1233.html

Midseason review: It's October or bust

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/midseason-review-it-s-october-or-bust/article_e72bac37-b9c3-5ae9-83f3-242e095749b8.html

19 Fangraphs

Everyone Looks Bad In the Brady Aiken Mess

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/everyone-looks-bad-in-the-brady-aiken-mess/

20 Denver Post

The Lineup Card: Nine Second-Half Improvement Candidates

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=24160

21 Post Gazette

Natural born closer: The journey of Mark Melancon

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2014/07/17/Natural-born-closer-The-journey-of-Mark-Melancon/stories/201407160195

Bob Smizik: Keys to second-half success

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/smizik-on-sports/2014/07/17/Bob-Smizik-Keys-to-second-half-success/stories/201407170219

Gene Collier: Feeling out of baseball’s usual groove

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/gene-collier/2014/07/17/Gene-Collier-Feeling-out-of-baseball-s-usual-groove/stories/201407170187

22 Tribune Review

Martin's infectious attitude has helped turn around Pirates' fortunes

http://triblive.com/sports/pirates/6455295-74/martin-pirates-season#axzz37cyfF2bJ

Starkey: Polanco and absurd expectations

http://triblive.com/sports/joestarkey/6444941-74/polanco-bats-pirates#axzz37cyfF2bJ