Friday, July 18, 2014

JAL’s Ole’ 55 Morning Links





Ole’ 55  Tom Waits 1973  Song covered by many including The Eagles, Iain Matthews, Sarah McLachlan, and Richie Havens

GENERAL UPDATED BASEBALL SITES


1- MLB Transactions


2-MLB Trade Rumors-Pirates


3 BFFL’s 2014 Pirates Stats Spreadsheet



4 Pirates Prospects

2014 Pittsburgh Pirates Draft Pick Signing Tracker


BLOGS and such



5—Pirates Prospects


First Pitch: Five Big Questions That Will Determine if the Pirates Will Remain Contenders


Pirates Still Playoff Contenders, But Need to Beat Their Own Division


Prospect Watch: Josh Bell Makes Altoona Debut, Cumpton and Glasnow With Strong Outings


6 Bucs Dugout

Q+A: Tony Sanchez working on defense at Indianapolis


The Matt Morris Report:  7/17/14


7 Rumbunter

Gerrit Cole Countdown Begins Today



8 Green Weenie

7/17: 300 Game Winners Face Off, Hans' Day, Babe v Rube, Jerry Lynch, Dock, Big Bats, Rallies & More...



9 WHYGAVS

> THE 2014 PITTSBURGH PIRATES’ FIRST HALF: NOT GOOD OR BAD, BUT ENOUGH OF BOTH TO BE MADDENING

10 Raise the Jolly Roger

Series Preview: Pirates at Rockies



NEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINES and Other Media

11 KDKA

Former Pirate Michael McKenry Still Rooting For His Old Team


12 Sports Illustrated

Pittsburgh Pirates' second-half preview: Polanco could spark playoff berth




13 CBS Sports

Colorado vs Pittsburgh Game Preview



14 Chicago Sun Times  

Cubs’ Chris Bosio embraces the challenge of a staff in flux


15 NY Times

After All-Star Break, Nearly Everything (and Every Team) Is in Play



16 Cincinnati Enquirer

NL Central division is up for grabs



17 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Brewers say they're up for the challenge of division battle


18 St. Louis Post Dispatch

Cardinals are in a tight postseason race


Gordon makes difference for Dodgers in a flash



19 Fangraphs

Mid-Season Local TV Ratings And Measuring Fan Engagement


20 Boston Globe

Brock Holt making strong case to keep full-time role


21 Post Gazette

Pirates get a fresh start for second half


Ron Cook: NL Central is there for the taking


Gene Collier: Feeling out of baseball’s usual groove


22 Tribune Review

Pirates OF prospect Bell eager to impress in Double-A



Pirates midseason report: Not quite the same feel-good story


EXTRA LINKS

23 Wall Street Journal

Why College Football Is Studying Major League Soccer


24 PBC Asylum

PBC ASYLUM All-Star Break Survey