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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 ESPN

Wild Card Standings

http://espn.go.com/mlb/standings/_/type/wild-card

BLOGS and such

5—Pirates Prospects

First Pitch: Thoughts From Indy on Lambo’s Power, Top Pitchers, and Bullpen Help

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2014/08/first-pitch-thoughts-from-indy-on-lambos-power-top-pitchers-and-bullpen-help.html

Prospect Watch: Nick Kingham Ends Season on Sour Note, Reese McGuire Homers

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2014/08/prospect-watch-nick-kingham-ends-season-on-sour-note-reese-mcguire-homers.html

Josh Harrison is More Than Just Heart and Hustle

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2014/08/josh-harrison-is-more-than-just-heart-and-hustle.html

Clint Hurdle on Marte’s Improvement, Harrison’s Hustle, and Hitting Leake

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2014/08/clint-hurdle-on-martes-improvement-harrisons-hustle-and-hitting-leake.html

6 Bucs Dugout

Josh Harrison overshadows Edinson Volquez's brilliant performance in 2-1 Pirates win

http://www.bucsdugout.com/2014/8/29/6085065/josh-harrison-overshadows-edinson-volquezs-brilliant-performance-in-2

Postgame: Josh Harrison does everything in win over Reds

http://www.bucsdugout.com/2014/8/30/6085463/postgame-josh-harrison-does-everything-in-win-over-reds

The Matt Morris Report: Espinal on fire

http://www.bucsdugout.com/2014/8/29/6085085/the-matt-morris-report-espinal-on-fire

7 Green Weenie

Josh & Eddie Carry the Bucs To 2-1 Win

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2014/08/josh-eddie-carry-bucs-to-2-1-win.html

8 Rumbunter

The Price of Postseason Goosebumps: Mets Call Up Dilson Herrera

http://rumbunter.com/2014/08/29/mets-call-dilson-herrera/

9 Raise the Jolly Roger

Pirates2, Reds 1

http://raisethejollyroger.com/2014/08/pirates-2-reds-1/

10 WHYGAVS

> GAME 133: PIRATES 2 REDS 1

http://whygavs.com/august-2014/game-133-pirates-2-reds-1.html

NEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINES and Other Media

11 Sweetspot

Five things we learned Friday

http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/50959/five-things-we-learned-friday

12 Sports on Earth

BASEBALL'S MISUNDERSTOOD TEACHERS

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/91970908/the-formula-for-a-successful-hitting-coach-is-murky#!bMJb61

13 CBS Sports

Harrison helps Pirates edge Reds 2-1

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/gametracker/recap/MLB_20140829_CIN@PIT

14 Chicago Sun Times  

While Jorge Soler has a blast with Cubs, Kris Bryant waits his turn

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/baseball/cubs/29568933-573/while-jorge-soler-has-a-blast-with-cubs-kris-bryant-waits-his-turn.html#.VAGvv8NEPv8

15 Pirates MLB Site

Harrison, Volquez take center stage in Bucs' win

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2014_08_29_cinmlb_pitmlb_1&mode=recap_home&c_id=pit

Snider confident a few days' rest will do the trick

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20140829&content_id=92078080&notebook_id=92078328&vkey=notebook_pit&c_id=pit

16 Cincinnati Enquirer

Reds offense struggles in loss to Pirates

http://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/mlb/reds/2014/08/29/cincinnati-reds-pittsburgh-pirates/14832569/

17 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Wily Peralta can't find location in San Francisco

http://www.jsonline.com/sports/brewers/wily-peralta-cant-find-location-in-san-francisco-b99340869z1-273285501.html

18 St. Louis Post Dispatch

Cubs steal Cardinals' thunder

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cubs-steal-cardinals-thunder/article_279f5782-0a45-5a59-bfe5-7657dc3eee91.html

Molina looks good in return to lineup

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/molina-looks-good-in-return-to-lineup/article_b7bcf082-52fb-5bea-b04b-93453d156dad.html

19 SB Nation

The bright and incomplete future of the Chicago Cubs

http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2014/8/29/6082177/cubs-prospects-javier-baez-jorge-soler-kris-bryant

20 Fangraphs

How Much Extra Credit Should We Give a Young Lefty Starter?

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/how-much-extra-credit-should-we-give-a-lefty-starter/

21 Post Gazette

Pirates win in dramatic pitchers duel, 2-1, over Reds

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2014/08/29/J-Hay/stories/201408300099

Pirates notebook: Good and bad from Charlie Morton's rehab start

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2014/08/30/Pirates-notebook-Good-and-bad-from-Charlie-Morton-s-rehab-start/stories/201408300129

Bob Smizik: J-Hay does everything but pitch the ninth

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/smizik-on-sports/2014/08/30/Bob-Smizik-13/stories/201408290215

22 Tribune Review

Harrison shines again as Pirates clip Reds, 2-1

http://triblive.com/sports/pirates/bucsgalleries/6671642-74/harrison-game-reds#axzz3BgSQpWeP

Pirates notebook: Lambo recalled to bolster bench

http://triblive.com/sports/pirates/6671645-74/hurdle-lambo-harrison#axzz3BgSQpWeP