JAL’s Fly Me to the Moon Daily Links

 

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Fly Me to the Moon Frank Sinatra

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: Aside From Francisco Liriano, Who Should Be in the Pirates’ Playoff Rotation?

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2014/09/first-pitch-aside-from-francisco-liriano-who-should-be-in-the-pirates-playoff-rotation.html

Wyatt Mathisen Adjusting Well to Third Base

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2014/09/wyatt-mathisen-adjusting-well-to-third-base.html

6 Bucs Dugout

Pirates crush Red Sox 9-1 for win no. 81

http://www.bucsdugout.com/2014/9/17/6370519/pirates-crush-red-sox-9-1-for-win-no-81

Postgame: Pirates get well-timed blow out of Red Sox

http://www.bucsdugout.com/2014/9/18/6375319/postgame-pirates-get-well-timed-blow-out-of-red-sox

7 Green Weenie

No Doubt About It: Bucs Romp 9-1

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2014/09/no-doubt-about-it-bucs-win-9-1.html

8 Rumbunter

The Pittsburgh Pirates Best Free Agent Signing Ever

http://rumbunter.com/2014/09/17/next-russell-martin/

9 WHYGAVS

GAME 151: PIRATES 9 RED SOX 1

http://whygavs.com/september-2014/game-151-pirates-9-red-sox-1.html

10 Raise the Jolly Roger

> Pirates 9, Red Sox 1

http://raisethejollyroger.com/2014/09/pirates-9-red-sox-1/

11 City of Champions

Hot Bats Power Pittsburgh Pirates To Runaway Win Over Red Sox

http://cityofchampionssports.com/2014/09/17/hot-bats-power-pittsburgh-pirates-runaway-win-red-sox/

NEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINES and Other Media

12 Boston Globe

Buchholz, Sox pounded in loss

http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2014/09/17/clay-buchholz-red-sox-fall-pirates/F9SzBVFDmYkBpMhupUd54O/story.html

13 CBS Sports

Boston at Pittsburgh Game Preview

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/gametracker/preview/MLB_20140918_BOS@PIT/red-sox-pirates-preview

14 Chicago Sun Times  

Rookie Kyle Hendricks improves to 7-2; Cubs sweep Reds

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/baseball/cubs/29953742-573/rookie-kyle-hendricks-improves-to-7-2-cubs-sweep-reds.html#.VBq2KPtEPv8

15 Pirates MLB Site

Homers help Bucs keep pace in NL Central race

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/gameday/index.jsp?gid=2014_09_17_bosmlb_pitmlb_1&mode=recap_home&c_id=pit

Doubly good: Bucs make home run history

http://m.pirates.mlb.com/news/article/95183314/pirates-make-make-home-run-history

16 Cincinnati Enquirer

Reds swept by Cubs, clinch losing year

http://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/mlb/reds/2014/09/17/reds-swept-by-cubs-clinch-losing-year/15810579/

17 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Mike Fiers comes up short in duel with Adam Wainwright

http://www.jsonline.com/sports/brewers/cardinals-recover-as-adam-wainwright-wins-duel-with-brewers-mike-fiers-b99353085z1-275543951.html

18 St. Louis Post Dispatch

Holliday's dash for winning run lifts Cards

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/holliday-s-dash-for-winning-run-lifts-cards/article_d847cd57-4aef-5389-88e4-cf537c363005.html

Wacha is back; he'll start Saturday

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/wacha-is-back-he-ll-start-saturday/article_a8855a7f-de3c-546e-815b-e0dbd9152333.html

19 Baseball Prospectus

Eyewitness Accounts (including Reese McGuire)

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=24668

20 Fangraphs

Why Is There Even a Pitcher-for-MVP Debate?

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/why-is-there-even-a-pitcher-for-mvp-debate/

21 Post Gazette

Pirates use the long ball to thump Red Sox, 9-1

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2014/09/17/Pirates-use-the-long-ball-to-thump-Red-Sox-9-1/stories/201409170216

Gene Collier: Pirates banging away toward playoff bid

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/gene-collier/2014/09/18/Banging-away-toward-playoff-bid/stories/201409180248

Bob Smizik: Kershaw for MVP

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/smizik-on-sports/2014/09/17/Bob-Smizik-Morton-gamble-pays-off/stories/201409170149

22 Tribune Review

Pirates hit 3 HRs in rout of Red Sox

http://triblive.com/sports/pirates/bucsgalleries/6806547-74/pirates-liriano-season#axzz3DZMsqyjM

Pirates notebook: Castillo's debut underscores challenges in Cuban market

http://triblive.com/sports/pirates/6806549-74/pirates-players-castillo#axzz3DZMsqyjM

Starkey: Two amazing Pirates fans

http://triblive.com/sports/joestarkey/6806505-74/christine-doug-game#axzz3DZMsqyjM

23 Sweetspot

Who may pitch the wild-card games?

http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/51561/who-may-pitch-the-wild-card-games

24 Sports On Earth

PREDICTING ANGELS-NATS WORLD SERIES

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/95132880/mlb-postseason-predictions-angels-nationals-world-series

25 SBNation

The sad list of the 10 highest-paid relievers

http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2014/9/17/6264159/highest-paid-relievers-baseball