Wednesday, October 1, 2014

JAL’s Goldfinger Morning Links





Goldfinger  Shirley Bassey  1964

GENERAL UPDATED BASEBALL SITES


1- MLB Transactions


2-MLB Trade Rumors-Pirates


3 BFFL’s 2014 Pirates Stats Spreadsheet



4 ESPN

Wild Card Standings


BLOGS and such


5—Pirates Prospects


How Josh Harrison and Jordy Mercer Became One of the Best 3B/SS Combos in the NL


The Pirates Didn’t Make a Big Splash, But Had the Best NL Bullpen in September



6 Bucs Dugout

Pirates a good bet to win Wild Card game, but barely


Notes: Josh Harrison plans on being focused for a special at bat tomorrow


7 Green Weenie

9/30: Clemente's 3000th, Kiner Hits 54, Bucs Clinch In '90, Stargell's History Making RBI, Temple Cup, 20 Years Down & More...



8 Rumbunter

NL Wild Card - Who Are These San Francisco Giants


9 WHYGAVS

WHAT DID EDINSON VOLQUEZ DO DIFFERENTLY IN 2014, AND WHAT HASN’T CHANGED?


10 Raise the Jolly Roger

> Five Wild Card Questions with ESPN’s Tim Kurkjian


Happy Blackout Day



The Matchup: Edinson Volquez vs. Madison Bumgarner




NEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINES and Other Media

11 Washington Post

What to do with Ryan Zimmerman in the NLDS


12 San Francisco Chronicle

Past Giants recall nerve-wracking 1-game playoff in Chicago


13 CBS Sports

San Francisco at Pittsburgh Game Preview


14 Chicago Sun Times  

Theo on 2015 Cubs: ‘We’re not going to sell out to win’


15 Pirates MLB Site

Martin expects to be behind plate for Wild Card Game


Rally Central: Pirates fans show support


Giants, Bucs both like their Wild Card chances



16 Cincinnati Enquirer

What Price learned, coaching changes, Cy vote



17 Kansas City Star

Royals win AL Wild Card Game in walk-off thriller, 9-8


James Shields and company fulfill promise of his arrival in Kansas City



18 St. Louis Post Dispatch

The trade that shook Cardinals' clubhouse


Strauss: Miller deserves starting role over Wacha


19 Baseball Prospectus

The Lineup Card: Awards We Wish We Could Give Out


20 Fangraphs

Why Starting Edinson Volquez Isn’t A Bad Idea




21 Post Gazette

The National League wild card game is back in Pittsburgh


Edinson Volquez's improbable journey to lead Pirates into postseason


Gene Collier: Pirates must feast in the clutch




Stats Geek: Welcome to wild-card night, Pirates


Bob Smizik: Matching up Pirates-Giants


22 Tribune Review

Pirates notebook: Martin feels 'pretty good,' will start vs. Giants


Rossi: Pirates plan to carry Hurdle deep into playoffs


Volquez latest rehabbed arm to get ball on big stage for Pirates


23 ESPN

How the A's lost the wild-card game



24 Sports on Earth

TOP FIVE PIRATES POSTSEASON MOMENTS


25 SBNation

Royals, A's and the maddening nature of baseball


26 Just a Bit Outside

SHOULD GERRIT COLE HAVE STARTED SUNDAY?


27 McCovey Chronicles

Should the Giants even try to win the Wild Card Game?


28  From Forbes to Federal

The Evolution of Edinson Volquez