JAL’s Four Strong Winds Morning Links

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjfTDPhMdTk

Four Strong Winds  Ian and Sylvia 1963

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 Cot’s Baseball Contracts

Potential 2015 Free Agents

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/compensation/cots/league-info/potential-free-agents-for-2015/

BLOGS and such

5—Pirates Prospects

AFL: Josh Bell Reaches Base Four Times in Fall-Stars Game

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2014/11/afl-josh-bell-reaches-base-four-times-in-fall-stars-game.html

What Does the Future Hold For Joely Rodriguez?

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2014/11/what-does-the-future-hold-for-joely-rodriguez.html

Winter Leagues: Stolmy Pimentel Goes Four Innings in Second Start

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2014/11/winter-leagues-stolmy-pimentel-goes-four-innings-in-second-start.html

6 Bucs Dugout

Links: Brewers trade for Adam Lind, Rockies decline Brett Anderson's option

http://www.bucsdugout.com/2014/11/1/7143707/links-brewers-trade-for-adam-lind-rockies-decline-brett-andersons

7 Green Weenie

11/1: Ham Hyatt, Larry French, Miguel Dilone, Gary Redus...

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2014/11/111-ham-hyatt-larry-french-miguel.html

8 Rumbunter

Pirates' Fans Should Hope For Best, Expect Worst In Offseason

http://rumbunter.com/2014/11/01/pirates-fans-hope-best-expect-worst-offseason/

9 MLB Trade Rumors

2014-15 Top 50 Free Agents With Predictions

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2014/11/2014-15-top-50-free-agents-with-predictions.html

NEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINES and Other Media

10 Sweetspot

Giants: Baseball's imperfect dynasty

http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/53187/giants-baseballs-imperfect-dynasty

11 Chicago Sun Times

> Cubs’ dirty dismissal of Rick Renteria for Joe Maddon may be worth it

http://www.suntimes.com/sports/baseball/cubs/30732507-573/cubs-dirty-dismissal-of-rick-renteria-for-joe-maddon-may-be-worth-it.html#.VFYXdh_iHTA

12 SB Nation

American League offseason preview

http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2014/10/31/7085123/al-offseason-preview-2014-2015-free-agents-trades

13 MLB

Bell working to improve at first in Fall League

http://m.pirates.mlb.com/news/article/100306276/pirates-prospect-josh-bell-working-at-first-base-in-arizona-fall-league

14 LA Times     

MLB needs to rekindle fan interest in the World Series

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-plaschke-20141102-column.html

15 CBS Sports

Three aces headline top 10 free agent starting pitchers

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseball/24778134/three-aces-headline-top-10-free-agent-starting-pitchers

16 NY Times

Pitchers, Hitters and a Panda

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/02/sports/baseball/deadline-looms-for-baseball-teams-on-eligible-free-agents.html?ref=baseball

17 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Adam Lind fills first-base gap for Brewers

http://www.jsonline.com/sports/brewers/adam-lind-fills-first-base-gap-for-brewers-b99382551z1-281204361.html

18 St. Louis Post Dispatch

Bernie: The Hall of Fame case for Ken Boyer

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/bernie-miklasz/bernie-the-hall-of-fame-case-for-ken-boyer/article_12a13e44-325b-516e-b033-ee7ab949e110.html

19 Baseball Prospectus

Hot Stove Scouting Report: Nelson Cruz

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=24954

20 Fangraphs

The Value of Joe Maddon

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-value-of-joe-maddon/

21 Grantland

Pain Demands to Be Felt

http://grantland.com/features/2014-mlb-playoffs-kansas-city-royals-remarkable-run/

22 Just a Bit Outside

ONE FIELDING BIBLE VOTER'S FLAWED BALLOT

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/just-a-bit-outside/story/yadier-molina-fielding-bible-ballot-voting-catchers-103114