JAL’s The Wayward Wind Morning Links

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SaeWh3h8Fg

The Wayward Wind Gogi Grant 1956

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: Joely Rodriguez Continues Impressive Fall Campaign

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2014/11/afl-joely-rodriguez-continues-impressive-fall-campaign.html

Gomez, Axford, and d’Arnaud Headline the List of Pirates 2014 Minor League Free Agents

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2014/11/gomez-axford-and-darnaud-headline-the-list-of-pirates-2014-minor-league-free-agents.html

Russell Martin Meets With the Cubs, Talking to Four Teams

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2014/11/russell-martin-meets-with-the-cubs-talking-to-four-teams.html

6 Bucs Dugout

Pirates claim infielder Jake Elmore from Reds

http://www.bucsdugout.com/2014/11/7/7175163/pirates-claim-infielder-jake-elmore-from-reds

7 Green Weenie

11/7: Ed Mensor, Bill Brubaker, Don't Boo Stu, Todd Ritchie, Kris Benson...

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2014/11/117-ed-mensor-bill-brubaker-dont-boo.html

8 Pirates Site

Bucs' battery paves way in Fall League duel

http://m.pirates.mlb.com/news/article/100884800/pirates-prospects-pave-way-in-arizona-fall-league-duel

9 On Base Talk

The Myth of Baseball’s Enduring Lack of Parity

http://www.onbasetalk.com/news/2014/11/07/the-myth-of-baseballs-enduring-lack-of-parity/

NEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINES and Other Media

10 Grantland

Five MLB Free-Agent Bargains: When to Buy the Generic Over the Name Brand

http://grantland.com/the-triangle/2014-mlb-free-agents-five-generic-brand-values/

11 Chicago Tribune

> Cubs GM holds ground on Russell Martin talk

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/chi-jed-hoyer-wont-comment-20141107-story.html

12 SB Nation

MLB free agent prediction: Jon Lester

http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2014/11/7/7171337/jon-lester-mlb-free-agent-rumors-prediction

13 USA Today

MLB classifieds: GMs in search of premium offense

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2014/11/06/mlb-offense-at-a-premium-in-offseason/18625451/

14 Cincinnati Enquirer 

BAR 11.7.14: It's still baseball season in Arizona

http://www.cincinnati.com/story/redsblog/2014/11/07/bar110714/18635397/

15 CBS Sports

From Tulowitzki to Didi, here are 10 possible Jeter replacements

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/writer/jon-heyman/24787909/from-tulowitzki-to-didi-here-are-10-possible-jeter-replacements

16 Sweetspot

End-of-season Haiku for every team

http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/53314/end-of-season-haiku-for-every-team

17 St Louis Post-Dispatch

Bernie: Is Nelson Cruz a fit for Cards?

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/bernie-miklasz/bernie-is-nelson-cruz-a-fit-for-cards/article_53779a49-fcbb-55fe-9c04-f22885e27365.html

18 Baseball Prospectus

The New Best Way to Measure Plate Discipline

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=25008

19 Fangraphs

2015 Free Agent Predictions

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/2015-free-agent-predictions/

20 Just a Bit Outside

IS THE 300-GAME WINNER TRULY EXTINCT?

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/just-a-bit-outside/story/is-the-300-game-winner-truly-extinct-110714

21 Sports On Earth

WHY TULO WON'T GET TRADED

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/100768594/trading-tulo-isnt-worth-it-for-the-colorado-rockies

22 Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Melancon bound for series in Japan

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2014/11/08/Melancon-bound-for-series-in-Japan/stories/201411080093

23 Tribune Review

A missed opportunity?

http://blog.triblive.com/bucco-blog/2014/11/07/a-missed-opportunity/#axzz3ITedIz78