JAL’s My Dear Acquaintance (A Happy New Year) Morning Links

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SG8mbe2Ck3c

My Dear Acquaintance (A Happy New Year) Regina Spektor

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

BLOGS and such

4 SB Nation

The biggest holes on every National League team

http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2014/12/30/7470309/mlb-trade-rumors-offseason-free-agents-bisbee-hot-takes

5—Pirates Prospects

Will PNC Park Host a Wild Card Game For the Third Straight Year?

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2014/12/will-pnc-park-host-a-wild-card-game-for-the-third-straight-year.html

Winter Leagues: Sebastian Valle Hits a Grand Slam in Season Finale

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2014/12/winter-leagues-sebastian-valle-hits-a-grand-slam-in-season-finale.html

6 Bucs Dugout

Rays to sign Asdrubal Cabrera, scuttling weird Pirates rumor

http://www.bucsdugout.com/2014/12/30/7470795/rays-to-sign-asdrubal-cabrera-scuttling-weird-pirates-rumor

7 Green Weenie

12/30: Jim Viox, Babe for Babe Trade...

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2014/12/1230-jim-viox-babe-for-babe-trade.html

8 Rumbunter

Pittsburgh Pirates 2015 Payroll To Near $100 Million?

http://rumbunter.com/2014/12/30/pittsburgh-pirates-2015-payroll-near-100-million/

9 Rant Sports

Starling Marte Will Be the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Best Outfielder In 2015

http://www.rantsports.com/mlb/2014/12/30/starling-marte-will-be-the-pittsburgh-pirates-best-outfielder-in-2015/

10 Call to the Pen

Underrated reliever: Mark Melancon

http://calltothepen.com/2014/12/30/underrated-reliever-mark-melancon/

NEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINES and Other Media

11 Pryor Creek Times

Johnny Ray was Mr. Consistency

http://www.pryordailytimes.com/sports/johnny-ray-was-mr-consistency/article_fb9d3bae-9079-11e4-a509-33267b961799.html

12 Pittsburgh Sporting News

> 2014 Pittsburgh Sporting News Athlete of the Year: Josh Harrison</b>

http://www.pittsburghsportingnews.com/2014-pittsburgh-sporting-news-athlete-of-the-year-josh-harrison/18548

13 Cincinnati Enquirer

Hall of Fame voting raises more questions than answers

http://www.cincinnati.com/story/redsblog/2014/12/24/rosecrans-hall-of-fame-ballot/20765907/

14 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Bud Selig's tenure as commissioner included major issues

http://www.jsonline.com/sports/brewers/seligs-tenure-as-commissionfrer-included-major-issues-b99415215z1-286849541.html

15 USA Today 

Hall of Fame case: Pedro Martinez's sterling credentials

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2014/12/30/pedro-martinez-hall-of-fame/21052829/

16 CBS Sports

Hall of Fame candidate breakdown: Fred McGriff

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseball/24923454/hall-of-fame-candidate-breakdown-fred-mcgriff

17 Baseball Prospectus

BP Hall of Fame Voting The 2015 Results

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=25275

18 Fangraphs

The Best Pitches of 2014 (By Whiffs)

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-best-pitches-of-2014-by-whiffs/

19 Sports on Earth

THE CURT SCHILLING HOF MYSTERY

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/105158850/curt-schilling-baseball-hall-of-fame-votes-mlb

20 Just a Bit Outside

THE DIMINISHED COSTS OF A SHORT-TERM REBUILD

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/just-a-bit-outside/story/san-diego-padres-chicago-white-sox-diminished-costs-short-term-rebuild-123014