JAL’s The Charleston Morning Links

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpUSEz0i_dE

The Charleston Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra  1925  great video

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 PBC Asylum Recipe Collection

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B8jN0zO-DxI0eVkyazRFY2IzLU0&usp=sharing

5 Pirates Prospects

Pittsburgh Pirates 2015 Spring Training Tracker

http://www.piratesprospects.com/st2015

BLOGS and such

6—Pirates Prospects

First Pitch: How the Pitch Clock Could Affect Rehab Assignments and Other Scenarios

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2015/01/first-pitch-how-the-pitch-clock-could-affect-rehab-assignments-and-other-scenarios.html

The Other Tall, Hard-Throwing Pirates Pitcher Returning From Tommy John Surgery

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2015/01/the-other-tall-hard-throwing-pirates-pitcher-returning-from-tommy-john-surgery.html

Pittsburgh Pirates 2015 Top Prospects: #10 – Elias Diaz

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2015/01/pittsburgh-pirates-2015-top-prospects-10-elias-diaz.html

Winter Leagues: Gorkys Hernandez Homers, Shows Off Great Defense (With Video)

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2015/01/winter-leagues-gorkys-hernandez-homers-shows-off-great-defense-with-video.html

7 Bucs Dugout</b>

Quiz: Members of the 1979 Pirates

http://www.bucsdugout.com/2015/1/26/7911395/quiz-members-of-the-1979-pirates

8 Green Weenie

1/26: Ad Gumbert; Baseball to City Hall & The Cobra Discovers Money Can't Buy Me Love...

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2015/01/126-ad-gumbert-baseball-to-city-hall.html

Ban the Shift? Sheesh

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2015/01/ban-shift-sheesh.html

9 Rumbunter

Francisco Liriano should be the Pirates' Opening Day starter

http://rumbunter.com/2015/01/26/francisco-liriano-pirates-opening-day-starter/

Pirates Still in Search of Their Cleanup Hitter

http://rumbunter.com/2015/01/25/pirates-still-search-cleanup-hitter/

10 WHYGAVS

Neil Walker < 500

http://whygavs.com/january-2015/neil-walker-500.html

Pedro Alvarez < 500

http://whygavs.com/january-2015/pedro-alvarez-500.html

Francisco Cervelli

http://whygavs.com/january-2015/francisco-cervelli-500.html

11 SB Nation

> The stupidity of eliminating defensive shifts</b>

http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2015/1/26/7907937/rob-manfred-defensive-shifts-mlb-commissioner

NEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINES and Other Media

12 Sporting News

Rob Manfred is wrong about defensive shifts, right about pitch clocks

http://www.sportingnews.com/mlb/story/2015-01-26/rob-manfred-commissioner-banning-shifts-pitch-clocks

13 Rant Sports

Pittsburgh Pirates Should Make A Deal For Stephen Strasburg

http://www.rantsports.com/mlb/2015/01/26/pittsburgh-pirates-should-make-a-deal-for-stephen-strasburg/

14 St Louis Post-Dispatch

Bernie: Is Hamels a realistic option?

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/bernie-miklasz/bernie-is-hamels-a-realistic-option/article_ef4291b6-87f3-59e8-9b95-65dd77b6555b.html

15 USA Today</b>

Ernie Banks' legacy extends far beyond Mr. Cub status

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2015/01/24/ernie-banks-mr-cub-lets-play-two-dies-83-appreciation/22261585/

16 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel 

What meltdowns? Fans look to future at Brewers On Deck

http://www.jsonline.com/sports/brewers/what-meltdowns-fans-look-to-future-at-brewers-on-deck-b99432540z1-289731541.html

17 CBS Sports

Franchise bests/worsts: Tampa Bay Rays

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseball/24993929/franchise-bestsworsts-tampa-bay-rays

18 Fangraphs

The Problem With Rob Manfred’s Problem With Shifts

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-problem-with-rob-manfreds-problem-with-shifts/

19 Sports on Earth

Embracing Baseball's Evolution

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/107497652/rob-manfred-mlb-infield-shifts-technology

20 Just a Bit Outside

Scouting knows Bo Jackson

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/just-a-bit-outside/story/scouting-bo-jackson-art-stewart-of-scouting-book-012615

21 Baseball Prospectus

Why Saber-Savvy Teams Might Want a Shift Ban

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=25443