JAL’s I Don’t Want to Walk Without You Morning Links

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6dUkkjPI_I

I Don’t Want to Walk Without You Harry James Orchestra with Helen Forrest vocal

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

BLOGS and such

5 SB Nation

The most baffling offseasons in baseball

http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2015/1/9/7520413/braves-mets-trade-rumors-free-agency-offseason

6—Pirates Prospects

Pirates Invite Eight Players to Spring Training, Including Tyler Glasnow and Stetson Allie

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2015/01/pirates-invite-eight-players-to-spring-training-including-tyler-glasnow-and-stetson-allie.html

7 Bucs Dugout

Pirates reportedly close to 4-year deal with Jung-Ho Kang

http://www.bucsdugout.com/2015/1/9/7521683/jung-ho-kang-pirates

8 Green Weenie

1/9: Forbes Field Gets Four Stars, Casey Comes to Town (Again), Jeromy Burnitz's Farewell Tour...

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2015/01/19-forbes-field-gets-four-stars-casey.html

9 Rumbunter

Neal Huntington has earned the trust of Pirates fans

http://rumbunter.com/2015/01/09/neal-huntington-has-earned-the-trust-of-pirates-fans/

Charlie Morton is Completely Average, but That's Fine

http://rumbunter.com/2015/01/09/charlie-morton-completely-average-thats-fine/

10 WHYGAVS

BUCS DUGOUT: THE UTILITY OF MAKING A GOOD TEAM GREAT

http://whygavs.com/january-2015/bucs-dugout-the-utility-of-making-a-good-team-great.html

NEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINES and Other Media

11 Charlotte Observer

What will become of baseball's decline in Cuba? The field might open further in U.S.

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2015/01/09/5435512/what-will-become-of-baseballs.html#.VLEXMofiFYw

12 The National Pastime Museum

How Baseball Has Changed the English Language

http://www.thenationalpastimemuseum.com/article/how-baseball-has-changed-english-language

13 Sporting News

>Drop the pretense: MLB could learn from College Football Hall of Fame</b>

http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-football/story/2015-01-09/college-football-mlb-hall-of-fame-jim-tressel-brian-bosworth-barry-bonds-pete-rose-cooperstown

14 St Louis Post-Dispatch

McCarver returns to Cards' TV broadcasts

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/mccarver-returns-to-cards-tv-broadcasts/article_0f075893-8f9c-5b01-9540-343f4f4d82bd.html

15 USA Today

Baseball's Hall of Fame in midst of unlikely growth spurt

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2015/01/07/hall-of-fame-2015-pedro-martinez-randy-johnson-john-smoltz-craig-biggio/21398237/

16 Sweetspot  

The best middle relievers of all time

http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/54488/the-best-middle-relievers-of-all-time

17 CBS Sports

Lots of prime, pre-prime players with Hall of Fame foundation

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseball/24948858/lots-of-prime-pre-prime-players-with-hall-of-fame-foundation

18 Fangraphs

Do the Cardinals Need to Make a Splash?

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/do-the-cardinals-need-to-make-a-splash/

19 Sports on Earth

3 NL TEAMS PRIMED TO CLIMB

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/106057066/mlb-national-league-los-angeles-dodgers-miami-marlins-milwaukee-brewers

20 Just a Bit Outside

YES, YOU SHOULD TRADE FOR COLE HAMELS

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/just-a-bit-outside/story/stlouis-cardinals-pitchers-cole-hamels-david-price-max-scherzer-010915

21 Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Saturday Diary: Suddenly, there it was, a box of baseball magic

http://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/2015/01/10/Saturday-Diary-Suddenly-there-it-was-a-box-of-baseball-magic/stories/201501100010