JAL’s I Bet My Life Morning Links

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ht80uzIhNs

I Bet My life Imagine Dragons  current number 54

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: An Extension For Andrew McCutchen Shouldn’t Be a Priority in 2015

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2015/02/first-pitch-an-extension-for-andrew-mccutchen-shouldnt-be-a-priority-in-2015.html

How Josh Bell’s Move to First Base Could Solve His Late-Season Drop in Power

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2015/02/how-josh-bells-move-to-first-base-could-solve-his-late-season-drop-in-power.html

The Change That Will Help Tyler Glasnow Reach His Upside

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2015/02/the-change-that-will-help-tyler-glasnow-reach-his-upside.html

Draft Prospect Watch: Could Another Tucker Interest Pirates This Year?

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2015/02/draft-prospect-watch-could-another-tucker-interest-pirates-this-year.html

Pirates Have 11th Highest Draft Bonus Pool in 2015

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2015/02/pirates-have-11th-highest-draft-bonus-pool-in-2015.html

7 Bucs Dugout</b>

Pirates should consider extending Gregory Polanco or Gerrit Cole rather than Andrew McCutchen

http://www.bucsdugout.com/2015/2/26/8116017/pirates-andrew-mccutchen-extension-gregory-polanco-gerrit-cole

Pirates open to Andrew McCutchen extension

http://www.bucsdugout.com/2015/2/25/8112613/pirates-open-to-andrew-mccutchen-extension

A conversation with Pirates pitching guru Jim Benedict

http://www.bucsdugout.com/2015/2/26/8114933/a-conversation-with-pirates-pitching-guru-jim-benedict

8 Green Weenie

2/26: Preacher Roe & Vic Janowicz...

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2015/02/226-preacher-roe-vic-janowicz.html

Camp Notes

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2015/02/camp-notes.html

9 Rumbunter

Are we expecting too much from Josh Harrison?

http://rumbunter.com/2015/02/26/expecting-much-josh-harrison/

Extending Andrew McCutchen Does Not Make Sense

http://rumbunter.com/2015/02/26/extending-andrew-mccutchen-not-make-sense/

These Pittsburgh Pirates hurlers must start 30 games or more

http://rumbunter.com/2015/02/26/pittsburgh-pirates-30-game-pitchers/

10 WHYGAVS

PIRATES OPEN TO EXTENDING ANDREW MCCUTCHEN

http://whygavs.com/february-2015/pirates-open-to-extending-andrew-mccutchen.html

11 From Forbes to Federal

> Connor Joe, Jordan Luplow & An Analytical View of the Pirates’ 2014 Draft</b>

http://fromforbestofederal.com/connor-joe-jordan-luplow-pirates-draft/

12 Pirates Site

Cervelli makes strong early impression at camp

http://m.pirates.mlb.com/news/article/110521594/pittsburgh-pirates-catcher-francisco-cervelli-making-strong-early-impression-at-camp

NEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINES and Other Media

13 Wall Street Journal

(A Little) Less Baseball Makes a Lot of Sense

http://www.wsj.com/articles/a-little-less-baseball-makes-a-lot-of-sense-1424892345

14 St Louis Post Dispatch

Waino's recovery will be short and sweet

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/waino-s-recovery-will-be-short-and-sweet/article_1b257d4e-8aec-5d58-92d7-1143a6a14cdc.html

15 USA Today</b>

Armour: Josh Hamilton needs MLB's help, not scorn

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/angels/2015/02/26/josh-hamilton-mlb-relapse-drugs-alcohol-suspension/24087123/

16 Sweetspot  

Potential Andrew McCutchen contracts

http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/55401/potential-andrew-mccutchen-contracts

17 CBS Sports

Hamilton's mentor, friend: 'His baseball career should be over'

http://fantasynews.cbssports.com/fantasybaseball/update/25082764/josh-hamiltons-mentor-friend-his-baseball-career-should-be-over

18 Fangraphs

The Death Of Head-First Sliding, Hopefully

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-death-of-head-first-sliding-hopefully/

19 Sports on Earth

8 STRANGE SPRING TRAINING INJURIES

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/110530386/strange-spring-training-injuries-michael-saunders-weird

20 Just a Bit Outside

BILL JAMES ON FIELDING (PART 15)

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/just-a-bit-outside/baseball-joe/blog/bill-james-on-fielding-part-15-022415

21 SB Nation

Why shouldn't MLB reduce its season to 154 games?

http://www.sbnation.com/2015/2/25/8107401/mlb-rob-manfred-154-games-heresy

22 Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Pirates pitcher Jameson Tailon, almost a year removed from surgery, will start facing batters soon

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2015/02/27/BUCS0227/stories/201502270160

Gene Collier: Manfred certainly looks to shift MLB's ideology

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/gene-collier/2015/02/26/Gene-Collier-4/stories/201502260042

23Tribune Review

Rossi: Pirates Better With Maz on Scene

http://triblive.com/sports/pirates/7859259-74/mazeroski-pirates-kang#axzz3SfBwMY00

Lincoln Tries to Rejuvenate Career in Second Stint with Pirates

http://triblive.com/sports/pirates/7858281-74/lincoln-pirates-brad#axzz3SfBwMY00

The McCutchen-Longoria Parallel and My MLB Network Segment

http://blog.triblive.com/bucco-blog/2015/02/26/the-mccutchen-longoria-parallel-and-my-mlb-network-segment/#axzz3SwhkRMKn

24 Baseball Prospectus</b>

A.J. Preller's Offseason and the Toronto Precedent

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=25669

25 Clovis News Journal

Bream: ‘The Slide’ was God’s plan

http://cnjonline.com/2015/02/26/bream-the-slide-was-gods-plan/

26 NJ Com

Ike Davis, now with Oakland A's, still has 'dirty taste' lingering about time with Mets

http://www.nj.com/mets/index.ssf/2015/02/ike_davis_now_with_oakland_as_still_has_dirty_tast.html