JAL’s I Want You to Want Me Morning Links

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OahGaZ0O47c

I Want You to Want Me  Cheap Trick  1979  34th most popular song of the year.  Expresses the what many players in spring training want

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

A Video Comparison of Jung-ho Kang and Jordy Mercer at Shortstop

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2015/02/a-video-comparison-of-jung-ho-kang-and-jordy-mercer-at-shortstop.html

It’s Vance Worley vs Jeff Locke For the Lone Battle in the Rotation

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2015/02/its-vance-worley-vs-jeff-locke-for-the-lone-battle-in-the-rotation.html

2015 Altoona Curve: Top Prospects, Roster Projections, and Position Battles

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2015/02/2015-altoona-curve-top-prospects-roster-projections-and-position-battles.html

First Pitch: The Pirates Pitching Depth, as Told Through Flow Charts

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2015/02/first-pitch-the-pirates-pitching-depth-as-told-through-flow-charts.html

7 Bucs Dugout</b>

Bucs Dugout Podcast: Spring Training preview

http://www.bucsdugout.com/2015/2/17/8056115/bucs-dugout-podcast-spring-training-preview

8 Green Weenie

2/17: Big Ed; One Pitcher, One Batter; Nate the Great...

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2015/02/217-big-ed-one-pitcher-one-batter-nate.html

9 Rumbunter

Alen Hanson facing roadblocks on his road to Pittsburgh

http://rumbunter.com/2015/02/17/alen-hanson-facing-roadblocks-road-pittsburgh/?utm_source=FanSided&utm_medium=Network&utm_campaign=Trending%20on%20FS

Pittsburgh Pirates Top Five Right Fielders

http://rumbunter.com/2015/02/17/pittsburgh-pirates-top-five-right-fielders/

It is time to expect more from the Pittsburgh Pirates

http://rumbunter.com/2015/02/17/time-to-expect-more-pittsburgh-pirates/

10 From Forbes to Federal

A.J. Burnett & Aging Curves for Starting Pitchers

http://fromforbestofederal.com/pitcher-aging-curves-velocity/

NEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINES and Other Media

11 Minor League Ball

> Walker's long trek to bigs ended at home</b>

http://www.milb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20150217&content_id=105591848&vkey=news_milb&fext=.jsp&sid=milb

12 Pittsburgh Sporting News

Pirates spring training: Three things to watch

http://www.pittsburghsportingnews.com/pirates-spring-training-three-things-to-watch/19776

13 Altoona Mirror

Curious to watch Pirates at camp

http://www.altoonamirror.com/page/content.detail/id/605129/Curious-to-watch-Pirates-at-camp.html?nav=751

14 St Louis Post Dispatch

Holliday sure Cards have more offense

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/holliday-sure-cards-have-more-offense/article_316039fe-96ba-59eb-9c5c-23b33024342f.html

15 USA Today</b>

MLB spring training preview: Everyone's all in for 2015

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2015/02/17/mlb-baseball-spring-training-preview/23554787/

16 Chicago Sun Times  

Cubs fire back at rooftop owners' attempt to halt Wrigley Field renovations

http://chicago.suntimes.com/news-chicago/7/71/374734/cubs-fire-back-rooftop-owners-attempt-halt-wrigley-field-renovations

17 CBS Sports

Grading the Offseason: AL West

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseball/25071455/grading-the-offseason-al-west

18 Fangraphs

The FanGraphs Top 200 Prospect List

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-fangraphs-top-200-prospect-list/

19 Sports on Earth

THE SPORTS APOLOGY SINCERITY SCALE

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/109560746/athlete-apology-sincerity-scale-a-rod

20 Just a Bit Outside

PITCH-FRAMING IN OLDEN TIMES

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/just-a-bit-outside/story/pitch-framing-technique-tips-milwaukee-brewers-jonathan-lucroy-021715

21 Baseball Prospectus

2015 Organizational Rankings

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=25592

22 Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Bob Smizik: Home-grown Pirates

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/smizik-on-sports/2015/02/18/Bob-Smizik-Home-grown-Pirates/stories/201502180172

Shots Across the Bow: Welcome to spring

http://sportsblogs.post-gazette.com/pirates-pirates-blog/2015/02/17/Shots-Across-the-Bow-Welcome-to-spring/stories/201502170006

23Tribune Review

Second baseman Walker faces crossroads with his hometown Pirates

http://triblive.com/sports/pirates/7794292-74/walker-pirates-season#axzz3S60wQeMB