Friday, February 20, 2015

JAL’s Shake It Morning Links









Shake It Ian Mathews  1979  73rd most popular song of the year  1979 Pirates were excellent shaking it.  

GENERAL UPDATED BASEBALL SITES

1- MLB Transactions


2-MLB Trade Rumors-Pirates


3 BFFL’s 2014 Pirates Stats Spreadsheet


4 PBC Asylum Recipe Collection



5 Pirates Prospects

Pittsburgh Pirates 2015 Spring Training Tracker



BLOGS and such


6Pirates Prospects



First Pitch: Thoughts on Alvarez at First, Winning the NL Central, and Top Prospects



Clint Hurdle: “Our goal now is to push it forward and win the division.”


The Progression of Pedro Alvarez at First Base


Where are the West Virginia Breakout Candidates?


The Pirates Will Have to Make Some Tough Roster Choices Now That They’re Contenders



7 Bucs Dugout</b>

Pedro Alvarez beats Pirates in arbitration case


8 Green Weenie

2/19: Chris Stewart, Randall Simon, AJ...




Pitchers In, Battle On...



9 Rumbunter

Josh Bell has an unclear path to the majors with Pittsburgh Pirates



The Pittsburgh Pirates and competitive contracts


The Pirates need to make a decision on Jose Tabata


10 From Forbes to Federal

Painting the Black: On Pirates’ Pitchers, Framing Catchers & An Expanding Strike Zone


11 WHYGAVS

> TONY WATSON < 500</b>


2 City of Champions

Pittsburgh Pirates: Outlook Across The National League Central Division


NEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINES and Other Media

13 Bradenton Herald

Spring training preview | Pittsburgh Pirates winning recipe starts with manager Clint Hurdle


Baseball | Down and out, John Holdzkom goes from Independent League to major leagues in less than a year



14 St Louis Post Dispatch

Bernie: Mourning Taveras offers valuable lesson



15 USA Today</b>

Spring scenes: From Cliff Lee's awkward Magic 8-Ball to A-Rod


16 Sweetspot  

Calmness in the air as Giants open camp


17 CBS Sports

MLB Pre-Preseason Power Rankings: Giants are champs but no longer No. 1


18 Fangraphs

Are Groundball Pitchers Overrated?



19 Sports on Earth

AL EAST'S MOST COMPELLING PLAYERS



20 Just a Bit Outside

IS IT TIME FOR THE SIX-MAN ROTATION?


21 Baseball Prospectus

Commissioner for a Day


22 Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Ron Cook: Pirates should have found a way to avoid arbitration process


Pirates notebook: Team will try not to rush Jung Ho Kang's development


Shots Across the Bow: State of play


Bob Smizik: Is Locke next to go?



23Tribune Review

Pirates' Alvarez eager to prove he can play first, regain power stroke


Pirates notebook: With roster mostly set, Hurdle stresses position versatility



24 Baseball America</b>

Top 100 Prospects: By The Tools