JAL’s Annabel Lee Morning Links

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

Annabel Lee Stevie Nicks  Poem by Edgar Allen Poe

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 Red Reporter

Cincinnati Reds Will Continue to Lean on Johnny Cueto, For Now

http://www.redreporter.com/2015/3/5/8151697/cincinnati-reds-will-continue-to-lean-on-johnny-cueto-for-now

7 Viva El Birdos</b>

Do St. Louis Cardinals closer Trevor Rosenthal's 2014 stats support him throwing exclusively out of the stretch?

http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2015/3/5/8152729/trevor-rosenthal-closer-battng-stats-walks-stretch-windup-st-louis-cardinals

8 Green Weenie

3/5: Teke, Foxy and Cutch...

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2015/03/35-teke-foxy-and-cutch.html

9 Rumbunter

Andrew McCutchen: No, Pirates must pay for Mr. Right Now

http://rumbunter.com/2015/03/05/andrew-mccutchen-no-pirates-must-pay-mr-right-now/

Can Pedro Alvarez' defense hurt the Pirates?

http://rumbunter.com/2015/03/05/can-pedro-alvarez-defense-hurt-pirates/

10 American Spectator

> A PERFECT DAY FOR BASEBALL</b>

http://spectator.org/articles/61972/perfect-day-baseball

11 Bleed Cubbie Blue

Cubs 2, Athletics 2: Tying One On, and Giants 8, Cubs 6: It Was Good For A While

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2015/3/5/8159205/cubs-athletics-giants-recap-kyle-schwarber-mike-olt-mlb-scores#4685146’

12 Reviewing the Brew

Milwaukee Brewers: Matt Garza is Team's Most Underrated Pitcher

http://reviewingthebrew.com/2015/03/05/milwaukee-brewers-matt-garza-teams-underrated-pitcher/

NEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINES and Other Media

13 Bradenton Herald

Baseball | Five questions with ... shortstop Jordy Mercer

http://www.bradenton.com/2015/03/05/5672889_baseball-five-questions-with-shortstop.html?rh=1

14 St Louis Post Dispatch

Bernie: Will Peralta maintain or regress in '15?

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/bernie-miklasz/bernie-will-peralta-maintain-or-regress-in/article_d6cfb504-43c5-527e-996f-55f87510e93a.html

15 USA Today</b>

Giants' Hunter Pence has broken arm, out up to 2 months

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2015/03/05/hunter-pence-broken-arm-giants/24467787/

16 ESPN            

Throwback Thursday: Yankees' Wife Swap

http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/55522/throwback-thursday-wife-swap

17 CBS Sports

Samardzija seems destined for free agency, but the trade was worth it

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseball/25088805/eye-on-baseballs-2015-16-free-agent-preview

18 Fangraphs

Defining the Pitch Sequencing Question

http://www.hardballtimes.com/defining-the-pitch-sequencing-question/

19 Sports on Earth

GAME PLANNING FOR THE SHIFT

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/111380662/mlb-defensive-shifts-spring-training-preparation-drills

20 Just a Bit Outside

BLOOP HITS: BATTLE OF THE VIDA BLUES

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/just-a-bit-outside/story/vida-blue-bloop-hits-athletics-pitcher-1971-030515

21 Kent Reporter

Former Kentwood star continues to grow in the Pirates’ system

http://www.kentreporter.com/sports/295093971.html

22 Pittsburgh Post Gazette

So far, Pedro Alvarez's switch from third base to first is going well

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2015/03/06/BUCS0306/stories/201503060185

Video: Morton discusses his outing

http://sportsblogs.post-gazette.com/pirates-pirates-blog/2015/03/05/Video-Morton-discusses-his-outing/stories/201503050003

23 SB Nation

Picking the statistical over/unders for the 2015 MLB season

http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2015/3/5/8155219/mlb-over-under-2015-statistics-home-runs

24 Baseball Prospectus</b>

In Search of the Winningest Logo

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=25712