JAL’s I Heard It Through the Grapevine Morning Links

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdIF1lrIxXc

I Heard It Through the Grapevine  Marvin Gaye  Spent 7 weeks at number 1 in late 1968 and early 1969.  Recorded before the Gladys Knight version but released after it.  The Gladys Knight version only reached number 2 in 1967

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 2015 Pirates Stats Spreadsheet

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yqsKbP9Dr1sn4WnwuNO1iJ3SJ3OiBvhZp9XvyU2QpC0/edit#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

6 MLB

Pirates Broadcast Schedule

http://pittsburgh.pirates.mlb.com/schedule/broadcast/index.jsp?c_id=pit

BLOGS and such

7 Blog Red Machine

Predicting the Cincinnati Reds Bullpen

http://blogredmachine.com/2015/03/26/predicting-the-cincinnati-reds-bullpen/

8 Viva El Birdos</b>

Video breakdown of Lance Lynn's use of effective velocity and pitch tunneling

http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/st-louis-cardinals-sabermetrics-analysis/2015/3/26/8286919/video-breakdown-of-lance-lynns-use-of-effective-velocity-st-louis-cardinals

9 Green Weenie

3/26: Jack McCarthy, Chuck Klein, Mackey Sasser, Matt Herges, Tyler Yates

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2015/03/326-jack-mccarthy-chuck-klein-mackey.html

10 Rumbunter

Does the Pirates spring training record mean anything?

http://rumbunter.com/2015/03/26/pirates-spring-training-record-mean-anything/

Pirates spring training: A glimpse of lineup vs LHP?

http://rumbunter.com/2015/03/26/pirates-spring-training-lhp/

11 WHYGAVS

> I HAVEN’T FREAKED OUT YET ABOUT RUSSELL MARTIN’S ABSENCE (BUT MAYBE I SHOULD)</b>

http://whygavs.com/march-2015/i-havent-freaked-out-yet-about-russell-martins-absence-but-maybe-i-should.html

12 Bleed Cubbie Blue

Angels 8, Cubs 4: An Old Frenemy Strikes Again

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2015/3/26/8298319/cubs-angels-recap-albert-pujols-mike-olt-mlb-scores

13 Reviewing the Brew

Milwaukee Brewers' Cannot Send Tyler Thornburg to AAA

http://reviewingthebrew.com/2015/03/25/milwaukee-brewers-cannot-send-tyler-thornburg-to-aaa/

NEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINES and Other Media

14 Sports Illustrated

ith deep and balanced roster, can Pirates finally claim NL Central?

http://www.si.com/mlb/2015/03/26/pittsburgh-pirates-season-preview

15 St Louis Post Dispatch

Media views: McCarver's role to increase in Cards' TV booth

http://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/media-views-mccarver-s-role-to-increase-in-cards-tv/article_7f5194c9-4b8a-5e49-a82a-19e8452fae98.html

16 USA Today</b>

Can Tulowitzki regain health, happiness with Rockies?

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2015/03/26/mlb-big-contracts-troy-tulowitzki-ryan-howard/70501234/

17 SB Nation   

MLB's biggest questions for 2015, answered

http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2015/3/26/8289175/mlb-predictions-projections-questions

18 CBS Sports

Boras: Cubs using business, not baseball, if Bryant stays in minors

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/writer/jon-heyman/25124182/boras-cubs-using-business-not-baseball-if-bryant-stays-in-minors

19 Fangraphs

2015 Positional Power Rankings: Left Field

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/2015-positional-power-rankings-left-field/

2015 Positional Power Rankings: Right Field

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/2015-positional-power-rankings-right-field/

20 Sports on Earth

BEST OPENING DAY PERFORMANCES

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/115043386/mlb-best-opening-day-performances

21 Just a Bit Outside

THE LOOMING DATA WAR BETWEEN FRONT OFFICES AND FANS

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/just-a-bit-outside/story/advanced-statistical-data-sabermetrics-teams-fans-front-offices-032615

22 Baseball Prospectus

Every Team's Moneyball:  Arizona Diamondbacks: Hidden Snakes

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=25889

23 Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Pirates say decisions due soon on fifth starter, pitching depth

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2015/03/27/Pirates-say-decisions-due-soon-on-fifth-starter-pitching-depth/stories/201503270251

Ron Cook: Kang's performance triggers doubts, but not from Pirates

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/ron-cook/2015/03/27/Jung-Ho-Kang-s-spring-performance-triggers-doubts-but-not-from-Pirates/stories/201503270248

24 Pittsburgh Business Times

Bucs give good bang for the buck

http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/blog/morning-edition/2015/03/bucs-give-good-bang-for-the-buck.html

25 Pittsburgh Sporting Times

Middle-infield looks solid for Pirates

http://www.pittsburghsportingnews.com/middle-infield-looks-solid-for-pirates/20986

26 New Pittsburgh Courier</b>

Pirates’ Walker shifting focus from contract to season

http://newpittsburghcourieronline.com/2015/03/26/pirates-walker-shifting-focus-from-contract-to-season/

27 National Pastime Museum

My Favorite Player Al kaline, Baseball’s Past, Present, and Future

http://www.thenationalpastimemuseum.com/article/my-favorite-player-al-kaline-baseballs-past-present-and-future

28 Asylum Prediction Contest

http://pbc-asylum.blogspot.com/2015/03/2015-asylum-prediction-contest.html