JAL’s John Barleycorn Must Die Morning Links

 

 

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John Barleycorn Must Die  Traffic  Versions go back to at least the 1600s but Robert Burns put the story into a poem

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—Blog Red Machine

Realistic Expectations for Billy Hamilton

http://blogredmachine.com/2015/03/03/realistic-expectations-billy-hamilton/

7 Viva El Birdos</b>

Adam Wainwright's workload a concern in 2015

http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/st-louis-cardinals-sabermetrics-analysis/2015/3/3/8139965/adam-wainwright-injury-workload-a-concern-in-2015

8 Green Weenie

3/3: Yaller Phelps, Debs Garms, Neal Heaton, Trent Jewett

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2015/03/33-yaller-phelps-debs-garms-neal-heaton.html

9 Rumbunter

Pittsburgh Pirates top Toronto Blue Jays, 8-7, in opener

http://rumbunter.com/2015/03/03/pittsburgh-pirates-top-toronto-blue-jays-8-7-in-opener/

Andrew McCutchen needs better protection in 2015

http://rumbunter.com/2015/03/03/who_will_protect_andrew_mccutchen/

10 From Forbes to Federal

> In 34 Days… </b>

http://fromforbestofederal.com/in-34-days-2/

11 Bleed Cubbie Blue

Cubs Get Another 'No' On Extended Construction Hours

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2015/3/3/8144997/cubs-no-extended-construction-hours

12 Reviewing the Brew

Milwaukee Brewers' Rivals: A Weekly Look at the National League Central

http://reviewingthebrew.com/2015/03/01/milwaukee-brewers-rivals-weekly-look-national-league-central/

NEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINES and Other Media

13 Wall Street Journal

Giving It the Old College Try Against MLB

http://www.wsj.com/articles/giving-it-the-old-college-try-against-mlb-1425317424

14 St Louis Post Dispatch

Rosenthal wants to avoid getting in jams

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/rosenthal-wants-to-avoid-getting-in-jams/article_2e38c1eb-302f-5297-a801-b14ecf29d7b0.html

15 USA Today</b>

Nightengale: Madison Bumgarner ready to repeat innings load

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2015/03/03/madison-bumgarner-san-francisco-giants-arm/24341969/

16 ESPN            

Ten things to watch this spring training

http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/55459/ten-things-to-watch-this-spring-training

17 CBS Sports

Armed with a better cast and a new mask, Giancarlo is raring to go

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/writer/jon-heyman/25091438/armed-with-a-better-cast-and-a-new-mask-giancarlo-is-raring-to-go

18 Fangraphs

How the Playoff Odds Have Changed in a Year

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/how-the-playoff-odds-have-changed-in-a-year/

19 Sports on Earth

WHEN SPRING SLUMPS CARRY OVER

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/111125078/bad-spring-trainings-ryan-howard-shin-soo-choo-wil-myers-jedd-gyorko-jackie-bradley-jr

20 Just a Bit Outside

THREE REASONS TO WATCH THE PIRATES IN 2015

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/just-a-bit-outside/story/pittsburgh-pirates-2015-season-preview-three-reasons-to-watch-marte-mccutchen-polanco-kang-030315

21 Sarasota Herald Tribune

Andrew McCutchen: Safe at home

http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20150303/ARTICLE/150309906/2050/SPORTS?Title=Andrew-McCutchen-Safe-at-home-

22 Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Russell Martin says Pirates did all they could to sign him

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2015/03/04/Russell-Martin-says-Pirates-did-all-they-could-to-sign-him/stories/201503030228

Stats Geek: Will the Pirates rotation hold up?

http://sportsblogs.post-gazette.com/pirates-pirates-blog/2015/03/04/Stats-Geek-Is-Pirates-rotation-steadier-than-most/stories/201503090001

23 SB Nation

Curt Schilling got someone fired for vulgar tweets about his daughter

http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2015/3/3/8140505/curt-schilling-twitter-yankees

24 Baseball Prospectus</b>

Nine Ways to Improve Your Fantasy League

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=25696