JAL’s Stormy Weather Morning Links

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCG3kJtQBKo

Stormy Weather  Lena Horne 1943 

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

Cincinnati Reds Fall 3-2 in Joey Votto's Return

http://blogredmachine.com/2015/03/07/cincinnati-reds-fall-3-2-joey-vottos-return/

7 Viva El Birdos</b>

NL Central teams and the use of analytics

http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/st-louis-cardinals-sabermetrics-analysis/2015/3/7/8160153/nl-central-teams-and-the-use-of-analytics

8 Green Weenie

3/7: Willis Gets the Call; Happy B-Day to Iron Man & Junior...

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2015/03/37-willis-gets-call-happy-b-day-to-iron.html

9 Rumbunter

Jaff Decker is forcing his way to a spot on the 25-man roster

http://rumbunter.com/2015/03/07/jaff-decker-forcing-way-spot-25-man-roster/

Will Pittsburgh Pirates' ban on Mark Madden continue in 2015?

http://rumbunter.com/2015/03/07/will-pittsburgh-pirates-ban-mark-madden-continue-2015/

10 NESN

> Ex-Red Sox Brandon Moss Almost Retired In 2012 To Become Firefighter</b>

http://nesn.com/2015/03/ex-red-sox-brandon-moss-almost-retired-in-2012-to-become-firefighter/

11 Bleed Cubbie Blue

Rockies 7, Cubs 5: The Positive Recap

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2015/3/7/8168687/cubs-rockies-recap-kris-bryant-matt-szczur-mlb-scores

12 Reviewing the Brew

Platooning Khris Davis and Gerardo Parra Would Be a Mistake

http://reviewingthebrew.com/2015/03/07/platooning-khris-davis-gerardo-parra-mistake/

13 MLB

Pirates Broadcast Schedule

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

NEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINES and Other Media

14 St Louis Post Dispatch

Heyward is at a crossroads

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/heyward-is-at-a-crossroads/article_05560f20-5e4b-5df4-85bd-e25fb21f7c91.html

15 USA Today</b>

Yu Darvish injury more of same for Texas Rangers

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2015/03/07/rangers-yu-darvish-tommy-john-surgery-injuries/24573805/

16 ESPN            

Worst-case scenario for Yankees rotation

http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/55533/worst-case-scenario-for-yankees-rotation

17 CBS Sports

Yu Darvish injury a devastating blow to star-crossed Rangers

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/writer/jon-heyman/25097166/yu-darvish-injury-a-devastating-blow-to-star-crossed-rangers

18 Fangraphs

Finding Andre Ethier a Home

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/finding-andre-ethier-a-home/

19 Sports on Earth

FOUR-DECADE DURABILITY

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/111700760/minnie-minoso-five-decades-mlb-four-decades-david-ortiz-adrian-beltre

20 Just a Bit Outside

THE MOST INTERESTING LEFTY IN THE WORLD?

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/just-a-bit-outside/story/daniel-norris-blue-jays-toronto-pitcher-van-river-030615

21 Sports Illustrated

Kris Bryant leads list of impact rookie hitters to watch in 2015

http://www.si.com/mlb/2015/03/06/rookie-hitters-prospects-kris-bryant-joc-pederson-francisco-lindor

22 Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Jeff Banister begins a new phase of his career

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2015/03/08/Jeff-Banister-begins-a-new-phase-of-his-career-as-manager-of-the-Texas-Rangers/stories/201503080181

Post-game notes: Burnett, B game

http://sportsblogs.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates-pirates-blog/2015/03/07/Post-game-notes-Burnett-B-game.html

23 SB Nation

5 key players of the AL Central

http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2015/3/6/8162887/al-central-preview-rosters

24 Baseball Prospectus</b>

Some Projection Left The Severino Enigma

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=25716

25 The News-Press

Spring training: behind the scenes in Fort Myer

http://www.news-press.com/story/sports/mlb/2015/03/07/spring-training-behind-scenes-fort-myers/24595727/