JAL’s Who’ll Stop the Rain Morning Links

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIPan-rEQJA

Who’ll Stop the Rain  Credence Clearwater Revival 1970

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

Reds Smack Three Home Runs, Defeat Mariners, 10-1

http://blogredmachine.com/2015/03/08/reds-smack-three-home-runs-defeat-mariners-10-1/

8 Viva El Birdos</b>

Kolten Wong, Matt Adams, and breakout potential

http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/st-louis-cardinals-sabermetrics-analysis/2015/3/8/8166881/kolten-wong-matt-adams-mlb-experience-and-breakout-potential

9 Green Weenie

3/8: Five Birthday Boys & The Ol' Perfesser Gets His Plaque...

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2015/03/38-five-birthday-boys-ol-perfesser-gets.html

In the Mix: Arquimedes Caminero

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2015/03/in-mix-arquimedes-caminero.html

10 Rumbunter

What should we expect from Gregory Polanco in 2015?

http://rumbunter.com/2015/03/08/expect-gregory-polanco-2015/

Who will be the voice of the 2015 Pittsburgh Pirates?

http://rumbunter.com/2015/03/08/voice-of-2015-pittsburgh-pirates/

11 From Forbes to Federal

> Pirates Grapefruit Report: Week 1</b>

http://fromforbestofederal.com/pirates-grapefruit-report-week-1/

12 Bleed Cubbie Blue

The Sordid Travels Of A Cubs Fan: La Republica Dominicana, Day 1

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2015/3/8/8085043/the-sordid-travels-of-a-cubs-fan-la-repulica-dominicana-day-1#4674778

13 Reviewing the Brew

Milwaukee Brewers Bench: 2014 vs. 2015

http://reviewingthebrew.com/2015/03/08/milwaukee-brewers-bench-2014-vs-2015/

NEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINES and Other Media

14 St Louis Post Dispatch

Cards look to run -- or at least make opponents think they will

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cards-look-to-run----or-at-least/article_4bd60b99-15bc-5878-bdf3-474abb629ba6.html

15 USA Today</b>

Cubs ready for the world: 'We believe we will win'

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2015/03/08/chicago-cubs-2015-world-series/24619741/

16 SB Nation   

Hector Olivera reportedly declared free agent by MLB

http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2015/3/7/8165553/hector-olivera-free-agent-mlb-cuba

17 CBS Sports

Yankees were never close to getting Hamels, so was any team close?

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/writer/jon-heyman/25098725/yankees-were-never-close-to-getting-hamels-so-was-any-team-close

18 Fangraphs

Examining SERA’s Predictive Powers

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/examining-the-predictive-powers-of-sera/

19 Sports on Earth

BASEBALL'S LAST CAPTAINS?

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/111815296/yankees-may-retire-captaincy-along-with-derek-jeters-no-2

20 Just a Bit Outside

THREE REASONS TO WATCH THE CUBS IN 2015

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/just-a-bit-outside/story/chicago-cubs-2015-season-preview-030615

21 Baseball Prospectus

Kershaw Day: The Underrated, Overlooked Clayton Kershaw

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=25729

22 Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Mark Melancon, Tony Watson ready to anchor Pirates bullpen again

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2015/03/09/Mark-Melancon-Tony-Watson-ready-to-anchor-Pirates-bullpen-again/stories/201503090017

Spring Training Game at a Glance: Pirates 1, Blue Jays 0

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2015/03/09/BUCS0309X/stories/201503080200

Bob Smizik: Here’s a laugh: JHay No. 64

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/smizik-on-sports/2015/03/09/Bob-Smizik-Here-s-a-laugh-JHay-No-64/stories/201503090109