JAL’s Walkin’ Back to Happiness Morning Links

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

Walkin’ Back to Happiness  Helen Shapiro

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 MLB

Pirates Broadcast Schedule

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

BLOGS and such

6 Blog Red Machine

Frazier's HR Gives Cincinnati Reds 5-2 Opening Day Win Over Pirates

http://blogredmachine.com/2015/04/06/fraziers-hr-gives-cincinnati-reds-5-2-opening-day-win-over-pirates/

7 Viva El Birdos</b>

Ten St. Louis Cardinals stats to watch in 2015

http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/st-louis-cardinals-sabermetrics-analysis/2015/4/6/8351461/ten-st-louis-cardinals-stats-to-watch-in-2015

8 Green Weenie

Opening Day: Red Blasts Sinks Bucs 5-2

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2015/04/opening-day-red-blasts-sinks-bucs-5-2.html

4/6: Smoky Joe, Bert, Dock, Drabek, Benson, AJ, Arriba, Bobby Bo, Giles

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2015/04/46-smoky-joe-bert-dock-drabek-benson-aj.html

9 Rumbunter

The Pittsburgh Pirates look to wrap up Unfinished Business

http://rumbunter.com/2015/04/06/pittsburgh-pirates-unfinished-business/

Pittsburgh Pirates fall to Cincinnati Reds 5-2 in opener

http://rumbunter.com/2015/04/06/pittsburgh-pirates-fall-to-cincinnati-reds-5-2-in-opener/

10 WHYGAVS

> THE WHYGAVS 2015 PITTSBURGH PIRATE SEASON PREVIEW </b>

http://whygavs.com/april-2015/the-whygavs-2015-pittsburgh-pirate-season-preview.html

11 Bleed Cubbie Blue

The 'New' Wrigley Field: Video Boards Yes, Restrooms No

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2015/4/6/8352561/new-wrigley-field-video-boards-restrooms#4712120

Cubs Heroes And Goats: Game 1

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2015/4/6/8351453/cubs-heroes-and-goats-game-1

12 Reviewing the Brew

Milwaukee Brewers: Adam Lind Bright Spot in Loss

http://reviewingthebrew.com/2015/04/06/milwaukee-brewers-adam-lind-bright-spot-in-loss/

NEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINES and Other Media

13 Lehigh Valley live

Joely Rodriguez set to lead Lehigh Valley IronPigs' starting rotation

http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/ironpigs/index.ssf/2015/04/joely_rodriguez_set_to_lead_le.html

14 WTAJ

Altoona Curve Roster Unveiled

http://www.wearecentralpa.com/story/d/story/altoona-curve-roster-unveiled/39485/zBVAxxptwU-HU0EvSpJLNA

15 St Louis Post Dispatch

Bernie: Cards find selective stealing can pay dividends

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/bernie-miklasz/bernie-cards-find-selective-stealing-can-pay-dividends/article_b830fd6b-c35a-5585-97a4-780b4d2c8a9f.html

16 USA Today</b>

Todd Frazier HR lifts Reds past Pirates on Opening Day

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/reds/openingday/2015/04/06/cincinnati-reds-baseball-pittsburgh-pirates-opening-day/25362699/

17 SB Nation   

288 things I like about baseball

http://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2015/4/6/8354197/baseball-opening-day-baseball-opening-day

18 CBS Sports

Eye on MLB, April 6: A look around Opening Day

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseball/25137467/eye-on-mlb-april-6-a-look-around-opening-day

19 Fangraphs

Jeff Locke and the Pirates Way

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/jeff-locke-and-the-pirates-way/

20 Sports on Earth

INSPIRING OPENING DAY ROSTER STORIES

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/116721788/clint-robinson-nationals-mlb-opening-day

21 Just a Bit Outside

A SPRING TRAINING STAT THAT MIGHT MATTER

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/just-a-bit-outside/story/spring-training-stats-that-matter-drew-pomeranz-michael-pineda-zach-mcallister-040615

22 Baseball Prospectus

Baseball Therapy: Chopping Up the Credit

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=25989

23 Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Pirates drop opener after allowing 3-run HR in 8th, 5-2

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2015/04/06/Pirates-drop-opener-after-allowing-3-run-HR-in-8th-5-2/stories/201504060160

Ron Cook: Cincinnati ballpark unkind to Tony Watson — again

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/ron-cook/2015/04/07/Ron-Cook-Cincinnati-ballpark-unkind-to-Watson-again-Great-American-Ball-Park/stories/201504070116

Pirates notebook: Scahill stunned, but pleased by opening-day roster spot

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2015/04/07/Scahill-stunned-by-opening-day-roster-spot/stories/201504070104

Bob Smizik: Bullpen negates McCutchen heroics

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/smizik-on-sports/2015/04/07/Bob-Smizik-41/stories/201504070130

24 Dallas Morning news

Texas Rangers sign lefty Wandy Rodriguez to minor league deal

http://rangersblog.dallasnews.com/2015/04/texas-rangers-sign-lefty-wandy-rodriguez-to-minor-league-deal.html/

25 Cincinnati Enquirer

Doc: Reds' Todd Frazier emerges as Opening Day hero

http://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/columnists/paul-daugherty/2015/04/06/cincinnati-reds-baseball-opening-day-pittsburgh-pirates/25362377/