JAL’s New York, New York, It’s a Wonderful Town Morning Links

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7CIgWZTdgw

New York, It’s a Wonderful Town  Gene Kelley, Frank Sinatra, Jules Munshin

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

Cincinnati Reds Lose Sixth Straight as Mike Leake Struggles Again vs. Indians

http://blogredmachine.com/2015/05/22/cincinnati-reds-lose-sixth-straight-as-mike-leake-struggles-again-vs-indians/

7 Viva El Birdos

5.22 Cardinals at Royals Recap: Cardinals 0, Kendrys Morales 5

http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2015/5/23/8647739/5-22-cardinals-at-royals-recap-cardinals-0-kendrys-morales-5

8 Green Weenie

All Aboard the Cole Train; Bucs Take Opener 4-1

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2015/05/all-aboard-cole-train-bucs-take-opener.html

5/22: Frankie Zippo, Willie's 3-HR, Josh's Long Ball, Buc-Giant Rumbles, Ducky-for-Pagan...

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2015/05/522-frankie-zippo-willies-3-hr-joshs.html

9 Rumbunter

Is Tony Sanchez officially a bust?

http://rumbunter.com/2015/05/22/tony-sanchez-bust-back-up-or-bargain/

Pittsburgh Pirates must use big innings to avoid streaks

http://rumbunter.com/2015/05/22/pittsburgh-pirates-live-and-die-by-the-streak/

10 WHYGAVS

> “AT THIS TIME LAST YEAR …” </b>

http://risingapple.com/2015/05/21/mets-series-preview-a-quick-road-trip-to-visit-the-pirates/

11 Bleed Cubbie Blue

Chicago Cubs Minor League Wrap: May 22

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2015/5/23/8647965/chicago-cubs-minor-league-wrap-may-22

12 Reviewing the Brew

Report: Braves Inquired On Brewers' C Jonathan Lucroy

http://reviewingthebrew.com/2015/05/22/report-braves-inquired-on-brewers-c-jonathan-lucroy/

13 Raise the Jolly Roger

Back on the Track

http://raisethejollyroger.com/2015/05/back-on-the-track/

14 City of Champions

Pittsburgh Pirates Ride The Cole Train To Victory Over New York Mets

http://cityofchampionssports.com/2015/05/22/pittsburgh-pirates-ride-the-cole-train-to-victory-over-new-york-mets/

NEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINES and Other Media

15 St Louis Post Dispatch

Bernie: Cards face intriguing decisions

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/bernie-miklasz/bernie-cards-face-intriguing-decisions/article_7778e0bb-5ab8-5c7a-b9af-295a45d73127.html

16 USA Today

Eye-popping MLB numbers at the quarter mark

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2015/05/21/eye-popping-mlb-numbers---quarter-mark/27743967/

17 SB Nation   

Nationals, Phillies players had a good, old-fashioned national anthem standoff

http://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2015/5/22/8647493/nationals-phillies-national-anthem-standoff-staredown

18 CBS Sports

Eye on MLB, May 22: Royals beat Cards in first game of Missouri waltz

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseball/25193087/eye-on-mlb-may-22-live-updates-from-friday-nights-action

Mets vs Pirates Game Preview

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/gametracker/preview/MLB_20150523_NYM@PIT/mets-pirates-preview

19 Fangraphs

The Meaning of a Team’s Record in Mid-May

http://www.hardballtimes.com/the-meaning-of-a-teams-record-in-mid-may/

20 Sports on Earth

CONSIDERING DIVISIONAL WAR LEADERS

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/125933824/mlb-war-leaders-national-american-league

21 Just a Bit Outside

WHAT COULD THE REDS GET FOR CHAPMAN AND CUETO?

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/just-a-bit-outside/story/cincinnati-reds-johnny-cueto-aroldis-chapman-trade-052215

22 Baseball Prospectus

West Coast By Us

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=26413

23 Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Cole pitches Pirates to 4-1 win

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2015/05/22/Pittsburgh-Pirates-beat-New-York-Mets-4-1/stories/201505220291

Pirates, McCutchen upset with leak of pay stub

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2015/05/22/McCutchen-s-camp-not-happy-with-leak-of-pay-stub-pittsburgh-pirates/stories/201505220256

Pirates notebook: Morton will return to the Pirates starting rotation

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2015/05/23/Pitcher-Charlie-Morton-will-return-Monday-to-the-Pirates-starting-rotation/stories/201505230064

Adam Bittner: Pirates shouldn’t target Phillies' Cole Hamels in trade market

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2015/05/22/Adam-Bittner-Pirates-shouldn-t-target-Phillies-Cole-Hamels-in-trade-market/stories/201505220270