JAL’s Breaking Up Is Hard to Do Morning Links

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbad22CKlB4

Breaking Up is Hard to Do  Neil Sedaka number 12 dropping from number 2 the week before

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 7th Straight, Falling 6-3 to Diamondbacks

http://blogredmachine.com/2015/08/21/cincinnati-reds-lose-7th-straight-falling-6-3-to-diamondbacks/

7 Viva El Birdos

2015.08.21 Cardinals at Padres Recap: Ham hands, homers, hilarity leads to Cardinal loss

http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2015/8/22/9190661/2015-08-21-cardinals-at-padres-recap-ham-hands-homers-hilarity-leads

8 Green Weenie

Giants Locke-d In Early, Hold On For 6-4 Win To Even Series

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2015/08/giants-locke-d-in-early-hold-on-for-6-4.html

8/21: Joey Bats Trade; Jerry Lynch Sets Mark; Rennie Breaks Leg; HBD Chief; Dock Sounds Off; JT's Contract

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2015/08/821-joey-bats-trade-jerry-lynch-sets.html

9 Rumbunter

Bumgarner Homers as San Francisco Giants Defeat Pittsburgh Pirates 6-4

http://rumbunter.com/2015/08/21/bumgarner-homers-as-san-francisco-giants-defeat-pittsburgh-pirates-6-4/

Josh Harrison returns to Pirates - what does this mean for team?

http://rumbunter.com/2015/08/21/josh-harrison-returns-to-pirates-what-does-this-mean-for-team/

10 City of Champions

> Pirates, Cardinals, And Cubs May Expose MLB Playoff System</b>

http://cityofchampionssports.com/2015/08/21/pirates-cardinals-and-cubs-may-expose-mlb-playoff-system/

11 Bleed Cubbie Blue

Cubs 5, Braves 3: The Way Good Teams Win

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2015/8/21/9190071/cubs-braves-recap-anthony-rizzo-chris-coghlan-mlb-scores

12 Reviewing the Brew

Milwaukee Brewers: Neal Cotts Appears to be Departing

http://reviewingthebrew.com/2015/08/21/milwaukee-brewers-neal-cotts-appears-to-be-departing/

13 Raise the Jolly Roger

As Expected

http://raisethejollyroger.com/2015/08/as-expected/

NEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINES and Other Media

14 Pittsburgh Sporting News

Alvarez making improvements in becoming two-way player

http://www.pittsburghsportingnews.com/alvarez-making-improvements-in-becoming-two-way-player/25720

15 St Louis Post Dispatch

Cards do Lackey no favors in loss

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cards-do-lackey-no-favors-in-loss/article_9c0c852b-5dbc-5788-99e4-969e2a879640.html

16 USA Today

Astros' Mike Fiers tosses no-hitter against Dodgers

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2015/08/21/astros-mike-fiers-tosses-no-hitter-dodgers/32167621/

17 SB Nation   

The reeling Nationals call up Trea Turner in hopes of finding a spark

http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2015/8/22/9190805/the-reeling-nationals-call-up-trea-turner-in-hopes-of-finding-a-spark

18 CBS Sports

MLB enacts domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse policy

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseball/25277055/mlb-enacts-domestic-violence-sexual-assault-and-child-abuse-policy

Pirates vs Giants Game Preview

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/gametracker/preview/MLB_20150822_SF@PIT/giants-pirates-preview

19 Fangraphs

The Uneasy, Perfect Fit: The Six-Man Rotation & the Mets

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-uneasy-perfect-fit-the-six-man-rotation-the-mets/

20 Sports on Earth

WHY CHASE UTLEY SHOULD MAKE THE HOF

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/144322806/chase-utley-hof-la-dodgers-trade-phillies

21 Just a Bit Outside

DETROIT DILEMMA: REBUILD OR RELOAD?

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/just-a-bit-outside/story/detroit-tigers-miguel-cabrera-justin-verlander-jd-martinez-victor-martinez-future-rebuild-082115

22 San Jose Mercury News

Byrd, Bumgarner star in Giants win

http://www.mercurynews.com/giants/ci_28683505/byrd-bumgarner-star-giants-win

23 Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Bumgarner, Byrd beat Pirates with bats in 6-4 win

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2015/08/21/Pittsburgh-Pirates-4-San-Francisco-Giants-6/stories/201508210302

Pirates notebook: Harrison jumps right in as leadoff man

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2015/08/21/Pittsburgh-Pirates-recall-Josh-Harrison/stories/201508210271

Bob Smizik: Pirates almost at full strength

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/smizik-on-sports/2015/08/21/Pirates-almost-at-full-strength/stories/201508210230

24 KDKA

Pittsburgh Pirates Get the ‘Family Matters’ Treatment

http://mancave.cbslocal.com/2015/08/21/pittsburgh-pirates-get-the-family-matters-treatment/