JAL’s Six Blocks Away Morning Links

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leWypEYPA8Y

Six Blocks Away  Lucinda Williams

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 2016 Pirates Stats Spreadsheet

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19zg6X5VUHUBW_0QTsTMLdNcgTYSq-hZIKvzLFmhwPjU/edit#gid=0

4 PBC Asylum Recipe Collection

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B8jN0zO-DxI0eVkyazRFY2IzLU0&usp=sharing

5 ESPN

MLB calendar and key dates

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?page=mlb_calendar

BLOGS and such

6 Today’s Knuckleball

Is Gregory Polanco Poised for a Breakout?

http://www.todaysknuckleball.com/national-league/pittsburgh-pirates/is-gregory-polanco-poised-for-a-breakout/

     

7 Viva El Birdos

Fun With the Lineup Tool

http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2016/1/31/10878662/fun-with-the-lineup-tool

8 Green Weenie

1/31: Gentle Jeems, Three Others Go to HoF; Bonds, Suppan, Pettit Signings; Three HBD's

 

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2016/01/131-gentle-jeems-three-others-go-to-hof.html

9 Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Pirates' new play-by-play man followed long road to Pittsburgh

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2016/01/31/Pirates-hire-Joe-Block-as-play-by-play-announcer/stories/201601310361

10 Bleed Cubbie Blue

2016 Cubs Spring Training Countdown: 19 Days

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2016/01/131-gentle-jeems-three-others-go-to-hof.html

11 The Metro West Daily News

Changing financial landscape could complicate MLB CBA negotiations

          

http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/sports/20160131/changing-financial-landscape-could-complicate-mlb-cba-negotiations

12 National Pastime Museum

THE CHIPMUNKS</b>

http://www.thenationalpastimemuseum.com/article/chipmunks

13 Forbes

MLB Offseason: Best And Worst Contract Among Top 10 Free Agent Signings

http://www.forbes.com/sites/mattconnolly/2016/01/31/mlb-offseason-best-and-worst-contract-among-top-10-free-agent-signings/#4c76ead75ab5

14 Providence Journal

As cable's clout wanes, MLB teams could take a hit

http://www.providencejournal.com/article/20160131/SPORTS/160139857

15 St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Hochman: Pickings are slim on the Cards' farm

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/benjamin-hochman/hochman-pickings-are-slim-on-the-cards-farm/article_264205b3-a2d5-5934-8772-47ebd6e1ae05.html

16 USA Today

Organizational report: Yankees counting on big-ticket stars

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2016/01/31/organizational-report-yankees-counting-big-ticket-stars/79621714/

17 SB Nation   

The 5 best and worst hats from 2016 spring training

http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2016/1/28/10861234/2016-spring-training-hats-best-worst

18 CBS Sports

Ranking the best 15 center fielders in Major League Baseball for 2016

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseball/25467581/ranking-the-best-15-center-fielders-in-major-league-baseball-for-2016

19 Fangraphs

Happy 157th Birthday to Tony Mullane, the First Switch Pitcher

http://www.hardballtimes.com/happy-157th-birthday-to-tony-mullane-the-first-switch-pitcher/

20 Sports on Earth

YANKEES WISE TO BYPASS FREE AGENCY

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/163316510/yankees-stay-quiet-in-free-agency-for-2016

21 Fox Sports

Baseball execs can't lose sight of the human element in making decisions

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/baseball-executives-sabermetrics-analytics-decision-making-013116