JAL’s Straight on Red Morning Links

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4kZs8sHr20

Straight on Red Pat Metheny Group

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 PBC Asylum

Blog Prediction Contest

http://pbc-asylum.blogspot.com/2016/03/2016-pbc-blog-prediction-contest_20.html

BLOGS and such

6 Rumbunter

Pirates 2016 Season Predictions

http://rumbunter.com/2016/04/01/pirates-2016-season-predictions/

     

7 Viva El Birdos

Taking the Over/Under on five Cardinals pitchers

http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2016/4/1/11313298/cardinals-over-under-pitchers

8 Green Weenie

4/1: AVS, Spanky Deal; Strike Starts; Thompson Joins Bucs; Guistine, Lynch Pass On & More...

 

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2016/04/41-avs-spanky-deal-strike-starts.html

9 Red Reporter

Five Dumb Predictions for the 2016 MLB Season

http://www.redreporter.com/2016/4/1/11339754/MLB-season-predictions-from-an-idiot

10 Bleed Cubbie Blue

Mets 8, Cubs 1: Leaving Las Vegas

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2016/4/1/11350548/cubs-mets-recap-jason-hammel-albert-almora-mlb-scores

11 Reviewing the Brew

Brewers Wrap Up Cactus League and Split Two Games with the Astros

http://reviewingthebrew.com/2016/04/01/brewers-wrap-up-cactus-league-and-split-two-games-with-the-astros/

12 Today’s Knuckleball

Many believe Gregory Polanco is primed for a big 2016 season</b>

http://www.todaysknuckleball.com/national-league/pittsburgh-pirates/many-believe-polanco-is-primed-for-a-big-2016-season/

13 Indianapolis Business Journal

LOPRESTI: Pittsburgh’s recent success has its roots in Victory Field

http://www.ibj.com/articles/57904-lopresti-pittsburghs-recent-success-has-its-roots-in-victory-field

14 Pirates Breakdown

Is the best 25-man Pittsburgh Pirates roster always the right 25-man roster?

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2016/04/01/best-25-players-pittsburgh-pirates-may-not-make-best-25-man-roster/

15 St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Pirates seem to be forgotten team in NL Central

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/pirates-seem-to-be-forgotten-team-in-nl-central/article_ae4ae824-e3ea-554b-8306-573ab2c6bccf.html

16 USA Today

Bold predictions: Orioles set team strikeout record

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2016/04/02/bold-predictions-orioles-set-team-strikeout-record/82545548/

17 SB Nation   

The unwritten rules of waiting 6 months to retaliate with a baseball to the butt

http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2016/4/1/11348302/baseball-unwritten-rules-royals-mets-noah-syndergaard-chase-utley

18 CBS Sports

NL West Preview: Aggressive Giants, D-Backs try to catch the Dodgers

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/writer/jonah-keri/25538606/nl-west-preview-aggressive-giants-d-backs-try-to-catch-the-dodgers

19 Fangraphs

FanGraphs 2016 Staff Predictions

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/fangraphs-2016-staff-predictions/

20 Sports on Earth

VOTE: MLB STADIUM COMPETITION, PART 2

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/169963710/mlb-stadium-bracket-sweet-16

21 Fox Sports

Former Cubs catcher Taylor Teagarden suspended 80 games for drug violation

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/former-cubs-catcher-taylor-teagarden-suspended-80-games-040116

22 Johnstown Tribune Democrat

How Pirates are on cutting edge in MLB – and why some players are against it

http://www.tribdem.com/sports/how-pirates-are-on-cutting-edge-in-mlb-and-why/article_53e3eb8a-f7fa-11e5-84cf-530bf57ebc70.html

23 Wall Street Journal

The Julio Urias Dilemma: Baseball Babies Its Precious Young Arms

http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-julio-urias-dilemma-baseball-babies-its-precious-young-arms-1459442895?tesla=y

24 Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Stats Geek: Numbers don't lie with Pirates McCutchen

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2016/04/01/Xxxxx-xxxxxx-Numbers-don-t-lie-with-McCutchen-Headline-McCutchen-here-4deck-statsgeek-Numbers-don-t-lie-with-McCutchen-THE-team/stories/201604030015

Pirates hope different mindset will spark better start

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2016/04/02/Pirates-offensive-approach-shows-results-in-spring-training-as-they-look-for-better-hitting-early/stories/201604020026

The man behind the microphone: Meet new Pirates play-by-play announcer Joe Block

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2016/04/02/The-man-behind-the-microphone-The-man-behind-the-microphone/stories/201604030029