JAL’s California Bloodlines Morning Links

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4R1ixjwWo0

California Bloodlines John Stewart

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 PBC Asylum Recipe Collection

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

4 BFFL’s Pirates Stats Spreadsheet and Prediction Contest

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19zg6X5VUHUBW_0QTsTMLdNcgTYSq-hZIKvzLFmhwPjU/edit#gid=775822168

BLOGS and such

5 Chicago Tribune

Cubs' Jon Lester makes most out of sticky situation

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs/ct-jon-lester-fielding-move-bits-cubs-spt-0505-20160504-story.html

6 Rumbunter

MLB Draft: 2016 Top High School Prep Arms

http://rumbunter.com/2016/05/04/mlb-draft-2016-top-high-school-prep-arms/

     

7 Viva El Birdos

Mike Leake can't even buy a win but Kevin Siegrist Can: Cards win 5-4 on 5/4

http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2016/5/4/11594346/mike-leake-cant-even-buy-a-win-but-kevin-siegrist-can-cards-win-5-4

8 Green Weenie

Cubs Broom Bucs 6-2

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2016/05/cubs-broom-bucs-6-2.html

9 Red Reporter

Reds top Giants 7-4 in dinger-happy matinee

http://www.redreporter.com/2016/5/4/11592356/reds-giants-home-runs-dingers-donkers

10 Bleed Cubbie Blue

Cubs 6, Pirates 2: Sweep!

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2016/5/4/11592696/cubs-pirates-recap-jon-lester-anthony-rizzo-mlb-scores

11 Reviewing the Brew

Milwaukee Brewers Prospect Spotlight: Manny Pina

http://reviewingthebrew.com/2016/05/02/milwaukee-brewers-prospect-spotlight-manny-pina/

12 WHYGAVS

THE GRAVITY OF THE SITUATION: GAME 28: CUBS 6 PIRATES 2</b>

http://whygavs.com/may-2016/the-gravity-of-the-situation-game-28-cubs-6-pirates-2.html

13 Pittsburgh Sporting News

How does Pirates’ Locke compare with other teams’ fifth starters?

http://www.pittsburghsportingnews.com/how-does-pirates-locke-compare-to-other-teams-fifth-starters/

14 Pirates Breakdown

The 2016 Pittsburgh Pirates are not a Shifty Bunch

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2016/05/04/pittsburgh-pirates-not-shifty-bunch/

15 St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Holliday's hit caps 9th-inning rally

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/holliday-s-single-is-a-winner/article_862d3baa-c6ac-586d-835c-a4aedc1c0af9.html

16 USA Today

Peptides under greater scrutiny in MLB's performance-enhancing drug battle

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2016/05/04/peptides-mlb--investigation-performance-enhancing-drugs-biogenesis/83915662/

17 SB Nation   

Stop underrating Jose Quintana

http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2016/5/4/11589840/jose-quintana-white-sox-seriously-he-is-great-youll-love-him

18 CBS Sports

McCutchen says official scorer should be fired for calling this an error

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseball/25577752/look-mccutchen-says-official-scorer-should-be-fired-for-calling-this-an-error

19 Fangraphs

The Month Pinch-Hitting Got Easier

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/the-month-pinch-hitting-got-easier/

20 Sports on Earth

STAR FINDER: MLB YOUNGSTERS STABILIZE

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/176266342/mlb-prospects-major-leagues-find-their-footing

21 Fox Sports

Meet Bob McClure, the Phillies' 'mad scientist'

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/bob-mcclure-philadelphia-phillies-pitching-coach-mad-scientist-050416

22 Baseball Prospectus

Cubs Ace Test, Now Face Test

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=29103

23 Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Missed opportunities doom Pirates in series against Cubs

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/Pirates-Blog/2016/05/04/Pirates-miss-opportunities-provide-Cubs-too-many-in-series-sweep/stories/201605040201

Paul Zeise: Pitching raises questions about Pirates' chances

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/zeise-is-right/2016/05/04/Paul-Zeise-Pitching-raises-questions-about-Pirates-chances/stories/201605040168