JAL’s The February Train Morning Links

The February Train Beat Circus

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uU60ALhNKLQ

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

First link is to new 2017 sheets but no data yet while second link is to 2016 data

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wMRQrWaQaLQvSs502k6qTzds_6JOlKjzNeaUNLtNLyc/edit#gid=0

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

5 Pirates Spring Training Schedule

http://www.springtrainingconnection.com/schedule/pirates.html

6 Rumbunter

Pittsburgh Pirates: The Austin Meadows Factor

http://rumbunter.com/2017/02/10/pittsburgh-pirates-the-austin-meadows-factor/

7 Viva El Birdos

Adam Wainwright’s rank among Cardinals pitchers

http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/st-louis-cardinals-sabermetrics-analysis/2017/2/10/14432076/cardinals-adam-wainwright-franchise-greatest-pitchers-bob-gibson-dizzy-dean-harry-brecheen

8 Green Weenie

2/10 Birthdays: HBD Bill, Cotton, Jake, Digger, Larry, Duke & Jeanmar

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2017/02/210-birthdays-hbd-bill-cotton-jake.html

9 Red Reporter

Zack Cozart, the forgotten man in the Cincinnati infield

http://www.redreporter.com/2017/2/10/14577846/zack-cozart-cincinnati-reds-infield

10 Bleed Cubbie Blue

Winning Back-To-Back World Series Is Really Hard, Says Theo Epstein

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2017/2/10/14577130/winning-back-to-back-world-series-really-hard-theo-epstein

11 Pirates Breakdown

Frank Duncan Was A Victim Of Circumstance

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2017/02/10/pittsburgh-pirates-trade-frank-duncan-rotation/

12 Sarasota Herald Tribune

McKechnie Field in Bradenton is now LECOM Park</b>

http://www.heraldtribune.com/sports/20170210/mckechnie-field-in-bradenton-is-now-lecom-park

13 Arizona Snake Pit

Phil Gosselin traded to Pittsburgh Pirates for RHP Frank Duncan

http://www.azsnakepit.com/2017/2/10/14578908/phil-gosselin-trade-arizona-diamondbacks-pittsburgh-pirates-frank-duncan

14 KDKA

Many Pittsburghers Wonder About Baseball Mural’s Mysterious Disappearance

http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2017/02/09/many-pittsburghers-wonder-about-baseball-murals-mysterious-disappearance/

15 USA Today

NL Central teams at the start of spring training

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2017/02/10/nl-central-teams-at-the-start-of-spring-training/97743008/

16 St. Louis Post Dispatch

Matheny debunks prediction of Cards as 76-86 team

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinal-beat/matheny-debunks-prediction-of-cards-as---team/article_24ce3a83-3d47-5a4e-8a22-52f9f6955df6.html

17 SB Nation   

Marlins are not guaranteed to be a big-market monster with a new owner>

http://www.sbnation.com/2017/2/10/14573810/miami-marlins-jeffrey-loria-sale

18 CBS Sports

Detroit Tigers and Red Wings owner Mike Ilitch dies at age 87

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/detroit-tigers-and-red-wings-owner-mike-ilitch-dies-at-age-87/

19 Fangraphs

Baseball and the Tie Game: A Logical Match

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/baseball-and-the-tie-game-a-logical-match/

20 Fox Sports

8 (other) truly insane ways to shorten MLB games

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/gallery/mlb-extra-innings-runner-on-second-insane-ways-shorten-mlb-games-021017

21 Baseball Prospectus

Rumor Roundup: Billion-Dollar Handshakes

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=31125

22 Sports on Earth

2017's Spring Training Road Trip Guide

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/215476044/spring-training-road-trip-guide-2017