JAL’s Livin’ on a Prayer Morning Links

Livin’ on a Prayer Bon Jovi  1987

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDK9QqIzhwk

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: Quick Thoughts on Fifth Rotation Spot

http://rumbunter.com/2017/02/22/pittsburgh-pirates-quick-thoughts-on-fifth-rotation-spot/

7 Viva El Birdos

2017 VEB Community Projections: Yadier Molina

http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2017/2/22/14697524/2017-veb-community-projections-yadier-molina

8 Green Weenie

2/22: Bucs Visit DC; Orlando Signs; Off to FL; RIP Howie; HBD Bill Benswanger, Roy, Bill Baker & Frankie

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2017/02/222-bucs-visit-dc-orlando-signs-off-to.html

9 Red Reporter

JPEG of the Year: match 18

http://www.redreporter.com/2017/2/22/14697142/jpeg-of-the-year-match-18

10 Bleed Cubbie Blue

Know Your Enemy: Milwaukee Brewers

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2017/2/21/14653718/know-your-enemy-pittsburgh-pirates

11 Pirates Breakdown

John Jaso Has Clear Path to Rebound in 2017

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2017/02/22/pittsburgh-pirates-john-jaso-2017/

2017 Pittsburgh Pirates Preview – Crafting the Best Pirates Batting Order

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2017/02/22/pittsburgh-pirates-best-batting-order/

12 USA Today

Fantasy baseball's 2017 All-Avoid team </b>

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/fantasy/2017/02/22/fantasy-baseball-all-avoid-team/98209344/

13 Bradenton Sarasota Herald

Pirates’ special instructors help current players in spring training

http://www.bradenton.com/sports/article134319294.html

14 Royse City Herald Banner

Former Bulldogs baseball star sees number retired

http://www.roysecityheraldbanner.com/news/local_news/former-bulldogs-baseball-star-sees-number-retired/article_5c031d12-f877-11e6-bee9-d76379e27f16.html

15 National Pastime Museum

THE GAME OF THE CENTURY: MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AGREES TO AN ALL-STAR GAME

http://www.thenationalpastimemuseum.com/article/game-century-major-league-baseball-agrees-all-star-game

16 St. Louis Post Dispatch

Cardinals notes: Wainwright not a fan of changing the game

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinals-notes-wainwright-not-a-fan-of-changing-the-game/article_62216171-6329-5cb9-89f4-08956af5430e.html

17 SB Nation   

Rob Manfred and MLB are freaking out about rule changes, which doesn’t make sense

http://www.sbnation.com/2017/2/22/14693248/mlb-rule-changes-rob-manfred-intentional-walks-strike-zone

18 CBS Sports

Los Angeles Dodgers 2017 season preview: Time to get over the World Series hump

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/los-angeles-dodgers-2017-season-preview-time-to-get-over-the-world-series-hump/

19 Fangraphs

Goodbye to the Least-Enforced Rule in the Rule Book

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/goodbye-to-the-least-enforced-rule-in-the-rule-book/

20 Fox Sports

Manfred gets confrontational over MLB union’s resistance to pace-of-play changes

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/mlb-commissioner-rob-manfred-union-obstinance-pace-of-play-improvements-cba-022117

21 Baseball Prospectus

Rumor Roundup: Blanket Approval

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=31221

22 Sports on Earth

NL WEST STILL BELONGS TO DODGERS

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/216711942/nl-west-preview-dodgers-favorites