JAL’s Needles and Pins Morning Links

 

Needles and Pins The Ramones

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGWR3uI3Qa0

Based on comment on the blog, this week will be 7 versions of Needles and Pins by 7 performers

MLB Transactions

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/transactions

2-MLB Trade Rumors-Pirates

http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/pittsburgh_pirates/

3 Baseball Reference

https://www.baseball-reference.com

4 Retrosheet

http://www.retrosheet.org

5 Rumbunter

Pirates Bolster OF By Acquiring Corey Dickerson

https://rumbunter.com/2018/02/22/pirates-bolster-acquiring-corey-dickerson/

6 Viva El Birdos</b>

Viva El Birdos Cardinals 2018 Prospect Rankings: #8 Dakota Hudson

https://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2018/2/22/17033222/viva-el-birdos-cardinals-2018-prospect-rankings-8-dakota-hudson

7 Green Weenie

2/22: DC Days; Hello, FLA; Doc Joins Up; Orlando Inked; RIP Howie; HBD Bennie, Frankie, Roy, Bill & Tom

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2018/02/222-dc-days-hello-fla-doc-joins-up.html

8 Bleed Cubbie Blue

Know your enemy: Cincinnati Reds

https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2018/2/22/17022932/know-your-enemy-cincinnati-reds

9 Pirates Breakdown

Pittsburgh Pirates 40 in 40- Jordan Luplow

http://piratesbreakdown.com/2018/02/22/pittsburgh-pirates-jordan-luplow-2/

10 Forbes

Home Run Derby Virtual Reality Game Coming To MLB Ballparks, Consumers

https://www.forbes.com/sites/maurybrown/2018/02/22/home-run-derby-virtual-reality-game-coming-to-mlb-ballparks-consumers/#496560376863

11 The Atlantic</b>

The Issue at the Heart of MLB's Free-Agency Debate

https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2018/02/the-issue-at-the-heart-of-mlbs-free-agency-debate/553841/

12 York Dispatch

Ex-Pirate with more than 500 games of major league experience signs with York Revolution

https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/sports/baseball/york-revolution/2018/02/22/ex-pirate-more-than-500-games-major-league-experience-signs-york-revolution/362994002/

13 ESPN

Pirates' Jameson Taillon: 'Look at life differently' after cancer fight

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/22543224/jameson-taillon-pittsburgh-pirates-different-person-cancer-surgery

14 St. Louis Post Dispatch</b>

  Matheny in no rush to designate Cardinals closer

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/cardinal-beat/matheny-in-no-rush-to-designate-cardinals-closer/article_eba9e676-efd5-51b2-9fcc-ccb58624fd6e.html

15 SB Nation

Picking the best MLB over-under bet for 2018

https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2018/2/22/17032576/mlb-over-under-betting-line-2018

16 CBS Sports

Pirates add Corey Dickerson to outfield in three-player trade with Rays

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/pirates-add-corey-dickerson-to-outfield-in-three-player-trade-with-rays/

17 Fangraphs

Pirates Acquire Corey Dickerson, Who Has a Flaw to Iron Out

https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/pirates-acquire-corey-dickerson-who-has-a-flaw-to-iron-out/

18 Baseball Prospectus</b>

Cold Takes: Rules Aren’t Meant to be Broken

https://www.baseballprospectus.com/news/article/37998/cold-takes-rules-arent-meant-broken/

19 National Pastime Museum

THE 1970 WINTER MEETINGS

https://www.thenationalpastimemuseum.com/article/1970-winter-meetings

Pirates vs Rays     1:05

Pirates

Tyler Eppler (R

Rays

Vidal Nuno (L)

Pirates

1. Adam Frazier (L) LF

2. Colin Moran (L) 3B

3. Jordan Luplow (R) RF

4. Josh Bell (S) 1B

5. Christopher Bostick (R) 2B

6. Todd Cunningham (S) CF

7. Austin Meadows (L) DH

8. Max Moroff (S) SS

9. Jacob Stallings (R) C

Rays

1. Denard Span (L) LF

2. Matt Duffy (R) 3B

3. Kevin Kiermaier (L) CF

4. Wilson Ramos (R) C

5. Brad Miller (L) 1B

6. Adeiny Hechavarria (R) SS

7. Mallex Smith (L) RF

8. Jason Coats (R) DH

9. Daniel Robertson (R) 2B