JAL’s December Will Be Magic Again Morning Links

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZiadb3bpOI

December Will Be Magic Again Kate Bush

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 2015 Pirates Stats Spreadsheet

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yqsKbP9Dr1sn4WnwuNO1iJ3SJ3OiBvhZp9XvyU2QpC0/edit#gid=0

4 PBC Asylum Recipe Collection

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

5 ESPN

MLB calendar and key dates

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?page=mlb_calendar

BLOGS and such

6 D Rays Bay

Rays Trade Rumors: James Loney a fit for the Pirates

http://www.draysbay.com/2015/12/22/10644888/rays-trade-rumors-pirates-james-loney

7 Viva El Birdos

Cardinals sign Mike Leake to five-year contract

http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2015/12/22/10648142/cardinals-sign-mike-leake-to-five-year-contract

8 Green Weenie

12/22: Teke, Todd, GI, Dewey Signed; HBD Connie & Matty; Bucs Look East; Mazzilli Deal

 

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2015/12/1222-teke-todd-gi-dewey-signed-hbd.html

9 Red Reporter

Where do the Reds go from here with Brandon Phillips?

http://www.redreporter.com/2015/12/22/10627236/cincinnati-reds-brandon-phillips-washington-nationals-no-trade-clause

10 Bleed Cubbie Blue

Should Defensive Shifts Mean Scorekeeping Changes?

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2015/12/22/10648082/defensive-shifts-scorekeeping-changes

11 Pittsburgh Sporting News

Can Josh Bell be Pirates answer at first base?

          

http://www.pittsburghsportingnews.com/can-josh-bell-be-pirates-answer-at-first-base/29831

12 Sporting News

JAWS and the 2016 Hall of Fame ballot: Jason Kendall</b>

http://www.si.com/mlb/2015/12/22/jaws-2016-hall-of-fame-ballot-jason-kendall

13 Daily Gammons

  Is Pirates’ Rotation Prepared for NL Central Warfare?

http://www.gammonsdaily.com/is-pirates-rotation-prepared-for-nl-central-warfare/

14 Detroit Free Press

Lobstein: I had a 'great' opportunity with Tigers

http://www.freep.com/story/sports/mlb/tigers/2015/12/22/detroit-tigers-kyle-lobstein/77774680/

15 St. Louis Post Dispatch

Hochman: Cards move to keep up in NL arms race

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/benjamin-hochman/hochman-cards-move-to-keep-up-in-nl-arms-race/article_37e24ed7-ffca-5656-a16d-117b8f884b98.html

16 USA Today

Harold Reynolds, Tom Verducci out of Fox's broadcast team

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2015/12/22/harold-reynolds-tom-verducci-out-foxs-broadcast-team-john-smoltz-in/77758792/

17 SB Nation   

The Marlins raised the Jose Fernandez price even higher

http://www.sbnation.com/2015/12/22/10644874/jose-fernandez-trade-rumors-dodgers-marlins

18 CBS Sports

Is this Sammy Sosa's final year on the Hall of Fame ballot?

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseball/25423094/is-this-sammy-sosas-final-year-on-the-hall-of-fame-ballot

19 Fangraphs

How to Justify the Cardinals’ Mike Leake Contract

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/how-to-justify-the-cardinals-mike-leake-contract/

20 Sports on Earth

FAN SAFETY STARTS WITH THE FANS

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/160297004/fan-safety-starts-with-fans-lebron-day-netting

21 Fox Sports

So why aren't Mets spending like team with eyes on late October?

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/ken-rosenthal-new-york-mets-not-spending-offseason-money-like-world-series-contender-122215