JAL's Let It Snow Reprise Morning Links

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kum9nQrkhjs

GENERAL DAILY UPDATED BASEBALL SITES

1- MLB Transactions

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

2-MLB Trade Rumors-Pirates

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

3 MLB Important Dates

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/schedule/important_dates.jsp

BLOGS and such

 

4—Pirates Prospects

Mets Still Aiming High In Talks For Ike Davis

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2013/12/mets-still-aiming-high-in-talks-for-ike-davis.html

Winter Leagues: Three Hits For Gonzalez

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2013/12/winter-leagues-three-hits-for-gonzalez.html

5 Bucs Dugout

Pirates continue to discuss Ike Davis with Mets

http://www.bucsdugout.com/2013/12/27/5248180/pirates-continue-to-discuss-ike-davis-with-mets

6 Green Weenie

12/26: Mendoza Line, Danny O'Connell, Jeff King, Hanny Trade

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2013/12/1226-mendoza-line-anny-oconnell-jeff.html

7 Baseball Nation

The forgettable baseball stories of 2013

http://www.baseballnation.com/2013/12/27/5247276/2013-baseball-review

8 Beyond the Box Score

> A look back at Bill James' "Baseball 2015" essay

http://www.beyondtheboxscore.com/2013/12/27/5244932/bill-james-baseball-2015-essay-review

9 River front Times

Jon Hamm Stars in Baseball Movie, Learns Life Lessons from Indian Teenagers

http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/dailyrft/2013/12/jon_hamm_million_dollar_arm.php

10 Rising Apple

Mets Speaking With Baltimore & Others Regarding Ike Davis

http://risingapple.com/2013/12/27/mets-speaking-baltimore-others-regarding-ike-davis/

NEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINES and Other Media

11 Pittsburgh Business Times

2013 Newsmakers of the Year

http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/2013/12/27/2013-newsmakers-of-the-year.html

12 Bradenton Herald

Kudos to Pittsburgh Pirates for helping build Little League ballfields

http://www.bradenton.com/2013/12/28/4907963/kudos-to-pittsburgh-pirates-for.html

13 Toronto Sun

Bob Elliott's annual list of most influential Canadians in baseball

http://www.torontosun.com/2013/12/28/bob-elliotts-annual-list-of-most-influential-canadians-in-baseball

14 USA Today

4 reasons the Baseball Hall of Fame should include steroids users

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2013/12/baseball-hall-of-fame-steroids-bonds-clemens-piazza-bagwell/

15 San Francisco Chronicle

Candlestick Memories, Dec. 28

http://www.sfgate.com/giants/article/Readers-Candlestick-Memories-Dec-28-5097212.php

16 GMA News

Red Sox high note, doping bust a low for MLB in 2013

http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/341529/sports/othersports/year-ender-red-sox-high-note-doping-bust-a-low-for-mlb-in-2013

17 LA Times

MLB wary that Masahiro Tanaka might 'repay' Japanese team

http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-masahiro-tanaka-dodgers-angels-yankees-20131227,0,7728309.story#axzz2olodu5iz

18 St Louis Post Dispatch

Bernie: Cards are very good ... and lucky

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/bernie-cards-are-very-good-and-lucky/collection_1808b4d4-e42c-5f38-ba35-10d5fa6baca4.html

SPORTS WEBSITES

19 Baseball Prospectus

The BP Wayback Machine The Money of Matsuzaka

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=22472

20 Fangraphs

Ervin Santana and Some New Kind of Weapon

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/ervin-santana-and-some-new-kind-of-weapon/

Song:  Let It Snow Carly Simon