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JAL’s Puttin’ on the Ritz Morning Links

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKPMk5_gStk

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

Toronto Asked For Neil Walker in Return For Adam Lind

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2013/12/toronto-asked-for-neil-walker-in-return-for-adam-lind.html

First Pitch: The First Base Rumor Mill is Active

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2013/12/first-pitch-the-first-base-rumor-mill-is-active.html

Winter Leagues: Polanco and Ramirez Lead Pirates Winter Class

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2013/12/winter-leagues-notebook-polanco-and-ramirez-lead-pirates-winter-class.html

5 Bucs Dugout

Pirates likely to stand pat in right field

http://www.bucsdugout.com/2013/12/9/5193362/pirates-likely-to-stand-pat-in-right-field

6 Rumbunter

Winter Meetings: How To Quickly Kill A Deal

http://rumbunter.com/2013/12/09/winter-meetings-quickly-kill-deal/

7 WHYGAVS

Winter meeting rumors: Logan Morrison and Clint Barmes

http://www.whygavs.com/pittsburgh-pirates/october-2013/winter-meeting-rumors-logan-morrison-and-clint-barmes.html

8 Green Weenie

> Baseball Meeting Rumors and Notes...

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2013/12/baseball-meeting-rumors-and-notes.html

9 Rant Sports

Pittsburgh Pirates Rumors: Will Bucs Trade From Bullpen?

http://www.rantsports.com/mlb/2013/12/09/pittsburgh-pirates-rumors-will-bucs-trade-from-bullpen/

10 City of Champions

Pittsburgh Pirates still waiting on A.J. Burnett; Neal Huntington denies interest in Rays’ David Price

http://cityofchampionssports.com/2013/12/09/pittsburgh-pirates-still-waiting-j-burnett-neal-huntington-denies-interest-rays-david-price/

NEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINES and Other Media

11 Reviewing the Brew

Tom Gorzelanny Has Shoulder Surgery

http://reviewingthebrew.com/2013/12/09/tom-gorzelanny-shoulder-surgery/

12 USA Today

The 24-Second News Cycle: How Twitter Altered Baseball’s Hot Stove Season and the Winter Meetings Forever

http://thebiglead.com/2013/12/09/the-24-second-news-cycle-how-twitter-altered-baseballs-hot-stove-season-and-the-winter-meetings-forever/

13 The Good Phight

The Sense of a Baseball Ending

http://www.thegoodphight.com/2013/12/9/5193070/the-sense-of-a-baseball-ending

14 Charlotte Observer </b>

Remembering my father’s baseball glove, 20 years later

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/12/09/4532603/remembering-my-fathers-baseball.html#.UqcABEC8BRU

15 Bloomberg Sports</b>

Torre, La Russa, Cox Enter Baseball's Hall of Double Standards

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-09/torre-la-russa-cox-enter-baseball-s-hall-of-double-standards.html

16 Baseball Nation</b>

The three lessons of Roy Halladay

http://www.baseballnation.com/2013/12/9/5192604/roy-halladay-retirement-jays-phillies-cutters

17 St Louis Post Dispatch

Baseball's winter market: the 9 best of the rest

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/birdland/baseball-s-winter-market-the-best-of-the-rest/article_0b0fbadf-d156-51d0-9b3d-317ca3645777.html

18 Cincinnati Enquirer

Daugherty: Bryan Price will have to manage Reds' egos

http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20131209/COL03/312090060/Doc-Price-will-have-to-manage-Reds-egos

SPORTS WEBSITES

19 Baseball Prospectus

The BP Wayback Machine  Winter Meetings Review

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=22387

20 Fangraphs

> A Frightening List of Nelson Cruz Comparisons

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/a-frightening-list-of-nelson-cruz-comparisons/

Song: Puttin on the Ritz Fred Astaire