JAL's Winter Morning Links

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

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—MLB

MLB Notebook: McCutchen in elite company

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/mlb/mlb-notebook-nl-mvp-andrew-mccutchen-in-elite-company?ymd=20131219&content_id=66076540&vkey=news_mlb

5 Bucs Dugout

Why Kendrys Morales doesn't make sense for the Pirates

http://www.bucsdugout.com/2013/12/20/5230820/why-kendrys-morales-doesnt-make-sense-for-the-pirates

6 Baseball Nation

When your baseball team forsakes you

http://www.baseballnation.com/2013/12/20/5231114/being-baseball-fan-mariners-royals

7 Latino Post

MLB Trade Rumors: NY Mets Actively Shopping Ike Davis; Milwaukee Brewers, Pittsburgh Pirates are Front-Runners

http://www.latinopost.com/articles/2328/20131220/mlb-trade-rumors-ny-mets-actively-shopping-ike-davis-milwaukee-brewers-pittsburgh-pirates-are-frontrunners.htm

8 Green Weenie

> 12/20: The Mahatma, Jose DeLeon, Dale Berra, Jose Silva, Chris Young...

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2013/12/1220-mahatma-jose-deleon-dale-berra.html

9 City of Champions

MLB Trade Rumors: Pittsburgh Pirates should pursue Mariners first baseman Justin Smoak

http://cityofchampionssports.com/2013/12/20/pittsburgh-pirates-trade-rumors-bucs-pursue-mariners-first-baseman-justin-smoak/?utm_source=FanSided&utm_medium=Network&utm_campaign=Hot%2BTopics

10 Pirates Site

Pittsburgh reaps rewards of Pirates' journey

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/pit/pirates-soared-to-playoffs-in-storybook-season?ymd=20131220&content_id=66090672&vkey=news_pit

NEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINES and Other Media

11 Yahoo Sports

Burt Reynolds All-Stars: Ballplayers who already have famous names

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/burt-reynolds-stars-ballplayers-already-famous-names-230558272--mlb.html

12 Pittsburgh Magazine

2013 Pittsburghers of the Year: Pittsburgh Pirates

http://www.pittsburghmagazine.com/Pittsburgh-Magazine/January-2014/2013-Pittsburghers-of-the-Year-Pittsburgh-Pirates/

13 Patriot News

Pirates' hurdle over twenty years of drought and Pittsburgh's party was my sports story of 2013

http://www.pennlive.com/sports/index.ssf/2013/12/pirates_hurdle_over_twenty_yea.html

14 Post Gazette

Bob Smizik: What price prospects?

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/smizik-on-sports/2013/12/20/Bob-Smizk/stories/201312200140

15 Madison Courier

Carp, Bullington reach deal

http://madisoncourier.com/main.asp?SectionID=18&SubSectionID=289&ArticleID=80714

16 ESPN

On Kent Tekulve and nature of destiny

http://espn.go.com/blog/philadelphia-eagles/post/_/id/2787/on-kent-tekulve-and-nature-of-destiny

17 St Louis Post Dispatch

Bernie Bytes: Taveras and the Cards' improved bench

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/bernie-miklasz/bernie-bytes-taveras-and-the-cards-improved-bench/article_f1896d8b-e571-50b6-b915-ec4f464eeeed.html

18 Washington Post

Baseball pennants are won in the winter, so let’s look at the standings

http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/nationals/baseball-pennants-are-won-in-the-winter-so-lets-look-at-the-standings/2013/12/20/1ad58bda-697e-11e3-8b5b-a77187b716a3_story.html

SPORTS WEBSITES

19 Hardball Times

The Screwball: ‘Tis the offseason season

http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/the-screwball-tis-the-offseason-season/

20 Fangraphs

> What’s In a Young Pitcher’s Strikeout Decline?

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/whats-in-a-young-pitchers-strikeout-decline/

Song:  Winter Rolling Stones