JAL's Winter Time Morning Links

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6A6opUgoEc

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

Winter Leagues: Three Hits For Gregory Polanco

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

5 Bucs Dugout

Pirates re-sign Kyle McPherson, sign 5 others to minor-league deals

http://www.bucsdugout.com/2013/12/18/5223870/pirates-re-sign-kyle-mcpherson-sign-5-others-to-minor-league-deals

6 Rumbunter

Kyle McPherson: Poised to Land Fifth Starters Job, Now on Comeback Trail

http://rumbunter.com/2013/12/19/kyle-mcpherson-poised-land-fifth-starters-job-now-comeback-trail/

Ike Davis, Inconsistency, and What The Hell is Valley Fever?

http://rumbunter.com/2013/12/17/ike-davis-inconsistency-hell-valley-fever/

7 Baseball Hot Corner

Pittsburgh Pirates: Two More Moves To Make

http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article_external/15338539?mailing_id=2842&linksrc=mb_right_col

8 Green Weenie

> 12/18: Jack Barrett, Gino Cimoli, Pete Schourek, Matt Stairs, Yoslan Herrera, Tim Neveritt, Javy Lopez...

http://www.sbnation.com/2013/12/17/5221280/reviewing-the-biggest-baseball-stories-of-2013

9 Baseball Nation

What would Andrew McCutchen get if he were a free agent next year?

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2013/12/1218-jack-barrett-gino-cimoli-pete.html

10 Rant Sports

New York Mets Rumors: Pittsburgh Pirates Last Chance To Trade Ike Davis?

http://www.rantsports.com/mlb/2013/12/18/new-york-mets-rumors-pittsburgh-pirates-last-chance-to-trade-ike-davis/

NEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINES and Other Media

11 Sports on Earth

Best Baseball Moments of 2013

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/66058976/

12 Huffington Post

What Pittsburgh Can Teach The Rest Of The Country About Living Well

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/18/pittsburgh-health_n_4339476.html?utm_hp_ref=mostpopular

13 Sports injury

Jeff Karstens pain free, will showcase himself to teams in January

http://www.sportsinjuryalert.com/2013/12/jeff-karstens-pain-free-will-showcase.html

14 Atlanta Journal Constitution

Braves trade for Twins C Doumit

http://www.ajc.com/news/sports/baseball/braves-trade-for-twins-c-doumit/ncN9c/

15 CBS Sports

Work of Art: Baseball cards commemorating weird injuries

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseball/24380221/work-of-art-baseball-cards-commemorating-weird-injuries

16 Berkeley Independent

Finding Mudville: New rules for baseball

http://www.berkeleyind.com/article/20131218/BI11/131219685/1076/BI/finding-mudville-new-rules-for-baseball

17 St Louis Post Dispatch

Bird Bytes: Will Cards hit more homers?

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/bernie-miklasz/bird-bytes-will-cards-hit-more-homers/article_d3924322-7acd-54f2-bfda-76a9e135c014.html

18 Hardball Times

The greatest swan songs in baseball history

http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/article/the-greatest-swan-songs-in-baseball-history/

SPORTS WEBSITES

19 Baseball Prospectus

Who Likes Ike?

http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=22442

20 Fangraphs

> Trading Ryan Doumit and the Possible End of an Era

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/trading-ryan-doumit-and-the-possible-end-of-an-era/

Song: Winter A Winter’s Tale  Moody Blues