JAL's A Winter's Tale Morning Links

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6Ik-elE6oU

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

First Pitch: The Only Thing About TV Revenue That Matters

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2013/12/first-pitch-the-only-thing-about-tv-revenue-that-matters.html

Winter Leagues: Sam Kennelly Gains Valuable Experience

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2013/12/winter-leagues-sam-kennelly-gains-valuable-experience.html

5 Bucs Dugout

Pirates interested in Ike Davis

http://www.bucsdugout.com/2013/12/17/5221524/pirates-interested-in-ike-davis

6 Rumbunter

2014 Pittsburgh Pirates: How They Do It Again

http://rumbunter.com/2013/12/17/2014-pittsburgh-pirates/

7 City of Champions

Report: Pittsburgh Pirates discussing Ike Davis and Mitch Moreland as potential trade targets

http://cityofchampionssports.com/2013/12/17/report-pittsburgh-pirates-looking-trading-new-york-mets-first-baseman-ike-davis/?utm_source=FanSided&utm_medium=Network&utm_campaign=Around%20the%20Network

8 SB Nation

> The Daily Win: Reviewing the biggest baseball stories of 2013

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

9 Baseball Nation

So who wins the A's/O's closer trade?

http://www.baseballnation.com/2013/12/17/5221532/oakland-athletics-jim-johnson-baltimore-orioles-grant-balfour-signs-trade

10 Pirates Site

Pipeline Perspectives: Pirates' Draft best of 2013

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article/pit/pipeline-perspectives-pirates-first-year-player-draft-best-of-2013?ymd=20131217&content_id=66033778&vkey=news_pit

NEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINES and Other Media

11 Bradenton Herald

Pittsburgh Pirates pitch in $75,000 for new Palmetto Little League fields

http://www.bradenton.com/2013/12/17/4893716/pittsburgh-pirates-pitch-in-75000.html

12 Business Insider

A Former Major League Pitcher Is Now The Chef At One Of L.A.'s Hottest Restaurants

http://www.businessinsider.com/the-wallace-restaurant-los-angeles-2013-12

13 Allentown Morning Call

You don't have Mini-Mart to kick around anymore

http://blogs.mcall.com/ironpigs/2013/12/you-dont-have-mini-mart-to-kick-around-anymore-.html

14 Forbes

Major League Baseball Sees Record Revenues Exceed $8 Billion For 2013

http://www.forbes.com/sites/maurybrown/2013/12/17/major-league-baseball-sees-record-revenues-exceed-8-billion-for-2013/

15 New York Times

Japan Star in Demand but Also in Limbo

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/18/sports/baseball/tanaka-wants-to-play-in-mlb-but-club-balks-at-the-idea.html?_r=0

16 San Francisco Chronicle

2013 Final Baseball Payrolls

http://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/2013-Final-Baseball-Payrolls-5072623.php

17 St Louis Post Dispatch

Strauss: Mozeliak satisfied with new Cardinals

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/columns/joe-strauss/strauss-mozeliak-satisfied-with-new-cardinals/article_e79c19b1-400a-598c-bf9c-683364a3b442.html

18 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Brewers look to fill hole at first base with Corey Hart's departure

http://www.jsonline.com/sports/brewers/brewers-look-to-fill-hole-at-first-base-with-corey-harts-departure-b99162566z1-235674811.html

SPORTS WEBSITES

19 Sweetspot

How often do LOOGYs get matchup edge?

http://espn.go.com/blog/sweetspot/post/_/id/43004/how-often-do-loogys-get-matchup-edge

20 Fangraphs

> Keeping or Losing a Star-Level Player

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/keeping-or-losing-a-star-level-player/

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