JAL’s Baby It’s Cold Outside Morning Links

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3bz8mfr1DM

Baby It’s Cold Outside Dinah Shore and Buddy Clark  Written in 1944 this 1949 was the biggest hit.  Most recent version to hit the charts by Lady Antebellum in 2008.

GENERAL UPDATED BASEBALL SITES

1- MLB Transactions

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

2-MLB Trade Rumors-Pirates

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

3 BFFL’s 2014 Pirates Stats Spreadsheet

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AsjN0zO-DxI0dDNkaWxFNWIwNDVUQzEwYXp5SlpGNkE&usp=drive_web#gid=0

4 Pirate Asylum Survey

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/FHLRG6V

BLOGS and such

5—Pirates Prospects

Winter Leagues: Stolmy Pimentel Throws Six Shutout Innings

http://www.piratesprospects.com/2014/12/winter-leagues-stolmy-pimentel-throws-six-shutout-innings.html

6 Viva El Birdos

What it's like to be part of a blockbuster trade: From Tyrell Jenkins' point of view

http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/st-louis-cardinals-sabermetrics-analysis/2014/12/19/7420009/blockbuster-trade-from-tyrell-jenkins-cardinals-braves-jason-heyward

7 Green Weenie

12/20: Jimmy Williams, Branch Rickey, Del Howard, Spud Davis, Jose DeLeon, Jay Buhner, Jose Silva, Young for Herges...

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2014/12/1220-jimmy-williams-branch-rickey-del.html

Is the Pirate Position Roster Set?

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2014/12/is-pirate-position-roster-set.html

8 SB Nation

Say hey, baseball: Matt Kemp is finally traded. Now what?

http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2014/12/19/7420675/matt-kemp-trade-wil-myers-padres-say-hey

9 Rumbunter

Corey Hart Signing May Mean Pedro Alvarez's Days Are Numbered

http://rumbunter.com/2014/12/19/corey-hart-signing-may-mean-pedro-alvarezs-days-numbered/

NEWSPAPERS and MAGAZINES and Other Media

10 SF Chronicle

McGehee knows he can’t be Sandoval

http://www.sfgate.com/sports/shea/article/Glaring-shortage-of-power-looms-for-Giants-5971218.php

11 Rant Sports

Pittsburgh Pirates Need A Trade Partner For Jose Tabata For Christmas

http://www.rantsports.com/mlb/2014/12/20/pittsburgh-pirates-need-a-trade-partner-for-jose-tabata-for-christmas/

12 Forbes

> Inside The Numbers: Player Salaries For MLB Were A Record $4.06 Billion For 2014</b>

http://www.forbes.com/sites/maurybrown/2014/12/20/inside-the-numbers-player-salaries-for-mlb-were-a-record-4-06-billion-for-2014/

13 Washington Post

Baseball officials to lobby Congress to help MLB avoid paying minor league players minimum wage

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/early-lead/wp/2014/12/20/baseball-officials-to-lobby-congress-to-help-mlb-avoid-paying-minor-league-players-minimum-wage/

14 Cincinnati Enquirer

Castellini: Despite cuts, Reds aren't rebuilding

http://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/mlb/reds/2014/12/20/robert-castellini-cincinnati-reds/20657607/

15 Indianapolis Business Journal             

LOPRESTI: Time to warm up the season with some baseball talk

http://www.ibj.com/articles/50981-lopresti-time-to-warm-up-the-season-with-some-baseball-talk

16 CBS Sports

Hall of Fame candidates breakdown: The 'one and dones'

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/eye-on-baseball/24904398/hall-of-fame-candidates-breakdown-the-one-and-dones

17 Dallas Morning News

Fraley: One key figure may help Jeff Banister's running of the Rangers

http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/texas-rangers/headlines/20141220-fraley-one-key-figure-may-help-jeff-banister-s-running-of-the-rangers.ece

18 Fangraphs

Foreshadowing the Padres Spending Spree

http://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/foreshadowing-the-padres-spending-spree/

19 Sports on Earth

10 BIGGEST OFFSEASON UPGRADES

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/104448836/10-biggest-mlb-offseason-upgrades-jon-lester-pablo-sandoval

20 Just a Bit Outside

WHAT'S TO BE DONE ABOUT TREA TURNER?

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/just-a-bit-outside/baseball-joe/blog/trea-turner-nationals-padres-trade-121914