JAL’s Our December Morning Links

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7WnlFt4JNw

 Our December Thriving Ivory 

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 2015 Pirates Stats Spreadsheet

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yqsKbP9Dr1sn4WnwuNO1iJ3SJ3OiBvhZp9XvyU2QpC0/edit#gid=0

4 PBC Asylum Recipe Collection

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B8jN0zO-DxI0eVkyazRFY2IzLU0&usp=sharing

5 ESPN

MLB calendar and key dates

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?page=mlb_calendar

BLOGS and such

6 Rumbunter

Pittsburgh Pirates Sign Pitcher Ryan Vogelsong

http://rumbunter.com/2015/12/18/pittsburgh-pirates-sign-pitcher-ryan-vogelsong/

Pittsburgh Pirates Prospect Report: Stephen Tarpley

http://rumbunter.com/2015/12/18/pittsburgh-pirates-prospect-report-stephen-tarpley/

7 Viva El Birdos

The Cardinals' window is not closing (as quickly as people think) - A Hunt and Peck

http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/st-louis-cardinals-news-analysis-mlb/2015/12/18/10424258/the-cardinals-window-is-not-closing-as-quickly-as-people-think-a-hunt

8 Green Weenie

12/18: HBD Jack & Gino; Bucs Sign Lopez, Stairs, Schourek, Herrera; Neverett Hired

 

http://oldbucs.blogspot.com/2015/12/1218-hbd-jack-gino-bucs-sign-lopez.html

9 Reds Reporter

Reds Trade Reactions: Why not more for Todd Frazier?

http://www.redreporter.com/2015/12/17/10441204/reds-trade-reactions-why-not-more-for-todd-frazier

10 Bleed Cubbie Blue

A Very Early Walk Through The Cubs' 2016 Schedule

http://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2015/12/18/10587696/cubs-2016-schedule

11 WHYGAVS

Just what you always wanted for Christmas: Ryan Vogelsong returns to the Pirates

          

http://whygavs.com/december-2015/just-what-you-always-wanted-for-christmas-ryan-vogelsong-returns-to-the-pirates.html

12 Pittsburgh Post Gazette

Pirates sign Ryan Vogelsong to one-year deal</b>

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates/2015/12/18/MLB-Pittsburgh-Pirates-sign-Ryan-Vogelsong-to-one-year-deal/stories/201512180274

Roster rundown: A closer look at the Pirates' recent flurry of moves

http://sportsblogs.post-gazette.com/sports/pirates-pirates-blog/2015/12/18/Roster-rundown-A-closer-look-at-the-Pirates-recent-flurry-of-moves

13 Boston Herald

  Red Sox offer radio job to Pirates' Tim Neverett

http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/red_sox/clubhouse_insider/2015/12/red_sox_offer_radio_job_to_pirates_tim_neverett

14 SF Gate

Ryan Vogelsong: popular Giants pitcher, now with Pirates again

http://www.sfgate.com/giants/article/Ryan-Vogelsong-popular-Giant-now-a-Pirate-6708286.php

15 St. Louis Post Dispatch

Goold: Torre exhilarated by reception in Cuba

http://www.stltoday.com/sports/baseball/professional/birdland/goold-torre-exhilarated-by-reception-in-cuba/article_aa620138-79d1-5a42-a630-2afd43e96c16.html

16 USA Today

Mike Leake's big break may have arrived as Dodgers, Cardinals lurk

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/columnist/bob-nightengale/2015/12/17/mike-leake-dodgers-cardinals-hisashi-iwakuma-physical/77490936/

17 SB Nation   

Don't write the Dodgers off yet, you fools

http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/2015/12/18/10600386/lets-finish-the-dodgers-offseason-for-them

18 CBS Sports

Inside Baseball: Hot Stove's mid-point winners and others; plus MLB notes

http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/writer/jon-heyman/25418685/inside-baseball-hot-stoves-mid-point-winners-and-others-plus-mlb-notes

19 Fangraphs

Themed Teams – Some Semi-Off-Topic Fun

http://www.fangraphs.com/fantasy/themed-teams-some-semi-off-topic-fun/

20 Sports on Earth

Opt-Outs Are So Hot Right Now

http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/160027064/opt-out-clauses-mlb-offseason-cueto-price

21 Fox Sports

Five playoff teams with biggest holes to fill

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/gallery/royals-dodgers-cardinals-mets-pirates-hot-stove-free-agency-rumors-deals-lineup-rotation-121815#img_0