Of course, the Monday after the Superbowl might be just as difficult as the Sunday on which the game is played to find new an interesting pieces being written about baseball.

As a result, I am going to link you to some very good blog writing out there. Here is an interview with Perry Lee Barber, a female umpire, who often does the Mets warm-up spring games, from Baseball Reflections.com.  This is a link to part 1, and I am sure you can find your own way to part 2.  She is an interesting, and well-spoken, advocate for women in baseball- and she has become a friend over the last few years.

Here is a Mariners blog which I just found called The Sporting Hippeaux and their overview of the Mariners off-season.   Its a long post detailing all the signings and trades that are going to make the Mariners a very interesting story.  Additionally, to the post is a funny little “ad” off to the side, which I think demonstrates the authors wit:

Tribune Classifieds: Are you over 30? Have you had a major surgery in the last twelve months? Have age and injury limited your mobility? Do you feel like your best years are definitely behind you? If you answered “Yes!” to any one of these questions, we’d like to pay you handsomely for your services. It’s our policy. Please contact Chicago Cubs, ATTN: Jim Hendry, 1060 W. Addison St., Chicago, IL 60613

Very funny- makes me want to follow along to see what’s next.

Lastly, this is a very short post from Jamey Newberg. He writes about all things Rangers, and is one of the best sanctioned/not sanctioned bloggers out there, but no one captures the feeling leading up to spring training better than Jamey.