Throwing it around

We hope everyone has shaken their New Years hangover and had a joyous holiday season. We also hope you’re adjusting back to the real world in a favorable fashion–it’s not easy. You best saddle up for a long, hard ride. We still have to brave the month of February and we all know what a bear that is. For the first time in 2011, we link around the inter-webs of baseball blogs.

-Miguel Tejada is footing the legal bill for alleged murderer Alfredo Simon. [Orioles Insider]
-Hideki Okajima is back in Boston. [WEEI]
-Carl Crawford says thanks and goodbye to the Tampa Bay fans in an ad. [The Heater]
-A look at the Marlins new multi-purpose stadium. [Hardball Talk]
-If the Reds add Edgar Renteria and Scott Podsednik, that would be a big boost to their bench. [Cincinnati.com]