Five (free) things to do while waiting for spring training

1. Are you missing your advent calendar and those little chocolates hiding behind it's pockets? Go daily to Josh Johnson's blog for a countdown of his Twins' top 50 prospects compete with profiles and information. Sweeter than chocolate


2. Can't live without daily stats and box scores? Ease your withdrawal by following the Twins organization players performance in the winter leagues


3. Give yourself a head start for the world baseball classic by going here reading about international baseball and marvel at the popularity of a sport that ten years ago was primarily a Western Hemisphere and Eastern Asian sport. Learn all about teams such as the Óbuda Brick Factory and the Danesi Caffe' Nettuno


4. Do you feel that the hot stove have been fairly tepid lately? Keep weekly track of the minor league transactions here


5. Last but not least: Root for the Vikings all the way to a Super Bowl victory and follow their daily events and player news at Access Vikings and Kevin Seifert's blog