Merry Christmas

If she were under my tree ...

Merry Christmas to everyone (or Happy Holidays for those who are PC). I have a lot to be thankful for and meeting new people like Craig, Jason, and Ron have made this past baseball season fun and interesting. I started this blog and commenting on others because I have found that none of my friends really like baseball, and here and on their sites, I can talk with some smart baseball people constantly about what's going on in Baseball Land. I hope everyone has a safe, fun, and food-filled Christmas, and I'll be back to posting probably Saturday or Sunday (maybe Friday). But for now, here is the wish list of the 30 teams.

Yankees -> Healthy years from the big 3 they just bought. If that happens, this team is World Series-bound.

Red Sox -> Unhealthy years from the big 3 the Yankees just bought, mostly out of spite.

Rays -> A clean-up hitter for under $10M/year would be nice.

Blue Jays -> Career years from Holliday, Wells, and Rios and big starts from Snyder and Lind because without that, this team may finish fifth in a talented AL East.

Orioles -> Matt Wieters to be everything we've dreamed of and more.

White Sox -> A muzzle for Ozzie.

Twins -> Delmon Young to be everything we've dreamed of and more, and Garrett Atkins or Adrian Beltre would be nice, too. Oh, and if it's not too much trouble, a dome would help (gift certificates to Home Depot!).

Royals -> Some OBP.

Indians -> A repeat of the 2008 Cliff Lee and 2007 Fausto Carmona with a side dish of 2006 Travis Hafner and pre-2008 Victor Martinez.

Tigers -> Someone to please take Gary Sheffield, Dontrelle Willis, and Nate Robertson.

Angels -> Kendry Morales to be everything we've dreamed of and more because if he isn't, there are going to be some pissed off people in Los Angeles or Anaheim or wherever the hell they play.

A's -> Matt Holliday to hit like the dickens because if he doesn't, they're screwed.

Mariners -> The philosophic change to defense to work out because there isn't a whole lot of faith of having Endy Chavez's bat in the lineup everyday. A nice rebound from Carlos Silva, Erik Bedard, and Miguel Batista would be nice, too.

Rangers -> Pitching, pitching, pitching. Didn't Ryan say he wanted to focus on getting more pitching because it sure doesn't look that way?

Braves -> Someone of value to actually take and stick with a deal from them.

Marlins -> That young, talented rotation to live up to its potential. If they do, they are the team to beat in the East, but if they fail, they could lose 90.

Mets -> Derek Lowe to quickly sign and definitely make them the team to beat, probably in the whole NL.

Phillies -> Another World Series ring would be sweet.

Nationals -> 70 wins, please?

Cubs -> That one last push to win the World Series because after this season, a lot of those stars are going to be on the wrong side of their peaks.

Reds -> The young talent has to come through because they don't look enthusiastic about spending this off-season.

Cardinals -> They just thank god every day for Pujols. Without him, they suck.

Brewers -> Ben Sheets to come back, Jeff Suppan and Dave Bush to be acceptable, and Yovani Gallardo and Manny Parra to be exceptional. Brian Fuentes would be nice, too.

Astros -> Someone to take Carlos Lee and Miguel Tejada and to give up some good prospects so they can turn them around and trade them for garbage again.

Pirates -> One of the slugger's price tags to fall into their price range. Without another hitter, they have zero offense to go along with what could be a solid pitching staff.

Dodgers -> Manny to come crawling back and take a 2-year/$40M deal. With him, they can't lose the West. Without him, the NL West will have a sub-.500 winner next year.

Diamondbacks -> Extend Brandon Webb, hope Max Scherzer is the next Curt Schilling, and pray that Upton, Drew, Reynolds, Jackson, Snyder, and Young put it all together. If they can, they'll win 100. If they don't, they're on the wrong side of 80.

Padres -> Moores' wife to apologize and stop the divorce. Being more realistic, Peavy to have a great first half and watch the rest of the MLB squirm and give them 3 great prospects at the deadline.

Rockies -> Carlos Gonzalez becomes the next Grady Sizemore, and that rotation somehow holds up when Ben Sheets surprisingly comes to Colorado.

Giants -> One of the big hitters left on the market. With a Dunn or Burrell, they might be a favorite for the NL West. Without one, they're stuck on the wrong side of most of their 3-2 games.