As we sit here on the first day of Kwanzaa, the second day of Chanukah and the day after Christmas, The Baseball Bulletin is filled with the spirit of giving and wanted to extend these gifts to our favorite baseball teams.
To the Atlanta Braves we give an elixir of youth, not for any of their players, but rather to give to John Schuerholz and Bobby Cox more seasons running the franchise.
To the New York Yankees we give another decade with no revenue sharing, no salary cap and the right to buy any and all free agents, especially former Red Sox.
To the Oakland A's we give another $20 million to play with provided it is used to secure your own home grown players such as Barry Zito, Eric Chavez, and Bobby Crosby before the team is either forced to trade them or lose them to free agency.
To the Colorado Rockies we give patience to see this version of the five year plan past its second season.
To the Chicago Cubs we give a season with a healthy pitching staff
To the Boston Red Sox we give the power to veto any moves made by the New York Yankees until such time as a salary cap exists.
To the Chicago White Sox we give an entire season to relish being the champions of baseball.
To the New York Mets we give the back page of the New York Post.
To the Seattle Mariners we give the exclusive right to negotiate with any player coming to the US from Japan.
To the Los Angeles Dodgers we give a return to the glories of the past.
To the Kansas City Royals with give full revenue sharing
To the Houston Astros we give an offense.
To the Philadelphia Phillies we give an ace starter
To the Pittsburgh Pirates we give another million fans
To the Tampa Bay Devil Rays we give hope
To the Florida Marlins we give a second decade, as successful on the field as the first
To the Cleveland Indians we give a closer who will be able to get the final out in Game 7 of the World Series
To the Arizona Diamondbacks we give another free agent signing as successful as Randy Johnson
To the Minnesota Twins we give a new stadium paid in full by the taxpayers in Minnesota without a cent coming out of the Twins coffers.
To the San Francisco Giants we give a healthy Barry Bonds for an entire season
To the Texas Rangers we give a major league quality pitching staff.
To the Cincinnati Reds we give a blueprint on how to become competitive without resorting to a fire sale every two or three seasons.
To the Toronto Blue Jays we give a chance-or maybe they took that on their own.
To the San Diego Padres we give players who will like to play in Petco Park and won't whine about how it cuts down on their home runs.
To the Detroit Tigers we give the wisdom to not spend foolishly on the free agent market
To the Milwaukee Brewers we give a winning season for the first time in fourteen seasons
To the Anaheim Angels we give resolution to the lawsuit over the team's name.
To the Washington Nationals we give an actual owner
To the Baltimore Orioles we give a starting rotation
And last but not least
To the St. Louis Cardinals we give a postseason to match the regular season.
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