I intercepted some letters to Santa and found what the following people/groups were asking for Christmas:
Jonathon Papelbon – A leash and collar for his dog or a plastic case to protect a baseball
Joba Chamberlain – Bee keepers head gear
George Mitchell – Subpoena power
Paul Lo Duca – A good federal drug trafficking lawyer
Mark Prior – Injury-free season that
Kris Benson – A deal like the one the Yankees gave Jon Lieber
Kyle Lohse – A Gil Meche type contract
Phil Hughes – To stay a Yankee
Cubs fans – Mark Cuban
Mark McGwire – Hall of Fame votes
Barry Bonds – Good lawyers, no…REALLY good lawyers
Hiroki Kuroda – Pitches like Dice-K, not Fat Toad Irabu
Jake Peavy – Run support
Baseball fans across America – Greg Anderson to testify
Yankees fans – The end of the Mattingly Curse
Tampa Bay Rays fans – That stadium they have been showing the drawings of
Marlins fans – To relocate both of them to a city that welcomes them
Bud Selig – An HGH test that works
Alex Rodriguez – Public speaking lessons for Scott Boras
Joe Torre – The rebirth of baseball in Los Angeles
Marvin Miller – Hall of Fame votes
Vladimir Guerrero – The same salary that Torii Hunter has
Carl Pavano – A wheelbarrow to hold the money the Yankees still owe him
Gary Matthews Jr. – A new team
Miguel Tejada – Nothing, he already got his gift
Oakland A’s management – Fremont
Frank Thomas – A new nickname that is not “Player X”
B.J. Ryan – The ability to pitch in 2008
Thomas Diamond (Rangers minor leaguer) – A quick recovery from Tommy John Surgery and to be able to take his honeymoon (congrats Thomas!)
Tom Glavine –The old Braves magic
Eric Gagne – A video of his consecutive saves
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Everyone!