Greetings to ya on this Thursday. We’re two weeks from Christmas, and getting closer to putting another year into the book of life. There is so much to appreciate, even with our collective struggles and challenges and crises. As for Christmas and Santa, I’m more naughty than nice. But what the hell, I’ll just buy my own presents.
Let’s get to The Bits …
THE WINTER MEETINGS: Yawn! I like a good nap in the wintertime, so the lack of trade action at the overly hyped Winter Meetings didn’t bother me at all. The Cardinals have 73 days until playing their first Grapefruit League game in 2026. And that said, one of the best trades the Cardinals ever made was acquiring Jim Edmonds during spring training in 2000. But by the way, a small percentage of Cards fans were carrying on, you’d think the team’s freedom to make trades ended as soon as the Winter Meeting closed down. I don’t need Chaim Bloom to make fast trades to pacify the impatient among us. I need him to make good or even great trades. In 2 and ½ days of the conference in Orlando, no trades were made by any MLB team. None. So please relax.