Holiday Cheer & Border Patrol – keeping Canadian fans home
- Hockey World Junior Championships Minnesota, close to Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Alberta
- Games not 1/3 full at Championships
- Some game stands appeared completely empty
Roberto Clemente 21
- Died on New Years Eve while performing a humanitarian service to earthquake victims
- Roberto Clemente Foundation continues to serve those in need https://robertoclementefoundation.org/
- Why did Robert Clemente wear number 21 as his number
Family members in the game together - Joe Torre & Frank Torre; Wilson & William Contreras; Austin & Parker Meadows; Kyle & Preston Tucker
Kyle Tucker Free Agent - SF Giants could be a great fit for Kyle Tucker
Could Rays bring on Kyle Tucker
- Rays productive bats - Caminero, Diaz & Aranda
- Have Tucker on team when Rays open new stadium
- Bo Bichette from St. Pete
Sour Lemons – how to make Baseball Lemonade
- Nolan Arenado leaving St. Louis – change should be good
- Arte Moreno & Angels outlook
- Nolan Arenado, Cardinals & the Angels – what sours a team?
- Angels brought Ron Washington, Travis d’Arnaud, Soler & still no positive vibe
- Angels - ineffective job developing players in minor league affiliates
- "Losing breeds Losing" Angels not building up their AA minor league talent
- Arte Moreno & Stu Sternberg conversation?
- A plethora of mercenaries
Home sales market dropping in Florida applies to the Rays, How does that impact Real Estate mogul & Rays owner balancing his Dream Home business with Rays
Give new ownership some leeway as they come in with so many changes including finding a location for a new stadium
WBC – World Baseball Classic & MLB Spring Training
MLB teams have 5 weeks to determine their roster before Spring Training & WBC starting
Off Season & baseball activities and collectibles
- $7,475 for Ty Cobb dentures.
- High value for paint on a canvas
- Jerseys & memories
- 1 collector bought a jersey from every player on his favorite team
- Ceramic Cows
- Framing Evan Longoria for $20 – work project – Jersey, plexiglass and wood
New Years resolutions
- Increase Women baseball shows, Don’t do bad things, Craig Calcaterra “be better critical thinkers”
- Need on political landscape for a more factual and not reactionary response
- New & more frequent YouTube content
Kansas City Royals & the Kansas City Chiefs
- Chiefs may move from Missouri to Kansas
- Royals Kauffman Stadium adjacent to Chief’s Arrowhead Stadium
- 2031 Royals Kauffman stadium contract expires & Chiefs move into new stadium
- Time to consider making a change to their names – Kansas Monarchs
Top 10 Worthwhile projects for positives in the world including The Ocean Cleanup
Remember the Season of Giving & Positive Change
The Ocean Cleanup – https://theoceancleanup.com/ effective change to remove plastics from rivers and the oceans
We are headed in the right direction
by 2031 “they will have rid the oceans of about 70 to 80% of the plastics that are in there right now”
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