My Christmas List

Posted on December 24, 2010 by Joe Janish

This is what I asked for from Santa for Christmas:

1. One pair of ace starting pitchers
2. A fully healed left shoulder attached to Johan Santana
3. A new home for Oliver Perez
4. Two flamethrowers for the bullpen
5. Bionic knees for Carlos Beltran
6. Buster Posey
7. Bernie Madoff’s season tickets behind home plate

That’s it. I think with all of the above, the Mets would be fun for me to watch, and they’d have a good shot at the postseason.

What did you ask for?

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Joe Janish began MetsToday in 2005 to provide the unique perspective of a high-level player and coach -- he earned NCAA D-1 All-American honors as a catcher and coached several players who went on to play pro ball. As a result his posts often include mechanical evaluations, scout-like analysis, and opinions that go beyond the numbers. Follow Joe's baseball tips on Twitter at @onbaseball and at the On Baseball Google Plus page.
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5 Responses to My Christmas List

  1. Kerel Cooper says:
    December 24, 2010 at 7:00 pm

    Can we add Luis Castillo to #3?

  2. Steve S. says:
    December 24, 2010 at 8:18 pm

    Agree on Castillo, plus:

    4. Two flamethrowers for the bullpen (one a good lefty).
    8. Continued improvement for Pagan, Thole, Davis, Parnell, and Dickey.
    9. A surprise year for someone, say Murphy.
    10. A great year for Reyes.
    11. Real effort (e.g., running hard to first base; taking out the pivot guy, getting in front of grounders when possible).

  3. gary s. says:
    December 25, 2010 at 12:06 am

    mental toughness..2)anybody at 2nd base but castillo 3)new owners 4)shorter and lower fences 5) a team to trade krod to 5) beltran and jason k both hit 25 plus home runs 6) dillon gee and j niese combine for 30 wins ..7) Terry Collins can get thru 2011 without his players asking management to fire him.. Merry Christmas everybody !!

  4. Nick says:
    December 25, 2010 at 1:42 am

    Sign Ronny Paulino. Check.
    Sign DJ Carrasco, possibly to start. Check.
    Fire Jerry Replace him with Art Howe II. Cheeeeck

    I always get what I want every holiday season!

    I can use my Met’s season tickets in the fireplace to provide warmth for my family this Christmas, who said ball players can’t pay your bills?

  5. Stan H. says:
    December 25, 2010 at 11:50 am

    1. Jason Bay finds his missing bat.
    2. Jose Reyes has legs that can make it through a season.
    3. David Wright stops swinging at air.
    4. The young starting pitchers start believing in themselves.
    5. R.A. Dickey stays the same.
    6. K Rod strikes out batters, not family members.
    7. The Yankees pick up Oliver Perez as their new starting pitcher.

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