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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