With so much negativity coming from Halo fans all over " Happy Halo Land" as Rex would say, I can't help but think

that this year is going to one of the best yet.  Vlad was a serious hole in the lineup during most of the regular season

( although I love the guy ) last year and we replaced him with someone who is a great clutch hitter that can produce  

in the post season. Figgy played well over his abilities last year and I'm happy that Wood is finally going to get a

shot to play full time.  Most people forget that Shields is coming back this year so our bullpen will be MUCH better.

Lackey is gone but I knew he was leaving  last spring when he didn't sign an extension. Lackey hasn't even been all

that great during the season the last few years, and we have three former all stars going 1, 2, 3. 

   With Vlad gone we need someone who is going to be the face of our franchise. Do you really want that guy to be 

Jason Bay or Matt Holliday? Who knows maybe we can pull off a midseason trade to land Cabrera from the Tigers if

Wood doesn't work out. I like Tony's patience, there's no need to rush we can win the division again no prob. The 

Mariners arent going to challenge us with two leadoff hitters, even with two aces. Bring on the season! Bring on the 

All star game, and bring on the west ! Anything can happen if we get into the playoffs again.