Hooray for Barack Obama and Joe Biden. Way to go, Pennsylvania!More changes: Steve Smith, 3rd base coach, was let go yesterday. Charlie Manuel made the decision, then on his way to the winter meetings in California went with GM Ruben Amaro, Jr., to Smith's house to tell him. Says a lot. Journeyman lefty Les Walrond was claimed off waivers by the Blue Jays. He's got the stuff but never seems to be able to put it together. The Jays will be his umpteenth team. Walrond was with the Lehigh Valley IronPigs this past season. His 17-strikeout game was a thing of beauty.
Free agents: Burrell, Moyer, Eyre, and Seanez. Arbitration-eligible: Hamels, Howard, Victorino, Dobbs, Werth, Condrey, Madson, and Bruntlett. The budget will have to increase. Invoices for season tix should be sent out in a couple of weeks. Wonder what that price hike will be.
