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'Twas The Nightmare Before Christmas: A Giants Tale of the 2023 Winter

'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through Oracle Park

Not a superstar was stirring, not even a spark!

The banners were hanging, by the arcade with care

In hopes that St. Ohtani, would soon be theirs 

The fans were nestled all snug in their beds

While visions of power hitting ace pitchers danced in their heads 

And Farhan in his chef's hat, and you in your SF cap

Had just settled down for a long winter's nap

When out on Twitter, there arose such a clatter

Baseball fans sprang to see what was the matter

Away to the internet, we flew like a flash

Tore open MLB Trade Rumors and the ESPN app

The moon on the breast of the soft computer glow

Gave the lustre of heartache, to the news below

When what to my wondering eyes should appear

But the Dodgers new superteam, instilling such fear 

With a little old manager, so lively and quick

I knew in the moment, it wasn't St. Nick. 

More rapid than eagles his coursers they came

And he whistled and shouted, and called them by name

Now Mookie, now Muncy, now Ohtani, and Freddie

On Glasnow, on Buehler, on Yamamoto and Kelly

To the top of the porch, to the top of the wall!

Now swing away, pitch away, swing away all! 

As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly 

When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky

So up the MLB standings projections they flew 

With their payroll still able to afford a new closer too

And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the news

The prancing and pawing of Dodger fans views

As I drew in my head and was turning around

Down came the news, Glasnow's extension was bound 

They were all dressed in blue, from their heads to their feet

And their clothes were all tarnished, with Dodgers motif 

A bundle of power and pitching combined 

The Dodgers were being hailed as baseball's divine 

Their eyes how they twinkled, their smiles so merry

It made SF fans angry, our faces red as cherries

LA's entitled little mouths were drawn up like a bow

How the rest of baseball fans wished they all stubbed their toes

The stump of a victory cigar clenched in their teeth

And the smoke it encircled their heads like a wreath

The players had giddy faces and plump bank accounts 

More than one billion for 3 players, such crazy amounts

LA now was chubby and plump, a right jolly rich team

And all other fans could do was laugh, it was obscene 

A wink of their eyes and a twist of their heads

Soon let non-Dodgers fans know they had everything to dread 

They spoke not a word, but went straight to work

Dismantling baseball, seriously, what jerks!

And laying their bats aside along with their gloves

And giving a middle finger, they lost a lot of love

They sprang to Dodger Stadium, to the team gave a whistle 

And away they all went, like the down of a thistle 

But we heard them exclaim, ere they flew out of sight

Merry Christmas Y'all, for the rest of the league... GOODNIGHT!

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