Canada just got better at baseball...a lot better. The Miami Marlins gave an early Christmas present to the Toronto Blue Jays a few weeks ago. They literally sent all of their best players to Canada in one of the biggest firesales in the history of the game. They sent 120 million dollars worth of players to the Blue Jays in exchange for their 2nd, 5th, and 7th best prospects. Basically, they traded their best players for nothing. Among those traded were household names such as Jose Reyes, Josh Johnson, and Mark Buerhle. Many fans seem to forget that this firesale started during the middle of the year. Hanley Ramirez, Anibal Sanchez, Omar Infante, and Randy Choate were all dealt before the trading deadline. This comes at a time when Marlins management promised the city of Miami that they would stop being thrifty when a new stadium was built. The owner of the Marlins, a wealthy art dealer named Jeffrey Loria, used mostly taxpayers money to finance the new stadium that was built in Miami. He always makes money by owning the Marlins because he keeps revenue higher than the cost of the team, no matter what the situation. In this case, he cut payroll from 111 million to 40 million. That's a 71 million dollar profit for the greedy Loria. Owners need to be held responsible by Major League Baseball for injustices such as this, or at least fired. Then again, when you're in charge, it's hard to fire yourself.