Baseball things to be thankful for this Thanksgiving

Getty ImagesThe internet, and sports media in general, tends to breed the malcontent in all of us. If we come off sounding angry, at least it's obvious we care. Or something. It's entirely possible to go through a day with a more positive attitude, but it takes work. From a baseball perspective on Thanksgiving, here are a few things I'm thankful for.

A popular trend on Facebook is to show a picture of yourself from now alongside of a shot from 2009. The Cubs have Theo Epstein in charge instead of Jim Hendry. I could close there, and be fine, but I'm happy beyond that. Especially since Theo has pulled a line from Dire Straits from around 1982. "That ain't workin'." He's hired some…