All I want for Hanukka

It’s that time of year again: the annual wish list from the sports personalities who have appeared in the pages of NJ Jewish News and in Kaplan’s Korner. Thanks, everybody, and I hope you get your wishes!

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All I want for Hanukka is the public option.

John Thorn, baseball author and historian

A Red Ryder BB gun.

Jeff Pearlman, author of

For my Mom’s health

Jeffrey Rosen, owner, Maccabi Haifa Heat

A Nets win! (submitted 11/25)

Joshua Prager, author of The Echoing Green

A win for the Nets!

Ian Eagle, Nets’ play-by-play broadcaster

All I want is a baby girl in 2010 who is healthy and happy, and exactly the same for the New York Mets. If both of them can hit for power and catch the ball, so much the better.

Howard Megdal, author of The Baseball Talmud

To keep the swine flu out of my house.

Jonathan Eig, author of Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig and Opening Day: The Story of Jackie Robinson’s First Season.

Better treatment for retired players who built the biggest entertainment conglomerate in the world: the NFL.

Bobby Stein, former NFL player and Super Bowl winner

For the Saints to win the Super Bowl.

Josh Levin, host of Slate.com’s “Hang Up and Listen” podcast and a New Orleans native.

Marvin Miller inducted into the Hall of Fame

Zev Chafets, author of Cooperstown Confidential: Heroes, Rogues and the Inside Story of the Baseball Hall of Fame

A 2010 World Series trophy for Gabe Kapler (for both selfish and unselfish reasons).

Jonah Keri, writer for The Wall Street Journal and other publications and author of a forthcoming book about the 2008 Tampa Bay Rays.

Aside from world peace, end of hunger, a cure for cancer, and health care for all Americans, Thestadiumgallery.com offers a panorama of the last pitch at “old” Yankee Stadium, with my son and I visible in the largest size photo available.

Marty Appel, former Yankee PR director and author of more than 40 sports books

Good health, good music, good sports, good friends and that people remember that kindliness, tolerance and humor are worth all the names in all the books.

Lee Lowenfish, author of The Ferocious Gentleman

For every kid to want for Hanukka my new kids’ book,The Greatest Moments in Sports. I’ll even be happy if just some of them want it!

Len Berman, TV sportscaster

A world of civility.

Marvin Goldklang, owner of several minor and independent league franchises

Remember, I’m a full blown conservative, so among them are:
1) for the entire four year presidency of Obama to be akin to Bobby Ewing’s year-long dream, which negated an entire season of Dallas
2) for the ability to maintain private health insurance
3) for an President who doesn’t put down his own country when traveling overseas
4) for the world to respect the United States, not necessarily like it

Olympic fencing medal winner Jeffrey Bukantz

Good health for those who need it

Andy Strassberg, co-author of Baseball’s Greatest Hit: The Story of ‘Take Me Out to the Ball Game’

An Academy Award for my new short film.

Neil Leifer, veteran sports photographer

Besides the usual good health to all and peace in the world: Brisk sales on Jews and Baseball, Volume 2 and a World Series victory for my beloved Chicago Cubs.

Burton Boxerman, co-author with his wife, Bonita, of Jews and Baseball, Vols. 1 & 2

To learn how to spell the name of the holiday correctly, end all wars instead of making them bigger, keep global warming and greening under control, see our NY/NJ teams win a few titles if they are not the Yankees, and spread good cheer everywhere you go.

Maury Allen, veteran sportswriter and author

The Dodgers to return to Brooklyn. Being that this positively will not happen, I’ll switch to peace and sanity in the world. One has to be optimistic.

Rob Edelman, baseball film expert

The promise of a healthy, happy and stress-free wedding on Sat. March 6, 2010.

Marc Edelman, Rutgers professor and founder Sportsjudge.com

Derek Jeter for my next husband (Jews for Jeter!).

Elinor Nauer, editor, Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend: Women Writers on Baseball

Some serious punching power for Yuri Foreman, who has the rest of the necessary package.

Jerry Izenberg, veteran Star-Ledger sports columnist

A Knick team I can watch without cringing.

Bruce Weber, author As They See ‘Em: A Fan’s Travels in the Land of Umpires

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