New Year’s Eve is upon us and that means it’s time for the time-honored tradition of a lazy article about resolutions. That goes double this year with no news actually coming out other than a couple managerial hires and some minor league signings. I’ll repeat what I’ve said before because it’s easy to lose faith at this time. Nobody ever expected there would be any real negotiations on the CBA in December once the lockout was imposed by the owners. The fact that there haven’t been any real negotiations in December shouldn’t change anything. I know I say that just about every week, but I think it’s worth repeating.