Set the table? These guys couldn’t find the dining room with a map, a compass, a GPS unit, and Rickey Henderson holding their hands.

Something about this month seems to get some of the very biggest stars packed off in trades. Hall of Famers Carlton and Carew are dealt here, along with more recent heavyweights named Clemens, Griffey, A-Rod and Santana.

This month’s first batch of hot deals goes from Buck and Cy to a double shot of Mickey McD, and of course includes a visit with Jake Fournier—no, that’s Jack Daubert—no … wait … whatever.

Aww … weren’t they cute?

So who was it whose writing survives in faded ink on yellowed brittle paper?

This menu offers an unhealthy portion of mistake moves, including the Staub and Sandberg dishes, as well as the super-sized screw-up otherwise known as the Glenn Davis trade. Amid all this, how does the Swisher sendoff stack up?

We’re ready for the new year’s first review of colossal shakeups from new years past, from Wee Willie to Rocky.

The adjusted view of the elite hitting stars of the mid-1960s yields five, count ’em, five 50-plus home run performances within a four-season span, including a new National League record.

Round two of Steve’s reconsideration of the decade runs the gamut from The Toy Cannon and Little Looie to Dr. Strangeglove and Hondo.

What if they hadn’t ordered up a super-sized strike zone in the 1960s?