Buffalo is rolling Golden Snowballs, Luke Voit is abandoning kettle balls, and January is slipping out the back door

Still recovering from last week's torturous Bills' loss - the unlucky 13 seconds - the city of Buffalo continues to dominate the 2021-22 Golden Snowball competition, for most snowfall in the upstate New York megalopolis.

Perennial champ Syracuse looks uninspired and unplowed. "No-exCuse" lost ground in what should have been a pivotal East Coast storm week. Still, there's the month of February left to be shoveled. Here's the latest. 

Speaking of slush, I saw a report yesterday claiming that Luke Voit has changed his weight-lifting schedule. He seeks to become a lithe, rock-ribbed Olympian, rather than the circus strongman we've come to know.

The story reminds me of what we should be reading this time of year: Crapola about players showing up in "the greatest shape" of their lives - awing the pencil-necked Gammonites, as they strut into camp. 

I believe I speak for the Yankiverse is wishing Luke the best, though I doubt he'll play a game for the Death Barge in 2022. If the NL adopts the DH rule - said to be a likelihood in the ongoing talks - Luke's trade market would double. And if we learned anything last August, it's that the Yankees need lefty bats. When you think about it, there's no place for Luke in the lineup. Even if the Yankees don't sign a LH firstbaseman, he's blocked by the better fielding DJ LeMahieu. 

Basically, time stood still for baseball in January. The snowball is starting to roll downhill. Come February, it's going to start picking up steam.