Not quite full rosters in action yesterday but interesting results nonetheless. Here are a few interesting tidbits:

• D-Hacks relievers posted two saves yesterday. One by Takatsu of the ChiSox and the other by Miguel Batista. Was all my preseason kvetching for naught? Must say I am pleased and surprised.


• My lone starter was Brad Radke, who was roughed up by the Mariners. Silver lining is that Richie Sexson, a Chopper teammate of Radke, did most of the roughing. Big Richie hit two HRs and drove in 5.


• Amusing early season stat that may amuse only me: Chopper pitching has a combined ERA of 9.00 after two days of play. What's amusing? 9.00 is the third worst ERA in the league!

I hadn't heard a Gregorian litany of the Saints since I was kid. I was mesmerized as they carried JPII's body through the corridors and down the stairways of the Vatican. For me, the Latin chants are mysterious, etheral, repetitive, and contemplative. They're the one common denominator among generations and centuries of Mongeaus.

Requim en Pace Juan Pablo el Segundo!

Listening to Carlos Santana's Caranvanserai (1972). A friend once said that "Carlos channels the Holy Ghost." If you want proof, listen to cut 5, Song of the Wind.