It's always a little jarring to see old familiar uniforms on unfamiliar faces. I was bummed the first time I saw Mike Greenwell's #39 being worn by Creighton Gubanich (Creighton Gubanich?!?). And tonight I see, for the first time, that Rey Sanchez is wearing Johnny V's number 13, and Willie Banks is wearing Sabes' #17. I'll get used to it, but it's weird.

As for the game...just fine, thanks. Manny finally got off the HR shnide, Tony Clark showed some fancy leather at 1st, and Tim Wakefield was his usual capable self, making only one mistake (a grand slam to the execrable Chuck Knoblauch). In the words of Major League manager Lou Brown..."startin' to come together, Pepper, startin' to come together."