More bits and pieces.

1. Apparently Corey Patterson took my picking him in the first round personally. (4/6, 2 HR, 7 RBI) EEEK!

2. I'm suffering from a Wag the Dog moment. Having seen the footage of the Iraqi information minister giving the statement from Saddam, was I the only one who went: "Wait, isn't that the background from the Weekend Update when Brad Hall did it?"

3. It's extraordinarily difficult to find things to write up today, given so many websites are pulling April Fool's jokes.