Odalis Perez is day-to-day with shoulder tightness - does that mean Scott Erickson may get a reprieve even if he bombs again this afternoon?

Fret not about the results of Eric Gagne's season debut - fret only if the loss of speed observed once or twice in the comments Saturday recurs. Me, I thought little of the home runs. Gagne fell behind in the count to his first batter, Chipper Jones, 3-0, and you know Gagne doesn't like to give in. Plus, there's the adrenaline of returning from a long layoff and wanting to challenge the hitters. In other words, write this one off.

And if you were upset that Gagne appeared in a non-save situation, remember that when your team is at home and playing against good opponents, you can grow old waiting for a save opportunity to materialize.

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Raul Mondesi - that took me back. Made me sing of good Raul, not bad.