Home opener stuff

Grady says Wilson Valdez (SS), Ramon Martinez (3B) and Matt Kemp (RF) all will be back in the lineup. The pitching matchup is Jason Schmidt against lefty Jeff Francis. Country singer Taylor Swift will sing the anthem (what, they couldn’t get the Sippy Cups?), and in celebration of the 25th anniversary of his Rookie of the Year season, Steve Sax will throw out the ceremonial first pitch (insert your own punch line here). Gotta go catch a flight home. Hope to see you at Chavez Ravine. Again, Happy Easter everyone. Or, as Pepe Yniguez taught me this morning, “Feliz Dia de Resurreccion.” Sure hope I spelled that correctly.