Despite the fact he had pitched extremely well on his rehab assignment at Las Vegas, Hong-Chih Kuo was sent officially to the 51s when he was activated off the DL last night. His story was similar to that of outfielder Matt Kemp, who also played really well on rehab but also got optioned a week ago. Fact is, for the moment, the Dodgers just didn’t have room for either one of them on their active roster. My guess is you’ll see one or both of them in the majors within a few weeks. Meanwhile, although Yhency Brazoban pitched on back-to-back days Wed. and Thurs. as part of his own rehab assignment, nothing has happened with him yet. … Being in Atlanta, I feel it’s appropriate to offer my heartfelt congrats to Delta Air Lines, which I have flown almost exclusively over the past eight years (Not to brag, but I’m a Platinum Medallion). They officially emerged from bankruptcy two days ago and returned to the New York Stock Exchange yesterday. On the flight here from LAX yesterday, they offered a glass of champagne to every single passenger to celebrate the news. I’m not so arrogant as to believe I’m one of the reasons they’re not solvent. But I DO think the fact that so many of their loyal customers stuck with them through the hard times played a huge role. Here’s to what I hope are many, many years of that same loyalty from me.