Arf! Sandy's back!

No, not Little Orphan Annie's dog. (Speaking of L.O.A., what was up with her eyes, anyway? Was she precognitively channeling Storm from the X-Men?)

I mean Sandy Alderson, who just signed a five-year deal to run the San Diego Padres. Before his latest seven-year stint as one of Major League Baseball's topkicks, Alderson was the general manager and president of the Oakland Athletics...one of the best in the game. While Sandy was running the A's, they won four division titles, three pennants, and a World Championship. Not too shabby. And from all accounts, he's a straight-shooting good guy, too.

I'm just sorry that he's coming to the National League West.