Cindy's warming up in the bullpen to take over the helm of Huckleberries Online on Wednesday as I close out the year on the bench. Sorry, Brent, but I have one more week-plus of vacation to take before the end of the year. The good news? We aren't facing furloughs next year. So I'll only get my customary 5 weeks of vacation. Hey, after 26 years of breaking big rocks into little rocks, a guy can't be blamed for snapping up 5 weeks of vacation. Can he? Expecially when Cindy's in the wings to provide a break from Hart, Brannon, & Souza. Now for your first Wild Card of the week ...