Word this week that Osama bin Laden’s son, while vowing to avenge his father’s death, exchanged wedding vows with the daughter of Mohammed Atta, one of the hijackers in the 9/11 attacks. A match made in hell. An additional report noted a couple of minor hiccups along the way. Hamza bin Laden had four people killed at the bachelor party, three at the rehearsal dinner, and four more at the cocktail hour. … Ellsbury? Ellsbury? No, I give up, who is Jacoby Ellsbury?

Getting a rocky mountain high this afternoon. Colorado’s German Marquez was sitting on his fifth win in a row. But after allowing two runs over seven in Milwaukee, the bullpen blew the save with two outs in the ninth inning. Gets back to business against the visiting Pirates. Chris Archer, who won for us last week but who was average at best in his debut, goes for the Bucs. 20 units on the Rockies.

Seventh heaven! Cards down 2-0 came back to win 3-2 on homers by Paul DeJong and Matt Carpenter. Miles Mikolas going seven for the W. Streak is at seven. Debt lowered to -222 musials.