Welcome to Saturday Scorecard, where our goal is to register on the Richter Scale without shaking you out of bed.

Nervous night: Raise your hand if your heart skipped a beat when Ben Sheets had to leave the game last night in Cincinnati.

On second thought, don't ... We don't want you to tear a rotator cuff.

The Brewers announced the injury as tightness in the triceps. Given Sheets' recent history of quirky injuries, there is reason for concern. Sheets, who described the feeling as "crampiness," looked outstanding again. Losing him from the rotation would for even two weeks would be a huge blow.

Yovani Gallardo will be back on Sunday, but fans need to remember that he's still young and there will be a learning curve. For proof, we offer Manny Parra and Carlos Villanueva. One of those two or Mitch Stetter likely will be sent down to clear a spot for Gallardo. Stay tuned.

Last men standing: We'll get to the Bucks coaching search momentarily, but the chess match between Brewers manager Ned Yost and Cincinnati skipper Dusty Baker on Friday night provided a lesson in perspective.

Flash back to 2003. Ten of the 30 teams in the major leagues began that season with new managers. Six years later, only two of those managers are still with the same club and they were probably the least heralded hires in the group.

Yes, we're talking about Yost and Cleveland manager Eric Wedge.

The rest of that class?

Felipe Alou, who bolted Montreal for San Francisco, didn't find success with a roster almost as old as he was.

Dusty Baker, who left the Giants after a World Series run, flamed out with the Cubs and is now with the Reds.

Buck Showalter, who wouldn't return the Brewers' calls, was bounced in Texas.

Ken Macha, the Brewers' first choice, stayed in Oakland and got the axe.

Art Howe, the man Macha replaced, melted down with the Mets.

Bob Melvin won 93 games in his first year with Seattle, and then lost 99 the next season. He's now managing in Arizona.

Lou Piniella hoped for some hometown magic in Tampa Bay, but it didn't work out and he's now at Wrigley Field.

Alan Trammell gave it a go in Detroit, but things didn't work out.

Managing in the major leagues is the definition of a temp job. Nobody expected Yost and Wedge to be the last men standing from the Class of 2003.

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