"If you missed the collision last night between the largest guy on the team (Jason Heyward) and the smallest (Nate McLouth), it was nasty.

But as everyone involved pointed out, it could have been a whole lot worse.

Since we don't have much time to write before this early game begins in 25 minutes, I'm going to keep it real brief and give you the essentials. The recap of the game and the eighth-inning collision that resulted in a two-run, inside-the-park homer for Gerarado Parra is all in the game story I wrote late last night, at this link.

Heyward is back in the lineup today, sore but not injured apparently. For some reason he was real vague about any pain he had from the collision, to the extent that he wouldn't even say if it was his leg, his shoulder or what.

He didn't want to talk about it last night, nor today when I asked if he was feeling OK. Saw a tape/wrap sort of thing on one of his shins, but when I asked about it he said something to the effect of he didn't know what it was from, and in a tone that said don't ask again. So I didn't."