Welcome to Saturday Scorecard, where we love the pomp, ceremony and spirit of Opening Day but honor the diehards who filed into County Stadium for Game 2 and enjoyed their own personal seating section and vendor.

The notes runneth over today. Let's get to it...

Year of Weeks? Outside of beleaguered relievers Derrick Turnbow and Eric Gagne, Brewers second baseman Rickie Weeks has been a lightning rod for fans who expected more given his draft position and obvious physical talents.

It's too early to say that Weeks has "flipped a switch," but his play in the team's thrilling 4-3 victory over the Cubs Friday at Miller Park should silence the critics for now.

Manager Ken Macha isn't complaining.

"What I've seen from rickie, he's played pretty well," Macha said. "He pretty much won the game. if that's taking some lighting, he can take a lot of that this year."

Gotta wear shades: The Brewers entered the ninth inning with three hits. Asked if the shadows/glare presented a problem, Ryan Braun did not hesitate.

"Miserable," he said. "This is definitely the worst place to hit in baseball for a 3 o'clock game. I think guys on both teams were really struggling, especially when you've got guys on the other team with good velocity. It definitely doesn't help, but they have to deal with it just like we do."

The Cubs had nine hits in the game, so they apparently struggled less.

In addition to squinting at the plate, Braun had to battle the sun in left field, which seemed to be one of the tougher spots on the diamond.

"The shades are difficult, especially at that time because the sun is right on you," he said. "Everybody kind of had trouble picking the ball up off the bat. As an outfielder, I waited to see an infielder react and took my first step and hoped I was headed in the right direction."

Location, location: The first thing you noticed in the Brewers clubhouse on Friday was that the locker assignments had changed. Former manager Ned Yost wanted his coaches to dress in the "general population," so that they could mix with the players.

Under Macha, the coaches have returned to their own private locker area across from their conference room and next to the managers office. The trainers, who had been using that room, now occupy the lockers just inside the door. The first locker, closest to the door, belongs to Bob Uecker.

Closer Trevor Hoffman, who is likely headed to the Hall of Fame, has his own corner near the hallway toward the shower. That space previously belonged to Billy Castro and Mike Maddux.

The "prime" locations belong to veterans like Hoffman, Craig Counsell and Jason Kendall.

Another subtle change: Unlike Yost, who would wait for questions, Macha likes to begin his post-game press conferences with an opening statement. When he walked into a silent media auditorium on Friday, Macha quipped: "Did some dignitary walk in?"

Fantasy Island: Brewers interim closer Carlos Villanueva is making some fantasy baseball owners happy. In two outings, Villanueva has recorded a save and a victory. He's retired all six batters he's faced, striking out three.

No complaints: The Brewers got home in the wee hours Friday morning, then had to scramble through the opening day traffic to get to work.

"I think it took me two hours to get to the park today," Corey Hart said. "I was playing catch up all day. I didn't get to eat. I didn't get to stretch and do the things I wanted to do. Obviously, I got here... That's just part of baseball, trying to overcome things."

Macha agreed.

"That's just part of this gig," Macha said. "When you are a professional baseball player, you play games at night and you travel and you get in late."

After playing Sunday night on ESPN, the Cubs return to Chicago and play their home opener at 1 p.m.

Tweet, tweet: Bucks forward Charlie Villanueva attended the game and posted updates to his Twitter page at CV31:

"Just got here at the Brewers game, opening day, they playing Chicago. It's crazy packed here. Tailgating its nuts. Let's play ball!!!"

"Brewers are up 2-1, vs. the Cubs. I'm sitting in a corporate suite, Miller Park is nice."

"OMGoodness, what a ball game, Brewers win, Weeks slides in for the gaming winning run. Ya gotta catch the ESPN highlights, crazy. Wow."

Not finished yet: Villanueva and the Bucks have three games left: at home tonight against Oklahoma City; home Monday against Orlando and the finale Wednesday night at Indiana.

The Oklahoma City game will feature a visit from Kevin Durant, who is averaging 25.7 points and 6.5 rebounds. The Thunder averages 16.2 turnovers per game, tops in the NBA.

Going Batty: The harrowing injury to Giants right-hander Joe Martinez, who suffered a concussion and a skull fracture when hit by Mike Cameron's line drive Thursday night in San Francisco, provided a stark reminder of the dangers pitchers face from batted balls.

A year ago, the focus was on broken bats.

Brewers general manager Doug Melvin said the problem hasn't been forgotten.

"It has been addressed -- the bats are being tested," Melvin said. "In spring training, there were still a lot of broken bats, but there was still a lot of the old product that was being used.

"Bats are being tested. There has been a large percentage of bats that don't get into the clubhouse any more if they're not proven durability-wise that they can break the right way if they do break. It has been addressed by Major League Baseball. I believe you'll see a lot fewer bats broken. There will still be some broken, but I believe there will be a lot less broken this year."

Larry King Lounge: We are two weeks away from the NFL Draft. Can you feel the excitement? Maybe this was help: the NFL is inviting 10 prospects to attend the festivities in New York. In the past, only six got the call....The temperature at game time Friday was 62 degrees inside Miller Park. Outside, it was 39.... The Brewers are now 5-0 when owner Mark Attanasio's, Joseph, father sings the national anthem on opening day. They also won a playoff game when the elder Attanasio sang. Question: Why don't the Brewers use him every night and go 81-0 at home? Former Brewers left-hander CC Sabathia found a nice little house in Alpine, N.J. He payed $14.9 million -- in cash -- for the six-bedroom, 12,000-square-foot mansion on two acres of land. His neighbors are Mary J. Blige, Stevie Wonder, Chris Rock and Britney Spears.... During a chat on bucks.com, a fan asked Bucks guard Luke Ridnour what he likes to do off the court in Milwaukee. "I enjoy spending time along Lake Drive; walking the dogs, just spending time around Lake Michigan," he said... The cost of a meal in the press room at Miller Park is $9, which is $1 more than last year.... The Bucks are one of the few teams in pro sports that does not charge media for meals.... The Jacksonville Jaguars are unveiling new uniforms later this month. It's about time.... In an unfortunate coincidence, ESPN reported the horrible news of Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart's death in auto accident and then followed the news with a NASCAR commercial in which drivers talk about crashing.... The Packers' offseason schedule, for those who care about such things -- May 1-3: Rookie orientation; May 26-29: Organized team activities; June 2-4: Organized team activities; June 9-11: Organized team activities; June 16-18: Organized team activities; June 23-25: Mandatory mini-camp.