I noticed it after the exhibition game and didn’t think much of it, what with it being an exhibition. Then I went into Friday’s opener against Oakland with both eyes open. I was left empty and curious once more.

“What, No, Truck and Mazzulla together,” you say?

No, I’m talking about far more important things. I’m talking about RJB and, more specifically, the noticeable lack of our YMCA guy. I asked Monday and was told today via email: “Gone. Cut from games. Just like signs for pregame.”

Meanwhile, Joe with the cotton eyes survives and prospers.