Brief reports this weekend because Comic-Con is upon us, and I’m hangin’ with the freaks.

Good news, bad news. Good news: Padres crushed Ben Sheets and the Brewers yesterday, 11-2. Sterling Hitchcock pitched brilliantly again. His command is better than it was before the surgery. Amazing. Bad news: Larry Lucchino is stepping down as club president at the end of the season. Rumor is, he and owner John Moores haven’t been getting along. Lucchino will be replaced by Bob Vizas, Padres senior vice president and general counsel. The other bad news is that lefty Kevin Walker, who came out of nowhere last year to play an important part in the bullpen, will undergo “Tommy John” surgery and miss the rest of this season and most of next season.

Okay, off to the vet, then the Con. Game at Elsinore tonight, report tomorrow. Meantime, if you’re looking to be amused (assuming you find this sort of thing amusing), here are some more Star Trek action figure pix: [1] [2]

I hope to put the digital camera to better use at the game this evening. Wish me luck…