News of the wierd

Tuesday night, while grabbing a loaf of bread, some cheese and a thing of crackers at Bi-Lo, a customer near the door was acting strange.

There was an altercation with the security guard, and while it was unclear what the brouhaha was, something clearly was amiss.

"It's a full moon out," the clerk said.

Apparently. It must have had some sort of residual effect Wednesday night, as some unexpected things happened around the world of baseball.

• Chris Young, SP, Padres: Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols ripped a line drive up the middle that struck Young on the face. The Padres are calling it a broken nose, as Young was able to leave under his own power. But it's a gruesome sight, so don't click on this video if you have a hard time watching the gory Grey's Anatomy scenes.

• Josh Bard, C, Padres: Just minutes after Young's injury, Pujols also knocked Bard out of the game, sliding into Bard, whose ankle got twisted up. Diagnosis is a high-ankle sprain and Bard's hitting the DL.
• Bartolo Colon, SP, Red Sox: Listed at 245 pounds (cough), Colon recorded the win last night, giving up 2 runs and 6 hits in 5 innings. Seeing the big guy back on the mound is weird enough. Only those who are not scared of the bizarre affect he could have on your ERA/WHIP will pick up Colon.
• Atlanta Braves: A 25-year-old man died Wednesday night when he fell roughly 150 feet down a stairwell at Turner Field, landing on the field level during the eighth inning. The report is that alcohol was a factor. Sad story.
• Joba Chamberlain, P, Yankees: In what's been nothing less than a weird start for the Yankees, Chamberlain was used in the 8th and 9th innings in relief of another Darell Rasner gem and after the game, manager Joe Girardi said the process to stretch out Chamberlain to the starting rotation has begun. Looks like Hank finally gets his way and the Yanks will get a much-needed boost to their rotation. Just bizarre in how this all shook down, but go get him, if he's still on your wire. Power arms don't grow on trees.
  
• Derek Jeter, SS, Yankees: He's back in the lineup. That's not new. Jeter's been dating actress Gabrielle Union, which isn't too surprising. After all, Jeter's been linked with a long list of celebs, including Jessica Biel and Mariah Carey, but The biggest news here is that the new relationship may have put a spring in his step. Jeter stole his first two bases of the season in the past three games.