Funny how your perspective can change in 30 years. When the story of Ken Stabler and Bob Padecky first surfaced in 1979, I " like a lot of sports fans, I'm guessing " dismissed it as much ado about nothing.

As I mentioned Wednesday, center Samson Satele is finally on the field, in the late stages of his recovery from offseason shoulder surgery. Here are portions of my interview with Satele that day.

Were they handing out free Muscle Milk at Jack London Square and nobody told me? Many Raiders were nowhere to be found when the team convened for an OTA practice this morning.

The 49ers have made their pitch to the city of Santa Clara, putting dollar figures to a proposed new stadium there. The Santa Clara City Council will discuss the issue tomorrow, and may vote to send the stadium proposal to a citywide ballot in 2010. As that daunting process gets underway, Raiders fans are wondering if their team will be sucked into the deal.