WHACK BACK AT VAC

Robert Katz: Whoever selects the music for “Better Call Saul” should be up for an Emmy. Last season, “Sugartown,” this year “Grazin’ in the Grass,” “Something Stupid” and “Big Rock Candy Mountain.” ... If Kim continues to move away from Jimmy, the next song will be “Strangers in the Night.”

Vac: I know I come across as a heretic even suggesting this, but I do think I enjoy “BCS” at least as much, if not more, then “Breaking Bad.” Hey, some folks prefer “Godfather 2” to the original. It happens.

Mike Gijanto: Bring in the plumbers, carpenters and electricians! The Giants’ season has already reached the “everything’s fixable” stage! It gets late early around here! Vac: If a lot of us thought last week was a must-win, what’s the word to describe this week’s affair in Houston?

@frankboesch: In regards to Henry Winkler winning an Emmy 43 years after Fonzie: I’ll give you Carroll O’Connor winning over Winkler in ’77/’78. But both shows lost a step in ’79 (see “The Dude Ranch” and “Little Miss Bunker” episodes.) O’Connor was the sentimental winner that year. Alda had much better WAR in ’79 (see “Rally Around the Flagg Boys,” etc.).

@MikeVacc: If any one ever questions why the Internet is awesome, I ask you: Until it came around, how many usingSABR metrics-to-explain-good-TV-shows conversations did YOU have?

Schlomo Groll: Hey Mike, how ’bout a shout out to the Titans? The Jets weren’t the Jets until ’63. Same team, different name. But, the Titans ruled. And the fans rued.

Vac: I’ve always loved that picking “Titans” as the original nickname was a clear nod to (or nudge at) the Giants. One of the reasons “Yankees” is such a great nickname is that even if the Mets had wanted to do that, what would they have come up with? Torries? Whigs?