Hey everybody...apologies for the relative lack of activity on the front page this weekend.  I'm traveling back east through Tuesday so it's been a little bit more work getting posts figured out and up.  Given that the team is FINALLY going to play a game (this has been the longest two weeks in a while), I think I'm getting the bye out of my system.  But thankfully folks have been plenty active on their own, which is definitely a sign of a great community of readers/commenters.

Either way, we are finally back with a 49ers game day edition of the Golden Nuggets.  We didn't have the Nuggets yesterday, so I have added a few Saturday links to go with your Sunday link goodness.  It's going to be a bit of an odd game for me this week because of my present location.  I'm in Washington, DC and they will not be showing the game on Fox out here (it's Vikings-Steelers).  So, needless to say I'll be hunting for "alternative options" for viewing the game.  Throw in the fact that I have to wait till 1pm (being in the eastern time zone), and it will make for a unique Sunday for me.  Florida Danny will be around today around 7am pacific with a post on the implications of starting 3-0 in the division.  We'll follow that up with our game-day thread, which will be going up at 9am pacific.  GO NINERS!

Digit system speeds Crabtree's learning (Maiocco)

Singletary has faith in Hill (Maiocco)

49ers Today (Press Democrat)

Asking questions can be hard work (Maiocco)

DBs will have hands full against Johnson (Maiocco)

Lewis won't play; third QB won't travel (Maiocco)

Plenty more links after the jump...

Candlestick cash (SFGate.com)

49ers, Crabtree say he's ready to contribute (SFGate.com)

Niner Insider : Late week thoughts (SFGate.com)

Goldson and Snyder’s Take on UW vs. OU (49ers.com)

David 'Blessed' to Meet His Biggest Fan (49ers.com)

Teams Talk: Hudson on Houston (49ers.com)

Singletary's Notebook: Oct. 23 (49ers.com)

Durant Named Named Kelly-Moore Paints HS Player of the Week (49ers.com)

Pashos inserted at right tackle as 49ers welcome Gore, Crabtree (NFL.com)

BattlePros Member Takes Down 49ers Linebacker in Madden 10 (Battlepros Blog)

Lewis' injury returns Roman to the 49ers starting lineup (San Jose Mercury News)

As Crabtree gears up for 49ers debut, Singletary looks back (and other notes) | 49ers Hot Read (San Jose Mercury News)

49ers Blog and Q&A: Head injury to keep Lewis out on Sunday (Barrows)

Concussions plague S.F. (Barrows)

49ers shuffling offensive line (Yahoo! Sports)

Texans prepare for 49ers, Crabtree (Yahoo! Sports)

Crabtree ready for ribbing, high expectations (Yahoo! Sports)

49ers beware: Schaub can be a crafty one (Sando - ESPN.com)

Final Word: NFC West (Sando - ESPN.com)

On the ground in Houston (Sando - ESPN.com)

What Crabtree can learn from Singletary (Sando - ESPN.com)

49ers' matchup with Mario Williams (Sando - ESPN.com)