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For those of who know, I am beginning to take an interest in NHRA, for the sole reason of Courtney Force (one or two of you called her a "Space Cadet" from watching the Driving Force on A&E). But I came to the realization that I don't know jack about the sport and just came to the realization that Courtney will never be on TV because she is in the "so-called minor leagues" of drag racing. Driving Force has also returned to A&E in reruns in the wee hours of Sunday morning (perfect since I work third shift and have access to a TV). But is there any website out there where I can get some knowledge of the sport?

I was thinking about this the other day, since we all have played a sports video game at least once in our lives and we did grow up in either the Nintendo or for the older folks, Atari. I was thinking about the most unstoppable players created by video game engineers and here are some of my thoughts on who the Greatest Players ever created. Since I played Super Tecmo Bowl the most of ANY sports video game, I don't remember much of any other sports video game. 1) Bo Jackson (Super Tecmo Bowl) - Is there anyone more unstoppable than Bo Jackson in Video Game history? I remember taking every kickoff and running it back to the 1-yard line just so I can break out a 99-yard touchdown run with Jackson every play. He was even unstoppable when the computer selected the same play. I recall rushing for 1,000 yards in a SINGLE game with him. 2) Air Allnite (Sega's David Robinson's Supreme Court) - This video game created ficticious players and the hottest player was Allnite. He had Larry Bird's three-point abilities plus Michael Jordan's old fade-away abilities rolled into one. Only difference was he NEVER missed a three-point shot, even when his "fatigue" was low. 3) Kevin Mitchell (Sega's RBI Baseball) - The year Mitchell hit 37 or so homers, it seemed like every time I used him, he always hit homers. If you pretty much hit the ball on the right part of the bat, he would hit a homer. 4) Any pitcher (Nintendo's 1986 Major League Baseball game) - All you had to do was pitch the ball completely outside and every batter would strike out. Also to note was a MAJOR fielding flaw, all of the players threw the ball so slow on the field that every softly hit ball in the infield was a single. And balls would disappear in the middle of the fence and be declared home runs. 5) Any Nose Tackle (Super Tecmo Bowl) - I never mastered this art on defense, but whenever my brother or friend would play me in the game, he would slide through the center at the snap and sack me well before I could have the chance to drop back to pass. 6) Walter Payton (Original Tecmo Bowl) - He was the pre-Bo Jackson but less unstoppable. 7) Joe Montana-Jerry Rice tandem (Super Tecmo Bowl) - I always managed to drop back about 20-30 yards and heave a 60 yard pass to Jerry Rice even though he was not even on the screen at the time, so there were times where he'd be triple covered and still catch a pass and run it in for the touchdown. These are the guys I could think of off the top of my head. Any others? I pretty much addictively played Super Tecmo Bowl everyday at one point, sometimes going through the entire 16-game schedule AND playoffs during sleepovers with friends when I was in elementary school.

Mark Ciardi, the Producer of the movie, "The Rookie," and one-time prospect for the Brewers in the mid to late 80's. I remember him from a 1987 Brewer yearbook I stole from my older brother.

Howdy all. I am not an ESPN Insider member, but I noticed Peter Gammons wrote a column on Josh Hamilton but with all Insider stories, only the first few paragraphs are shown and I would like to read the entire story. I know the Insider members here are leary of disclosing the entire article, but Hamilton is my inspiration right now (I am working my way back from "something" right now) and I am using him as an example to continue my trek back. Is there any way someone can assist me? Or can I buy just the ONE story from Insider instead of paying an entire subscription rate?

Not sure if this was posted anywhere, but Tom Haudricourt had an article about Braun and Hart's all-star experiences in today's Journal-Sentinel. It discusses how the Brewers became friends with Cub and Cardinal players "for a day." The funniest quote was in the second graf of the article made by Ryan Braun: "It turns out that all the Cubs are kind of nice guys," the Milwaukee Brewers leftfielder said. "That's unfortunate. I thought it would be easy to dislike them." Its actually good to see Braun and Hart having a sense of rivalry with the Cubs to the point where they feel its a duty to dislike them. Another funny statement was what Ben Sheets said: As for getting buddy-buddy with the Cubs' players, Sheets drew the line. After all, he has to have the eye of the tiger each time he faces them on the mound. "They're good dudes," Sheets said. "But wrong team."

First off, this is probably the most terrible picture I have ever seen taken of Matt LaPorta, but its what is posted on the Akron Aeros website announcing the deal. But it does look weird already seeing him in another jersey. Some Indian fans at various forums don't seem too happy with LaPorta and wish they received more or perhaps made a deal with another team for their prospects. I will provide links when it comes to me.

I have stated this before, but I have a bad TMJ issue with my jaw (my company health benefit program doesn't cover TMJ treatment because its considered "cosmetic") and it has gotten worse and worse when it comes to causing headaches and achy cheekbones. I have considered purchasing a mouthguard to wear even during the day when I am not eating to ease the tension and aches on my face. Today is one of the worst days because I have a migraine and my face feels like it just got hit by a 95-mph Ben Sheets fastball. But does anyone know of any places that sell mouthguards (non-football type) over-the-counter that can provide support?

This thread can be placed either here or in the trade rumors section, but I figured since it involves our minor leaguers it might fit better here than in the trade rumors deal. With various trade rumors swirling around us being involved in the CC Sabathia sweepstakes and some National writers mentioning our prospects in AA ball, I have wondered if anyone knows of any Major League teams booking flights to Huntsville to check out our farmhands lately. It would make sense and if anything, if word gets out one of our prospects is pulled early from a game or not even in a given day's starting lineup, it may be cause for speculation for any members of the media. Is there anyone who attends or knows of the activities in Huntsville enough to give us any indication?

For the tech guys out on brewerfan.net nation, my mom's computer has been having a hard time detecting CDs when placed into the E: Drive. Whenever I put ANY CD or system CD into it, it doesn't even detect any new software or music when it finishes processing. It used to be able to take music out of CDs and placed them into Windows Media Player to play music. But now it is like it doesn't even notice any disc has been put into the drive. When I placed a CD into the drive, it said "Driver busy," and then after it finishes processing, it says, "No disc in drive." I tried to see if there was any issues inside the computer, but there was no visible problems. Then I checked the properties of the E: Drive and it said 0KB of free space and 0KB of used space. What is going on here? But here is what the Properties EXACTLY read when I check on the DVD-RW drive: General Tab: Type: CD Drive File system: Unknown Used Space: 0kb Free Space: 0kb Then under the Hardware Tab, it notes that both "devices are working properly" Then under the DLA tab, it notes that one of the devices is "disabled"

I did like what they had to offer outside the Metrodome before the games. It was cool they had a wide variety of food for sale outside the stadium before the game so you didn't have to shell out more money inside the stadium during the game. I had about four ears of corn roast before the two games I went to. But as for night life, I am not much into that these days as I quit drinking altogether so there really wasn't a lot of options as far as that was concerned.

I did like what they had to offer outside the Metrodome before the games. It was cool they had a wide variety of food for sale outside the stadium before the game so you didn't have to shell out more money inside the stadium during the game. I had about four ears of corn roast before the two games I went to. But as for night life, I am not much into that these days as I quit drinking altogether so there really wasn't a lot of options as far as that was concerned.

Haha, SeriesFinale. I could have told you that. I don't get many chances to take vacations from work and stuff. But the Metrodome is the ninth Major League stadium I have visited: 1) Milwaukee County 2) Miller Park 3) Wrigley Field 4) Comiskey (US Cell) Park 5) PNC Park 6) Skydome 7) Jacobs Field 8) Shea Stadium (not for a game though, but for a tour) 9) Metrodome Downtown Minneapolis was a bit underwhelming. All I saw were parking garages. You'd think there would be more shops and restaurants, but it wasn't even "happening" on a Saturday night. What was really funny to see was a group of Brewer fans somehow managed to pull off a tailgate party in the hotel parking lot of Best Western before the game and didn't even get in trouble.

Haha, SeriesFinale. I could have told you that. I don't get many chances to take vacations from work and stuff. But the Metrodome is the ninth Major League stadium I have visited: 1) Milwaukee County 2) Miller Park 3) Wrigley Field 4) Comiskey (US Cell) Park 5) PNC Park 6) Skydome 7) Jacobs Field 8) Shea Stadium (not for a game though, but for a tour) 9) Metrodome Downtown Minneapolis was a bit underwhelming. All I saw were parking garages. You'd think there would be more shops and restaurants, but it wasn't even "happening" on a Saturday night. What was really funny to see was a group of Brewer fans somehow managed to pull off a tailgate party in the hotel parking lot of Best Western before the game and didn't even get in trouble.

Seeing as how some of us made the trek to Minneapolis by car and attended more than just one game, I was wondering how you all planned out and ended up doing your trips. My brother and I left Racine Saturday at 8:50am and made it to Minneapolis by 3:30pm Saturday and made just two stops (my sister-in-law's Honda Fit is absolutely AWESOME on gas mileage). We made our first in Lake Delton for lunch at Culvers around 11am and then filled up the gas tank in Osseo before making the stretch to the Twin Cities. During the trip, my brother and I debated how to pronounce names of cities we never been to but heard of. I always thought Necedah was pronounced 'neck-ah-duh' but my brother thinks it is pronounced 'ne-see-dah'. But its been awhile since I have been on a road trip, and was amazed it took less than two hours to reach Madison from Racine along Interstate 94. By the way, the rivers along I-94 near Johnson Creek was still flooded but not nearly as bad. Since the game was obscenely short Sunday, we left Minneapolis at 3:30pm Sunday and made it to Racine by 9pm last night. Everyone on I-94 was absolutely trekking it without regard for any Law Enforcement agents. We made ONE stop, in Tomah, for a quick dinner and fill up of the tank. During the game, I chatted with some Brewer fans from both Ixonia and Watertown. I was the only person who knew where Ixonia was when I noticed the guys shirt. But during the whole road trip, I don't think I saw one person wearing Brewer paraphernalia at any of the stops we made. This was the first time I ever been north of Wisconsin Dells in my life (I usually am more of a road tripper that heads south than north) and the first time I ever saw the Mississippi River. I was a bit disappointed that there wasn't a tourist stop along I-94 for picture taking of the Mississippi River, etc. Oh, and it was the first time I realized that UW-Whitewater likely isn't the smallest UW town (River Falls barely makes the Wisconsin map). Overall it was a cool trip, my brother and I played 80's rock CDs (Tom Petty's Greatest Hits and CCR) on the way to Minneapolis and I came to the realization that I actually liked more than one Tom Petty song. I would do the trip to Minneapolis again next year if given the opportunity. Not a bad drive. But it was really weird being home last night when I JUST saw a game in Minneapolis that day.

Seeing as how some of us made the trek to Minneapolis by car and attended more than just one game, I was wondering how you all planned out and ended up doing your trips. My brother and I left Racine Saturday at 8:50am and made it to Minneapolis by 3:30pm Saturday and made just two stops (my sister-in-law's Honda Fit is absolutely AWESOME on gas mileage). We made our first in Lake Delton for lunch at Culvers around 11am and then filled up the gas tank in Osseo before making the stretch to the Twin Cities. During the trip, my brother and I debated how to pronounce names of cities we never been to but heard of. I always thought Necedah was pronounced 'neck-ah-duh' but my brother thinks it is pronounced 'ne-see-dah'. But its been awhile since I have been on a road trip, and was amazed it took less than two hours to reach Madison from Racine along Interstate 94. By the way, the rivers along I-94 near Johnson Creek was still flooded but not nearly as bad. Since the game was obscenely short Sunday, we left Minneapolis at 3:30pm Sunday and made it to Racine by 9pm last night. Everyone on I-94 was absolutely trekking it without regard for any Law Enforcement agents. We made ONE stop, in Tomah, for a quick dinner and fill up of the tank. During the game, I chatted with some Brewer fans from both Ixonia and Watertown. I was the only person who knew where Ixonia was when I noticed the guys shirt. But during the whole road trip, I don't think I saw one person wearing Brewer paraphernalia at any of the stops we made. This was the first time I ever been north of Wisconsin Dells in my life (I usually am more of a road tripper that heads south than north) and the first time I ever saw the Mississippi River. I was a bit disappointed that there wasn't a tourist stop along I-94 for picture taking of the Mississippi River, etc. Oh, and it was the first time I realized that UW-Whitewater likely isn't the smallest UW town (River Falls barely makes the Wisconsin map). Overall it was a cool trip, my brother and I played 80's rock CDs (Tom Petty's Greatest Hits and CCR) on the way to Minneapolis and I came to the realization that I actually liked more than one Tom Petty song. I would do the trip to Minneapolis again next year if given the opportunity. Not a bad drive. But it was really weird being home last night when I JUST saw a game in Minneapolis that day.

Just got home from Minneapolis about an hour ago and it was my first time ever at the Metrodome. I went to Saturday's game and sat in section 141 in left field. I was surrounded by mostly Brewer fans in the section and sat next to a hot blonde wearing an old school Brewers hat, so I will not complain about that game. I am 6'4" so the section I sat in on Saturday was much more friendly to me than today's game where I sat in section 225 and my legs were absolutely tucked in. But I after watching today's game, I came to the realization that everyone on this team is absolutely lost offensively. I never seen such terrible timing of pitches. Slowey continued to throw pitches in the 90-91 range and yet no one knew what to do. How is that possible? I was about ready to yell. And it may just be me, but Fielder looks like he is ballooning more and more like that girl who turned blue in the Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory movie. But the Metrodome seemed kind of blah to me, but it is what it is. I was less impressed with downtown Minneapolis than the Metrodome. I stayed at the Best Western Normandy Inn and downtown is absolutely terrible. All I saw were parking garages and run down bus shelters on the walk to the Metrodome.

Its 7:30am on this Saturday morning. Just woke up, threw some clothes in an overnight bag and am now waiting for my brother to come along so we can leave by 9am. Man am I tired. Hopefully they can win at least one of the next two games.

In Jayson Stark of ESPN's most recent "Rumblings" column on interleague play among other issues, he showed a blurb about this argument between Adam Dunn and JP Ricciardi: Dunn deal: Here's an ironic twist to the whole Adam Dunn-J.P. Ricciardi mix-up: Guess which team is on Dunn's 10-team no-trade list? Yep. You've got it. It's J.P. Ricciardi's Blue Jays. So how much better off would the GM have been if he'd told his favorite radio callers: "Don't even ask me about trading for Adam Dunn. He has us on his no-trade list." Apparently, JP could have avoided this altogether had he actually used his head instead of spouting off on a radio show. Makes me wonder if JP does any type of research, etc.

PaulRigdon, Holy Crap! I just did a check on Jason Collier. Now that post appears to be in bad taste. Apologies from this guy. From wiki: During the NBA off-season, Collier died suddenly at the age of only 28 on October 15, 2005 in Cumming, Georgia. His autopsy indicated that he died because of a "sudden heart rhythm disturbance caused by an abnormally enlarged heart."[1] It was reported that he experienced shortness of breath before losing consciousness. Medical treatment was performed by emergency medical technicians, but Collier died on route to the hospital.

So let me get this straight.... we deal Yi Jianlian, who nearly created an International Public Relations nightmare for the Bucks last year and had "some" flashes of brilliance early in the season and subsequently lost his starting position to Charlie Villanueva and Bobby Simmons, his "Ron Artest-light" personality AND his garbage contract for Richard Jefferson? If this is all true, it could be a good thing. In my opinion, losing Yi may be tough to swallow in the future if he turns out to be a great player, but I think its in the Bucks best interest to completely clean the whole house and start over from scratch. On top of all of that, the last thing we need is for Yi's handlers to continually bug new coach Scott Skiles that Yi "isn't getting the minutes he desires or 'deserves.'" The dealing of Yi and any potential problem his handlers may have had on the Bucks of last season could be enough to make this trade sway in our favor and makes me wonder if it may have set off a bad vibe in the locker room.

tristar, that YouTube clip is hilarious. I couldn't imagine being a Jets fan and being in attendance every year only to see them muddle their picks. The Jeff Lageman and Johnny Mitchell clips were most hilarious, it was almost if Jets fans were at a loss for words. Also, if you love comedic NBA Draft commentary, Bill Simmons of ESPN's Page 2 is by far the most witty in his perspective of NBA Draft moments: From: http://proxy.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/020625 , 50 Ways to Love the NBA Draft No. 47 From 2000 ... Commissioner Stern announces the first-ever All-Stiff Draft Night Trade: Houston deals Joel Pryzbilla to Milwaukee for Jason Collier and a future No. 1. This trade was approved by the NBA's official coroner, Dr. Sam Quincy. No. 43 From 2001 ... Near the end of the first round, after Vecsey reports that the Knicks don't have enough to trade for Chris Webber, the New York fans in the building respond by starting an impromptu, "Vecsey sucks! Vecsey sucks!" chant on live TV. No. 40 From 2001 ... Stern announces No. 26 pick Samuel Dalembert being selected by the Sixers, followed by Dalembert suddenly and inexplicably hopping out of the stands to shake hands with a clearly terrified Stern. These are the things that happen when you get rid of the Green Room. No. 38 From 1997 ... Near the end of the first round, Vecsey reports that the Timberwolves and Clippers just made a trade. Dad and I move to the edge of our seats, giddy with excitement, only to have Vecsey tell us that Minnesota traded Stojko Vrankovic to the Clippers straight-up for Stanley Roberts. Can I get fries with that? No. 35 From 1997 ... The Mavs take center Kelvin Cato, a former dishwasher who ended up at Iowa State after a growth spurt. TNT's two "draft facts" about him are "Never played high school basketball" and "Owns a 9-foot Burmese python snake." Apparently rattled by these facts, Dallas immediately deals Cato to Portland for the No. 18 pick (Chris Antsey) and monetary considerations. No. 32 From 1999 ... The Knicks take 7-foot-3 French star Frederic Weis with the No. 15 pick, the funniest pick of the last five years. "Bonjour, Latrell! Bonjour, Marcus! Flustered by the pick, Johnson swings it to a startled Peter Vecsey, who's completely out of info. Vecsey makes up a "Steve Smith for Isaiah Rider" trade rumor on the spot. No. 31 From 2001 ... The Clips trade the rights to No. 2 pick Tyson Chandler to Chicago for Elton Brand. That's right, after 47 years, Elgin Baylor finally made a good trade! Watching the draft live, Dad and I immediately start stockpiling water and canned goods and preparing for the Apocalypse. No. 26 From 2001 ... You knew Shane Battier was headed to the Grizzlies at No. 6, because Stern looked happy walking to the podium for the first time all night. All right, it's a four-year senior! As an added bonus, Battier becomes the first draftee in history to use the word "archaic" in his post-pick interview. A confused Sager immediately throws it back to Johnson. No. 24 From 1999 ... Minutes later, after Johnson tells us that stiff center Todd MacCulloch (No. 47) enjoys bungee-jumping, parachuting, parasailing and cliff-diving and has a dog named Chainsaw who once got his tongue stuck to a frozen pole, Majerus deadpans, "Is there a 'developing a hookshot' story in there?" (The lesson, as always: You know it's getting late when Rick Majerus makes you laugh out loud.) No. 20 From 1998 ... High schooler Rashard Lewis sets the NBA record for "Most Time Spent In The Green Room" -- improbably lasting through the first round, surviving two "Why hasn't Lewis been taken yet?" highlight montages, surviving at least 35 "There's Rashard sitting by himself in the Green Room" closeups, even getting passed on by his hometown Rockets -- before the Sonics mercifully take him as the 32nd overall pick, which means he doesn't even get to shake hands with David Stern. The entire chain of events brings Lewis to tears. They should show this as a cautionary video to anyone thinking about coming out early. No. 17 From 2001 ... Pitino says that the Celtics could be looking at "Troy Parker" at No. 21. Troy Parker? Wasn't he in "Boogie Nights"? After the Spurs take Tony Parker later in the round, Barkley says, "I don't know that much about him, but they got him in the first round, so he must be a good player." Insightful work by the TNT crew. No. 16 From 1997 ... the Sixers take Keith Van Horn, who's forced to wear a Sixers hat and endure an interview with TNT's Craig Sager even though he's headed to New Jersey in a draft-day deal (which can't be announced until after the first round). That leads to a new face for the Pantheon of Faces -- the Keith Van Horn "I was excited to play in Philly, but now I have to spend my career in New Jersey, yet I still have to pretend that I'm excited to play for Philly until this trade is announced" Face. No. 8 From 1999 ... Ernie Johnson tells us that soon-to-be-lottery pick Steve Francis brought 300 members of his extended family to the draft in Washington. Do you even know 300 people? That one might never be topped. No. 1 From 1999 ... after the Grizzlies select Stevie Francis second, a disappointed Francis puts on a Grizzlies hat, shakes hands with Stern and tries to pretend he's happy. But when he and his grandmother head on stage for an interview with Sager, Francis becomes steadily more distraught by the realization that he's heading to Vancouver. When Sager asks him, "How does it feel?", Francis rolls his eyes, holds back tears, leans back in his seat, stares up at the roof in dismay and looks like he might start screaming. Sager quickly throws it back to Ernie. (The NBA ... it's FANNNNNN-tastic! I love this game!)

With the NBA Draft tonight, there has always been hilarious moments where a player getting drafted is not happy where he landed or a player ends up in the Green Room for an extended amount of time. Here are some hilarious, sometimes embarrassing moments in no particular order: 1. Grizzlies drafting Steve Francis and the camera showing him bawling his eyes out. 2. Rashard Lewis declaring for the NBA Draft out of high school and ends up as the last guy in the Green Room, dropping to the second round. 3. Stephon Marbury crying after being drafted by the Bucks, then traded to the TWolves for Ray Allen. 4. (NFL) Chargers drafting Eli Manning and him forced to hold the Chargers jersey with NY fans chanting, "Put it on! Put it on! Put it on!" 5. (NFL) A camera crew stationed at Thurman Thomas' house watches him fall asleep through the first round with him not getting selected. 6. Joakim Noah wearing a tacky all white suit ensemble. 7. Any moment where David Stern misprounounces a foreign guy's name. 8. Any moment where the TNT/ESPN analysts act like they know the foreign guy drafted only to throw out cliches to make them look smart. 9. Whenever an actual college graduate selected in the NBA Draft uses big words leaving Peter Vecsey looking for the right response. 10. (NFL) Any time the Jets and Giants make a bad pick leading to a sounding of boos (see: Kyle Brady, Blair Thomas, etc.) 11. Anytime the NBA Analysts mention the recent draft pick either a) never played high school basketball or b) "just picked up the game three years ago" leading the team that picked them exclaim to themselves, "What have we done!?" 12. Anytime a draft pick swap is made and the players who are picked must act excited about wearing the team cap for a mere five minutes: Scenario: Antawn Jamison and Vince Carter traded for each other. Jamison acts excited to be a "Raptor" while Carter gets excited to be a "Warrior" only to know they will be sent to the other team within five minutes. 13. Anytime a blockbuster trade is made and and David Stern makes a long pause, only to learn the trade is sending Foreign Guy A and a 2nd round pick in next year's draft to the other team for Foreign Guy B and cash. This leaves fans speechless and wondering what is going on. 14. Anytime the Knicks make a selection. 15. For this year's draft, when the Seattle Sonics make their pick and they must interview the pick. Only for the player to realize he doesn't know where to ship his belongings.

I would like to complain about my job, but since I essentially work in the Social/Human Services field, its best that I keep my complaining to myself due to Confidentiality issues. But anyhow, this upcoming weekend is the first FULL weekend I have had off since July of last year (when my brother got married) and I work insanely long hours (for those of you who don't know: Fri 10p-Sat 2p, Sat 10p-Sun. 12p, Sun. 11p-Mon. 4p) and I am going to celebrate it by heading up to Minneapolis to see the Brewers-Twins series. But yeah, its a tough job. I have been sent to the West Allis Memorial ER twice for 1) getting smashed on the head with a frying pan and 2) getting bit in the arm by a resident. That is all I will say.

Honestly, the Brewers HR record is pretty sad. How many teams have as long of a history as the Brewers with such a low number? - The New York Mets franchise has been around nine years longer and their All-Time leader in homers is Darryl Strawberry with 252, just one ahead of Yount. That and Piazza is second with 220 homers. Also keep in mind that pretty much ALL other team records of the Brewers trumps the Mets All-Time leaders in each category. - With exception to Mike Schmidt's 548 homers with the Phillies, the next highest is Del Ennis with 259 homers. - Yount's 251 career homers bests the Washington Nationals/Montreal Expos team leader Vladimir Guerrero's 234 homers. - Johnny Bench's 389 leads the Reds' franchise. - One interesting note is Todd Helton is the Rox all-time leader with 310 and counting. - And look at the Padres' All-Time leaders in homers: Home Runs Rank Player HR PA 1. Nate Colbert 163 3485 2. Phil Nevin 156 3297 3. Dave Winfield 154 4512 4. Tony Gwynn 135 10232 5. Ryan Klesko 133 3333 6. Ken Caminiti 121 2351 7. Benito Santiago 85 3065 8. Fred McGriff 84 1623 9. Steve Finley 82 2640 Carmelo Martinez 82 2694 - Also take a look at the Indians' leaders in the long-ball department: Home Runs Rank Player HR PA 1. Jim Thome 334 5723 2. Albert Belle 242 3922 3. Manny Ramirez 236 4095 4. Earl Averill 226 6708 5. Hal Trosky 216 4853 6. Larry Doby 215 5082 7. Andre Thornton 214 5095 8. Al Rosen 192 4374 9. Rocky Colavito 190 3700 10. Ken Keltner 163 6280 Royals: Home Runs Rank Player HR PA 1. George Brett 317 11624 2. Mike Sweeney 197 5278 3. Amos Otis 193 7969 4. Hal McRae 169 7361 5. Frank White 160 8467 6. John Mayberry 143 3752 7. Danny Tartabull 124 2684 8. Carlos Beltran 123 3512 9. Steve Balboni 119 2201 10. Bo Jackson 109 2010

My brother and I will be at the Saturday and Sunday games (we will leave Racine Saturday morning to drive all the way up there). We will be staying at the Best Western a few blocks away. So add these two the list: jaybird2001wi jaybird2001wi's older brother