Fans line up for Dodger dogs (hot dogs) and gaze at palm trees and mountains beyond centerfield.

The longest shot of the night was a 476-foot monster Fielder smacked that landed in the Kauffman Stadium fountains in centerfield.

They waited several long, tense moments, peeking over the lip of the ditch like kids watching a ball game over the centerfield fence.

But that year -my only year of baseball -I ruined my arm from failing to properly warm up before throwing from centerfield.

Centerfield had the ball in his hands, whirling as if on springs.

He would awaken when the buggy rolled to a stop, then walk back to Centerfield.

'Hey, Centerfield!' He's leaned over to roll down the passenger window.

Aware of his vocal shortcomings, a clearly distracted Fogerty repeated a verse of "Centerfield" then addressed the problem after finishing the song.