For the time being, Corporan joins pitchers Mike Thomas and Chris Saenz as the only players to make one big-league appearance with the Brewers . Thomas pitched 1 1/3 innings of scoreless relief in an 8-2 loss to the Chicago White Sox on July 12, 1995, then was returned to the minors and never pitched again in the majors.

Saenz's one outing with the Brewers was more memorable. Summoned on April 24, 2004, to fill a void in the starting rotation, Saenz pitched six shutout innings in a 3-1 victory over St. Louis.

Saenz, who was promoted from Class AA Huntsville, was sent back to the minors after that start. Two months later, he underwent "Tommy John" reconstructive elbow surgery that cut short his career.

For a period, outfielder Corey Hart was the only position player on that list. Hart was summoned from Class AAA Indianapolis on May 21, 2004, and four days later struck out in a pinch-hitting appearance against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Hart was returned to the minors the next day and didn't get another shot with the Brewers for more than a year. He removed his name from the list of "one-game wonders" on Aug. 14, 2005, when he was summoned from Nashville and made his first big-league hit a big one, socking a three-run homer off Cincinnati's Jason Standridge at Miller Park.

Thanks to Brewers historian Mario Ziino for his research on that topic.

Krsnich got there first

Bob Uecker was the first native Milwaukeean to sign with the Milwaukee Braves but he was not the first local player to appear with that club.

Outfielder Mike Krsnich, who was born on Sept. 24, 1931, in West Allis, made four appearances with the Braves early in the 1960 season before being returned to the minors. He reappeared in 1962 but played in only 11 games that season before his big-league career came to an end.

Krsnich was acquired by the Philadelphia Phillies in 1950 and sent to the Boston Braves the next season, so he was in the organization when the franchise moved to Milwaukee in 1953.

Uecker, who was born on Jan. 26, 1935, in Milwaukee, signed with the Braves before the 1956 season. He made his major-league debut on April 13, 1962, and played 33 games with the club that season.

Uecker played in only 13 games with the Braves the next season. He was traded on April 9, 1964, to St. Louis for Jimmie Coker and Gary Kolb.

"I'm proud that I was the first Milwaukeean to sign with the Milwaukee Braves," Uecker said. "I also was the first Milwaukeean to be traded by the Milwaukee Braves. I'm proud of that, too."

Wearing a collar

For those who were wondering, Brewers outfielder Brad Nelson did not set any kind of record by going 0 for 21 before being sent outright to Class AAA Nashville on Wednesday. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, there is no record in the book for most hitless at-bats to start a season.

Nelson didn't even have the longest 0-for to start the 2009 season. Houston infielder Jason Smith entered the weekend with no hits in 24 at-bats.

Only three non-pitchers began the season with at least 21 at-bats without a hit. Texas outfielder David Murphy was 0 for 23 before finally breaking through.

The name game

Quick, what's the name of the stadium in which the Florida Marlins play Baseball?

If you said Dolphin Stadium, you would be wrong. The facility was renamed LandShark Stadium last week after the primary tenants, the NFL's Dolphins, signed a partnership deal with singer Jimmy Buffett.

"We got a memo to say that the Marlins now play in LandShark Stadium," club President David Samson said. "So, we have to change all of our ads. We have to change all of our signage. We have to change all of our stationery."

And this is not the first time. The facility opened as Joe Robbie Stadium, in honor of the Dolphins' venerable owner. Later, it was changed to Pro Player Stadium.

Another name change is in the offing. It was announced the change to LandShark Stadium would last only through the 2009-'10 NFL season. What happens then is anyone's guess.

It won't be that long before the name of the team itself changes. In 2012, the Marlins are scheduled to move into their own retractable-roof ballpark on the Orange Bowl grounds. At that point, the franchise will be renamed the Miami Marlins.

Try to keep up.

All good things end

Atlanta's Chipper Jones saw his 29-game hitting streak against Philadelphia come to an end last Sunday when he exited the game after three at-bats with a sore wrist.

Jones fell one short of becoming the sixth player in 55 years to hit in at least 30 consecutive games against a single opponent. The longest streak over that stretch was a 44-gamer by Los Angeles Angels outfielder Vladimir Guerrero against Texas from April 9, 2004, to Aug. 4, 2006.

Milwaukee's Paul Molitor is third on that list with a 32-game hitting streak against the Chicago White Sox from May 1, 1993, to Sept. 20, 1996.

Going to market

If the Brewers decide to make a run at San Diego ace Jake Peavy at midseason, he almost certainly will be available. The Padres are going down like the Titanic, with 19 losses in 24 games entering Saturday.

Over that span, starting pitchers were 0-12 since Peavy last won on April 16 against the Mets. With only six runs of support over his last 35 innings, Peavy (2-5, 4.30 earned run average) would certainly benefit by pitching for the power-packed Brewers .

Whether a deal could be worked out for Peavy remains to be seen. For beginners, the Padres would want a bunch of players back, probably starting with shortstop prospect Alcides Escobar.

Then, there would be the matter of Peavy's contract. He signed a three-year, $52 million extension that begins next season, with a $15 million salary in 2010, $16 million in 2011 and $17 million in 2012, with a $22 million option for 2013 that includes a $4 million buyout.

The Brewers are not on the list of clubs to which Peavy contractually would accept a trade but those issues always can be worked out.

Whether the Brewers could afford the price in bodies and dollars, or even be inclined to try, remains to be seen.

Lighter on their feet

There's something to be said for being more agile in the field.

Statistically, Philadelphia's Ryan Howard and the Brewers' Prince Fielder were the worst-fielding first basemen in the majors last season, with 19 and 17 errors, respectively.

Both players lost weight over the winter and the results have been obvious. Entering the weekend, neither Fielder nor Howard had committed an error.

"Hopefully I've opened some eyes," Howard told the Philadelphia Inquirer. "I love playing first base, and I want to do it as long as I can.

"In this game, you want to do things on your own terms. I want to dictate my own fate at that position."

One last try

Tom Glavine is ready to give it one last go.

The 43-year-old left-hander appeared done earlier in the year when he was slow to recover from elbow and shoulder surgeries, and suffered a setback on April 12 during a minor-league rehabilitation start.

But, after "letting it fly" in two simulated innings Wednesday at Citi Field in New York, Glavine said he felt the best he has all year and expressed hope of joining Atlanta's rotation by the end of the month.

"I'm beyond where I was at spring training, certainly beyond where I was when I started spring training, and probably even at the end of spring training," Glavine told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

The Braves are hoping Glavine can replace struggling Jo-Jo Reyes, who hasn't won a game since last June, a stretch of 18 starts.

Flipping a power switch

Minnesota catcher Joe Mauer always has been able to hit. After all, he did win the AL batting title in 2006 with a .347 average, becoming the first catcher to do so.

Mauer is not known for his power, however, with a big-league high of 13 homers in that '06 season. That's why eyebrows were raised when he socked four out of the park in his first 11 games after returning from a back injury.

Last season, Mauer didn't hit his fourth homer until his 329th plate appearance. All four of his home runs have come to the opposite field in the Metrodome, where the left-field seats are known as the "Home Run Porch."

"If he keeps hitting them there, we're going to have to rename it the 'Mauer Porch,' " teammate Justin Morneau said.

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