Welcome to Saturday Scorecard, your reward for surviving an April blizzard and Friday the 13th in the same week.

Now, get your arms loose and be ready to throw it around the horn:

The Brewers and Cardinals were rained out Friday night at Busch Stadium and slid their starting time back six hours today in order to avoid more showers.

Maybe they should have just moved the series to Cleveland.

Just kidding.

While the rest of the country fixated on the Anna Nicole Smith paternity puzzle and Don Imus' job search (Can I get fries with that, I-Man?), more than 50,000 people in Milwaukee made their way to Miller Park to watch a three-game series between the Indians and Angels.

Whether you chalk up the bigger-than-expected crowds to spring break, cabin fever or the allure of $10 tickets for frugal Cheeseheads, the turnout was remarkable.

"It was stunning," baseball commissioner Bud Selig said.

Selig left his office Wednesday night and had "a tough drive home" to the North Shore in some wet, snowy and slippery conditions. When he arrived at his house, he flipped on the TV to see how many people had braved the weather to show up at Miller Park.

"I saw the crowd and I was stunned," he said. "There are a lot of messages here. It proves the unbelievable popularity of baseball today. It was a great thing for Milwaukee. There were a lot of good stories here."

Here are a few:

When informed by a local radio reporter on Monday afternoon that Cleveland closer Joe Borowski could be using his locker for the neutral-site series, Brewers reliever Matt Wise said: "Tell him to leave some strikes in it."

As it turned out, the Indians did not use the Brewers' clubhouse on the first-base side. As the "home" team for the series, they requested the visitor's accommodations on the third-base side. "I think they were smart and realized that we would probably lock up (manager) Ned (Yost's) office," Brewers general manager Doug Melvin said. "At least on the visitor's side, their manager had an office."

When Borowski entered the game for the ninth inning Tuesday night and Thursday afternoon, the song "Wild Thing" blared over the public address system, an obvious reference to the movie "Major League," which featured the Indians but was filmed at County Stadium.

"I didn't mind the first time they played it. It was a good spin on the whole situation," Borowski told reporters. "But the second time, I need something to motivate me, not something where you hear it and think, 'What the heck's going on?' "

Borowski will not enter games at Jacobs Field to "Wild Thing." His warmup song will be "Price to Pay" by Staind, which was his song last year in Florida.

Payback: A lot of people in Milwaukee think that the Indians owe the Brewers something for the hospitality this week. A lot of people in Cleveland think that it was the least Wisconsin could do after the Brewers fleeced the Tribe for Jeromy Burnitz (Kevin Seitzer) and Richie Sexson (Jason Bere, Bob Wickman and Steve Woodard).

History lesson: The Indians were present for two of the more memorable moments in County Stadium history. On Sept. 9 1992, Robin Yount stroked the 3,000th hit of his career off Indians pitcher Jose Mesa.

On May 30, 1996, Cleveland's Albert Belle leveled Brewers second baseman Fernando Vina with a forearm shiver in the basepath. The hit, which nearly broke Vina's nose, earned Belle a two-game suspension.

Payday: University of Wisconsin basketball coach Bo Ryan received a $250,000 pay increase from the Board of Regents and will now make $1.25 million next season. Those Regents must really have liked that HBO special. The school-record 30 victories didn't hurt, either, but Ryan's pay still puts him in the middle of the pack in the Big Ten.

Decision time: Marquette point guard Dominic James told the Journal Sentinel that he still hasn't decided whether or not to enter the NBA Draft. Virtually everybody on campus thinks he's made up his mind and is leaving. If James is smart, and he is, he will declare himself eligible and not hire an agent, which will allow him to return to MU if it doesn't appear that he'll be drafted high.

Staying home: Speaking of draft, former Wisconsin offensive tackle Joe Thomas will follow in the footsteps of Packers linebacker A.J. Hawk and skip the NFL's Draft Day dog and pony show in New York. The reason? Thomas would rather fish with his dad than put on an uncomfortable suit.

New sheriff in town: Who is under more pressure at the NFL Draft his year: is it the Raiders, who hold the first pick? Is it the Jets, who screw up their pick every year in front of a hostile home crowd? Or, is it new commissioner Roger Goodell, who has to announce the early picks and hope that none of the players in their new suits get in trouble off the field like a certain player named after a video game?

Educated guess: NFL Network draft analyst Charles Davis has an interesting theory about the draft that could impact the Packers' selection. Davis thinks that Detroit, which picks second behind Oakland, will shock the world, pass on Thomas and take running back Adrian Peterson. That would reduce the chance of California's Marshawn Lynch being on the board when the Packers select with the 16th pick.

Office space: Reason No. 1,054 that Bucks coach Larry Krystkowiak is a good fit for Milwaukee: instead of moving into the spacious office vacated by his predecessor, Terry Stotts, Krystkowiak has set up shop in a more modest office down the hall.

Mighty Quinn: Congratulations to Brewers senior vice president and chief financial officer Bob Quinn, who is the 2007 winner of the "Young Alumnus Award" presented by the College of Business Administration at Marquette. Quinn is in charge of financial operations, human resources, information systems, ticket services, stadium operations and spring training operations. He's probably in charge of more stuff, too, but space is running tight.

Second season: Both the Admirals and Wave will enter their respective post-seasons as underdogs. Don't be surprised, though, if they each advance.

Sunny forecast: Despite the horrible weather this spring, Selig is confident that Major League Baseball will set another attendance record this year. He's also pretty sure that fighting to put a roof on Miller Park was a good idea. Wait until the folks in Minnesota realize what open-air stadiums feel like in April and May.

"I've expressed my opinion to them," Selig said of our neighbors.

Schedule conflict: As for the idea that baseball could solve its problems simply by scheduling games in warm-weather cities early in the season, Selig scoffed. There is nothing simple about scheduling 162 games for 30 teams.

""We go over every conceivable scenario," Selig said. "The warm-weather teams say ‘I don't want a lot of April dates. The two-team markets don't want to be home at the same time. We have a whole series of other schedule problems. We do the best we can."

Wishful thinking: Given all the love that the Indians received this week and the good vibrations of the "Major League" DVD re-release, what would a World Series between Cleveland and Milwaukee look like?