i used to go and watch the Kpt Mets a few times with a neighbor of mine, but not regularly or anything.

baseball is not my sport anyway, and i only enjoyed it when big name players (rick ankiel, etc..) were playing.

the Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburg/Knoxville area, Tenn. Smokies, is a great area for minor league baseball; many big time players have played in their league over there.

All these guys have played for the Smokies over the years:


* Rick Ankiel
* Carmen Cali
* Stephen Drew
* Joe Girardi
* Roy Halladay
* Dan Haren
* Dan Uggla
* David Wells
* Vernon Wells
* Jeff Kent
* Jake Fox
* Orlando Hudson
* Mark Reynolds
* Anthony Reyes
* Kerry Wood
* Miguel Montero
* Yadier Molina
* Jake Fox
* Sam Fuld
* Jeff Samardzija
* Cristian Guzm?n
* Chris Carpenter
* Carlos Delgado
* Shawn Green
* Felipe Lopez
* Jayson Werth
* Casey Blake
* Harold Baines
* Mike Timlin
* Kelvim Escobar
* Ross Ohlendorf
* Alberto Gonzalez
* Kevin Cash
* Gabe Gross
* Reed Johnson
* Dewayne Wise
* Micah Owings
* Sean Gallagher
* Kevin Hart
* Carmen Pignatiello
* Brandon Lyon
* Miguel Montero
* Dustin Nippert
* Tony Pe?a
* Doug Slaten
* Bill Murphy
* Starlin Castro
* Tyler Colvin

bolded are some of the greats that spent time w/ Smokies.
Halladay, Carlos Delgado, Harold Baines, Tony Pena, Chris Carpenter, Uggla, Reynolds, Kent, Vernon Wells, Dan Haren, Joe Girardi are all elite players or were elite players