Top of the ‘Trop, and other cool stuff

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An ESPN guy without a fear of heights clambers to the top of Tropicana Field, the domed stadium where the Rays are beating the White Sox. Kind of fun, but not really worth having a dome for.

A new website that sounds like fantasy sports meets online gambling. It lets you trade shares of actual players, or swap credit defaults, I’m not sure which.

A very creative if not extremely busy Cubs fan has crafted an elaborate tribute to his beloved ballclub ... on an Etch-a-Sketch. Looks pretty real, but so did that clip of the ballgirl snagging the foul ball in that Internet Gatorade commercial.

Their Dinner with Andre: Dodger Foodie Andre Ethier grabs a steak with his buds in Chicago.

Somebody’s already picking the Dodgers to win the World Series, and you’ll never guess who is cited as Reason No. 1.
The Frank Caliendo Overkill chorus is growing. Hey, if the guy was that good, he’d have a Sarah Palin impression.

-- Steve Clow