The topping public of Milwaukee's ...

The topping public of Milwaukee's Miller Park retractable-roof stadium last November was a milestone in many ways. Just a month earlier, auspicious fans of major league baseball's Brewers franchise autographed the 18-ton poniard box chord that was lifted into place, as workers and others involved with the brew paused for a moment of silence in memory of three construction workers killed in a July 1999 accident that delayed the park's opening a year.

With Miller Park's first attempt in April, Brewers fans no longer have to cope with biting temperatures in the spring or fall, or have their