I need to charge them for this

Great Lakes. They changed it just enough to where Carl and Brick can't sue.

He's 20 years old, he's originally from New York, and he was the center of attention at Sunday's Great Lakes Loons' home opener at Dow Diamond.

No, he's not a Loons' player. He's Rall E. Camel, a 1,800-pound camel from the small town of Clinton, south of Ann Arbor -- and since last summer, he's been the team's designated dromedary cheerleader.

And even though it was the Loons' opponent, the Lansing Lugnuts, that rallied for a 10-8 win in Sunday's game, Rall E. was definitely a crowd-pleaser. After being introduced on the field before the game, he posed patiently for pictures throughout the three-hour game from a fenced-in area near Lou E.'s Lookout.

Kids and parents stopped to pet Rall E., who was decked in a green Loons' cap.

"He's probably one of the best animals I've ever worked with in public," said Rall E.'s owner, Kirk Elya of Whispering Pines Petting Zoo in Clinton. "He's very well adjusted for this kind of work."

Whereas Brick is not...but he has the right attitude for the work that he does.