Chan Ho Park and Chad Kreuter go way back, forming a battery for a couple of seasons in L.A., before the Rangers briefly brought Kreuter in as Park's personal catcher a few years later. But for some reason, the then-retired Kreuter needed $460,000 in 2005, and Park was happy to oblige.

In the lawsuit, filed today in L.A. County Superior Court, Park says he made the loan because Kreuter "had been a highly compensated Major League Baseball player" and he assured Park that he "would have no difficulty paying [Park] back."

After all, why not? Kreuter made north of $8 million over his career, and in 2006 became the head coach of USC's baseball team, which I'm sure doesn't pay peanuts.

But Kreuter's only paid $290,000 of the loan, and now Park's suing him for the remainder, plus interest. Because a couple hundred thousand dollars is a big deal for someone who's made $100 million in his career. Wait, really? Chan Ho Park has made nine figures? That's the real travesty of justice here.

MLB Pitcher Sues His Catcher [TMZ]

Tatis, of course, is most famous for the game in April 1999 when he hit two grand slams off Chan Ho Park in the same inning; we've always thought it was more noteworthy that Park could conceivably be in the game to give up two slams in the same inning in the first place. (Thanks, Showalter!) Since then, everything's pretty much gone wrong for Tatis. The Cardinals grew tired of him, he was always injured, he was rumored to be in the Mitchell Report and he fell to the point that he was out of baseball for two years and joined Chan Ho to play for the New Orleans Zephyrs.

And then, last night, he had his first ever walk-off hit to help the Mets save Willie Randolph's job for one more night.

We love it when old-time baseball players come back for one last go-around; as much as we might have disliked Sammy Sosa, it was kind of fun to see him back last year. (And he's finally announcing that he's going to retire ... eventually!) Come on, Big Mac ... you got one more comeback in ya!

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