We scrimp and save and work. We look high to climb some professional ladder. Maybe we stall a few rungs from the top. We still dream. We always dream.
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Lenn Sakata is 58 and in his eighth season as a California League manager. Remembered as the second Asian-American in the Majors and the last Orioles shortstop before Cal Ripken Jr., he still loves the game.
Every year, minor leaguers throw a couple no-hitters — five or seven innings solo, nine innings combined, rarely nine innings solo — and all of them ultimately footnotes. There is no single list of minor league no-nos. They just fade away.
Todd Stephenson knew little about baseball when the Red Sox hired him in 1999 as interim general manager in Sarasota, Florida. Now he plays a crucial role in the Major League team’s operations in two states.
Call Las Vegas what you want — The Marriage Capital of the World, The City of Second Chances, Sin City — just make sure you call it home to a minor league baseball team. The 51s play here, and they have stories to tell.
Duane Espy manages in one league. His son, Dean, plays in another. Two states and more than 700 miles separate them every night, but Duane never misses an opportunity to follow each pitch.
Before he played in the majors, Jonny Gomes hit 63 homers in the minors, suffered a heart attack and, on a lighter note, became a certified personal trainer.
The Dragons faltered on their way to a 9-1 loss to the Kane County Cougars, but fans were still entertained between innings ... by the ZOOperstars.
