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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The High Desert Mavericks clubhouse manager sliced open his hand while preparing a pregame spread. He was back at work that night.
Kaleb Cowart pitched from kindergarten until his high school graduation. He wanted to hit, though, and feel the thrill of rounding the bases after hitting a homer. The Los Angeles Angels wanted that, too.
No matter the number on his back, Springfield Cardinals second baseman Greg Garcia keeps swinging.
During the 1984 season, Sam Bernabe was an Iowa Cubs intern, pumping stormwater out of dugouts and cleaning locker rooms. Now he is president and general manager of the team and chairman of the minor league board of trustees.
Brad Starr worked childhood afternoons in dugouts and on diamonds. Now a few years older than most minor league players, he is one of the top clubhouse managers without a Major League job.
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.
