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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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.
The Tennessee manager is in his first season with the Smokies, but managed his first team more than three decades ago when he was still in his 20s. The games have piled up over time — 4,000? Maybe 5,000? Who knows? Not Bailey.
One thing you probably know about the former Albuquerque Isotope, one thing you might know about him and nine things you have never heard before.
Todd Baker spends every inning of every Mississippi Braves game out in the bullpen in full uniform, waiting to work. He will never step on the field during a game, though. Such is the life of a minor league bullpen catcher.
A name and logo change helped the Lakeland Flying Tigers create a brand identity. How can you forget a tiger with wings?
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.
