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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At home, the Timber Rattlers merchandise manager has a closet of jerseys, shirts and caps with team logos. At work, he makes the calls for what jerseys, shirts and caps wind up in the team shop. His expertise allows him to order brilliantly.
The last time Jay Bell spent a full season in the minors, he was 20 and a promising young shortstop in Waterbury. Today, he is 46 and a promising young hitting coach in Mobile.
On the field, the San Jose Giants do little more than win and develop players. So why are they more famous for the meat they grill behind third base?
John Laferney started with the JetHawks when they moved to Lancaster 17 seasons ago. He worked in the video game room back then. Now he is in charge of the whole stadium.
Larry Ward and Will Poindexter run a rare two-man, long-tenured radio booth. When they started together, it was a veteran teaching a student. Now they are polished and quite entertaining.
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.
