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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Zach Lee might not have the prettiest statistics for the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, but he is quickly developing into one of the top pitchers in the California League.
Several times a year children take over a ballpark to eat ice cream, buy gear and, oh yeah, watch baseball.
The Gwinnett Braves assistant general manager was flexible when her boss asked if she would answer phones for his minor league team. What started as a way to make money while in school has led to nearly two decades in the game.
In the minors, just about everybody works two (or three or eight) jobs. Just look at John Maedel, the Chattanooga vice president and assistant general manager, who has moonlighted almost every game for the last 12 years as the p.a. announcer.
Nineteen years ago, Threshers manager Chris Truby, third from left, was a kid in his first spring training. Then he found a mentor who helped him reach the Majors.
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.
