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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For more than a century, the Barons have been the heart of Birmingham baseball. Next year, they will move from the suburbs to a new downtown stadium.
For the Giants, paint provides a rallying cry and a beautiful look at the past.
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.
Tommy Viola intends to move from the colorful seats in Knights Stadium to BB&T Ballpark. The media relations director jumped teams to move up the ladder. Now, with the chance to open a new stadium, he is not going anywhere.
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.
