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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Todd Stephenson knew little about baseball when the Red Sox hired him in 1999 as interim general manager in Sarasota, Florida. Now he plays a crucial role in the Major League team’s operations in two states.
When the late Art Savage moved the River Cats from Vancouver to Sacramento, he wanted to build a stadium with private funds. Thanks to Dan Vistica, an old friend with decades of financial experience, the plan has succeeded.
Former Rangers third baseman Steve Buechele spent more than a decade in Major League dugouts. He has spent spent the last back in dugouts — in the minors.
Kane County righty reliever Michael Giovenco is 24 and still lives at home. He loves every day.
Peoria radio broadcaster Nathan Baliva lives to call games. With his year-round schedule of games all over the state — the Chiefs, colleges and high schools — he loves to call them, too.
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.
