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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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.
Joe Ayrault played in seven Major League games and watched a World Series from the dugout before shoulder injuries ended his playing career. That was only the start of his story.
When the Jackson Generals clinched their division championship earlier this season, they celebrated on the road, around midnight, out on the field of an otherwise empty stadium.
The Pittsburgh Pirates are building a rotation that could carry them to the kind of success they last enjoyed decades ago. For now, though, their young pitchers are in Bradenton, still three steps from the big leagues.
Athletic trainer Travis Tims used to be in charge of getting the team’s laundry and equipment from stadium to stadium. There’s a reason he now makes checklists.
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.
