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 Clearwater Threshers are one of the top drawing teams for attendance in the FSL. They do it largely by subscribing to what works.
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.
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Mike Melega never imagined a college catering gig would get him a job in baseball. The Drillers offered him an internship. He bit at the chance. Now, 19 seasons later as general manager, the job is still serving new challenges.
AutoZone Park is the most expensive minor league park ever built. With a price tag of more than $80 million, it feels like part of the Majors, but the Redbirds have found a lavish home doesn’t make success easier.
Lenn Sakata is 58 and in his eighth season as a California League manager. Remembered as the second Asian-American in the Majors and the last Orioles shortstop before Cal Ripken Jr., he still loves the game.
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.
