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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Kaleb Cowart pitched from kindergarten until his high school graduation. He wanted to hit, though, and feel the thrill of rounding the bases after hitting a homer. The Los Angeles Angels wanted that, too.
Brad Starr worked childhood afternoons in dugouts and on diamonds. Now a few years older than most minor league players, he is one of the top clubhouse managers without a Major League job.
The last time Jay Bell spent a full season in the minors, he was 20 and a promising young shortstop in Waterbury. Today, he is 46 and a promising young hitting coach in Mobile.
Over the last last eight seasons, RiverDogs assistant general manager Harold Craw has helped promote the team to minorities. Proof of his success shows up every night in the seats.
The Clearwater Threshers are one of the top drawing teams for attendance in the FSL. They do it largely by subscribing to what works.
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.
