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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Kyle Smith thought he was prepared for the unexpected. Then three days before the season opener, his daughter was born seven weeks early.
Sam Hitcher, fourth from right, and Tom Munoz, second from right, played on the same field for the first time more than half a century ago. Their friendship has stretched across teams, states, leagues and decades.
The weather is miserable, the stadium is crumbling and the siren song of Los Angeles rings from the south, so, yeah, go ahead and laugh at Bakersfield. Just know the colorful cast of the Blaze could be on the brink of a baseball renaissance.
After close to a decade of covering the minors, the most famous bush league chronicler of them all knows more about promotions and business than he ever thought he would. This is a perfect job for him.
On some days, general managers and groundskeepers are resident meteorologists. They try to predict when the storms will come, if they come at all, and when the players should take the field.
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.
