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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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.
Myrtle Beach coach Brad Holman pitched three spectacular months in the majors, then faded back into the minor leagues and retirement. He almost never made it up at all, though.
John Laferney started with the JetHawks when they moved to Lancaster 17 seasons ago. He worked in the video game room back then. Now he is in charge of the whole stadium.
Brett Butler played and coached 18 seasons in the Majors. Now in his seventh season as a manager in the minors — and his fourth in Reno — he wonders when he might return to the bigs.
One thing you probably know about the former Albuquerque Isotope, one thing you might know about him and nine things you have never heard before.
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.
