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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For more than 40 years, Nancy Faust serenaded Chicago White Sox crowds. Now, more or less retired, she plays Sunday afternoons 45 miles to the west for the Kane County Cougars and their fans.
On the field, the San Jose Giants do little more than win and develop players. So why are they more famous for the meat they grill behind third base?
Duane Espy manages in one league. His son, Dean, plays in another. Two states and more than 700 miles separate them every night, but Duane never misses an opportunity to follow each pitch.
Luis Sojo has had some of his best and some of his worst days in the clubhouse of George M. Steinbrenner Field.
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.
