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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Of the five Mississippi Braves starting pitchers, four landed on the Southern League all-star team. Though their performances on the field this season have been similar, just about everything else about them is different.
Patrick Laredo started working for the Missions as a fill-in for no pay. Now he runs the mascot show.
Nine innings with a woman who has no idea how to keep score (and the man who wants to teach her where to start).
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.
For years, Curt Bloom pushed his body and mind in an effort to make the big leagues. He still wants the call, but has learned to love where he is.
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.
