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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Nine years ago, John Wasdin pitched a perfect game in the minors. Now the pitching coach for the Burlington Bees, most of his players have no idea about his accomplishments.
Todd Stephenson knew little about baseball when the Red Sox hired him in 1999 as interim general manager in Sarasota, Florida. Now he plays a crucial role in the Major League team’s operations in two states.
Kurt Brown learned to captivate audiences as a 3-year-old crooning old country tunes for farmers. He still knows how to entertain crowds. Now it’s mainly at the ballpark and during local elections.
Every season, six Arkansas Travelers stadium operations interns live in an apartment at Dickey-Stephens Park. Free rent? Hardly. They work for every cent.
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.
