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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Burt Hooton never pitched much in the minors, but his long career in the Majors and more than two decades as a pitching coach give him the knowledge necessary to groom young pitchers — even if he all but ignores radar guns.
In the minors, just about everybody works two (or three or eight) jobs. Just look at John Maedel, the Chattanooga vice president and assistant general manager, who has moonlighted almost every game for the last 12 years as the p.a. announcer.
The Blaze play in the 51st-largest city in the United States. And other fun facts.
Tommy Viola intends to move from the colorful seats in Knights Stadium to BB&T Ballpark. The media relations director jumped teams to move up the ladder. Now, with the chance to open a new stadium, he is not going anywhere.
When the Jackson Generals clinched their division championship earlier this season, they celebrated on the road, around midnight, out on the field of an otherwise empty stadium.
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.
