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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The High Desert Mavericks clubhouse manager sliced open his hand while preparing a pregame spread. He was back at work that night.
A.J. Griffin describes himself as ‘kind of a dork.’ On the mound, though, he is as cool as any other prototypical San Diego boy.
Recent high school graduates are drafted every June to play pro ball. Managers rarely make that leap. During his 20th season coaching high school baseball, Bill Richardson caught the eye of a scout and the Rangers hired him.
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.
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.
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.
