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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Patrick Laredo started working for the Missions as a fill-in for no pay. Now he runs the mascot show.
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?
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 Padres have been in limbo after moving to Tucson two seasons ago as a short-term solution. When, where and if they move, no one knows.
The last time Jay Bell spent a full season in the minors, he was 20 and a promising young shortstop in Waterbury. Today, he is 46 and a promising young hitting coach in Mobile.
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.
