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 weather is miserable, the stadium is crumbling and the siren song of Los Angeles rings from the south, so, yeah, go ahead and laugh at Bakersfield. Just know the colorful cast of the Blaze could be on the brink of a baseball renaissance.
The Gwinnett Braves assistant general manager was flexible when her boss asked if she would answer phones for his minor league team. What started as a way to make money while in school has led to nearly two decades in the game.
Patrick Laredo started working for the Missions as a fill-in for no pay. Now he runs the mascot show.
The radio voice of the Fresno Grizzlies shares his story, from a childhood spent listening to his father call games at Candlestick Park to his 17 seasons in the minors.
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.
