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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He wanted to crunch numbers, then he wanted to pour beer, now he just wants a view. A look inside the world of Rocky Vonachen.
Trey Kalny, in purple, lost a Dizzy Bat Race. On purpose. Somehow he got a job out of that.
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.
Alex Freedman knows firsthand that moving up in baseball can be a mixture of talent and timing. And once you get the nod, you have to perform.
Brad Starr worked childhood afternoons in dugouts and on diamonds. Now a few years older than most minor league players, he is one of the top clubhouse managers without a Major League job.
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.
