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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Six years ago, Efren Navarro was a washed-up college pitcher with a pin in his left arm. Far cry from the minor league Gold Glove first baseman he is today.
She doesn’t have time to watch the game or keep score, the way she grew up enjoying baseball. But Linda Rathfon sold her floral business to help a stadium tick.
Nineteen years ago, Threshers manager Chris Truby, third from left, was a kid in his first spring training. Then he found a mentor who helped him reach the Majors.
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.
Two years ago, the Tampa Bay Rays grabbed three Seattle high schoolers in the first three rounds of the draft. Drew Vettleson, left, Ryan Brett, center, and Josh Sale have been together ever since.
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.
