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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Mac McDermott collected decades of Sacramento sports history as a hobby. Then his wife died. He retired and retreated to his binders and spreadsheets filled with names and numbers. Now the River Cats are helping him keep his passion and his wife’s spirit alive.
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.
Larry Ward and Will Poindexter run a rare two-man, long-tenured radio booth. When they started together, it was a veteran teaching a student. Now they are polished and quite entertaining.
Tim Hagerty developed an interest in minor league team names almost a decade ago. Now he is an expert on the subject — and the author of the definitive guide to monikers new and old.
More than six years have passed since Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans. The Zephyrs were out of the state when the storm hit, but eight miles west of the Superdome and the city, they still think about the aftermath.
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.
