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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Sam Hitcher, fourth from right, and Tom Munoz, second from right, played on the same field for the first time more than half a century ago. Their friendship has stretched across teams, states, leagues and decades.
For more than 40 years, Nancy Faust serenaded Chicago White Sox crowds. Now, more or less retired, she plays Sunday afternoons 45 miles to the west for the Kane County Cougars and their fans.
Call Las Vegas what you want — The Marriage Capital of the World, The City of Second Chances, Sin City — just make sure you call it home to a minor league baseball team. The 51s play here, and they have stories to tell.
On Opening Day Eve, go deep inside the last preseason meetings for one of the top teams in the minor leagues — and learn how they continue to improve every year.
When the St. Louis Cardinals bought a minor league team and moved it 215 miles from Busch Stadium, they tapped one of their own to run the show and maintain the tradition of the storied franchise.
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.
