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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Donn Roach started the season with the Inland Empire 66ers. An early trade sent him to a California League rival — the Lake Elsinore Storm — and his stellar performance has followed.
For years, Curt Bloom pushed his body and mind in an effort to make the big leagues. He still wants the call, but has learned to love where he is.
Zach Lee might not have the prettiest statistics for the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, but he is quickly developing into one of the top pitchers in the California League.
During the 1984 season, Sam Bernabe was an Iowa Cubs intern, pumping stormwater out of dugouts and cleaning locker rooms. Now he is president and general manager of the team and chairman of the minor league board of trustees.
The last time Jay Bell spent a full season in the minors, he was 20 and a promising young shortstop in Waterbury. Today, he is 46 and a promising young hitting coach in Mobile.
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.
