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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Former Rangers third baseman Steve Buechele spent more than a decade in Major League dugouts. He has spent spent the last back in dugouts — in the minors.
In the minors, just about everybody works two (or three or eight) jobs. Just look at John Maedel, the Chattanooga vice president and assistant general manager, who has moonlighted almost every game for the last 12 years as the p.a. announcer.
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.
When the city of Omaha announced they were closing Rosenblatt, the Storm Chasers were uncertain where they would go. Would they even stay in Nebraska? The stars aligned and they moved just down the road.
The Kansas City Royals have already called up handfuls of their top prospects. A few, including minor league home run leader Wil Myers, are still with the Omaha Storm Chasers. Their day will come.
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.
