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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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.
For the top prospect in baseball, even three bad nights in August are better than the best nights for most players. Why do we not want to see that?
The weather is miserable, the stadium is crumbling and the siren song of Los Angeles rings from the south, so, yeah, go ahead and laugh at Bakersfield. Just know the colorful cast of the Blaze could be on the brink of a baseball renaissance.
Mark Montgomery earned a spot in the record books just months into his career in the minors.
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.
