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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Mark Montgomery earned a spot in the record books just months into his career 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.
Kane County righty reliever Michael Giovenco is 24 and still lives at home. He loves every day.
Trey Kalny, in purple, lost a Dizzy Bat Race. On purpose. Somehow he got a job out of that.
What do Greenville’s 67-year-old pitching coach and 28-year-old emcee have in common? Well, for one thing, motivation.
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.
