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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And why do we have to look back to the story of a man gone nearly 50 years for an answer?
The Gwinnett Braves assistant general manager was flexible when her boss asked if she would answer phones for his minor league team. What started as a way to make money while in school has led to nearly two decades in the game.
Every year, minor leaguers throw a couple no-hitters — five or seven innings solo, nine innings combined, rarely nine innings solo — and all of them ultimately footnotes. There is no single list of minor league no-nos. They just fade away.
What do Greenville’s 67-year-old pitching coach and 28-year-old emcee have in common? Well, for one thing, motivation.
No matter the number on his back, Springfield Cardinals second baseman Greg Garcia keeps swinging.
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.
