Where Nobody Knows Your Name: Life in the Minor Leagues of Baseball (2014)
“But it wouldn’t have happened if not for Dan Johnson. And, in truth, what Johnson did was far more stunning than what Longoria did. Longoria is a star, a multimillion-dollar player. If you were casting the hero of a baseball movie, he would have Longoria’s profile.
Not so much Dan Johnson.
While Longoria was being given the royal treatment in Durham, Johnson was playing two and a half hours down I-85 in Triple-A Charlotte. Actually, he was playing two miles into South Carolina, just off I-77 in... Fort Mill, South Carolina, which was where Knights Stadium was located.
“Right now that night in Tampa feels like it was a long time ago,” Johnson said shortly after batting practice one evening. “I really believed going into this season that if I stayed healthy I’d be playing in Chicago. Well, I’ve stayed healthy …”
But staying healthy had not gotten him a roster spot with the White Sox, the team he had signed with after being released by the Rays. And so, he found himself playing every day, as he had hoped—but in Charlotte, not as he had hoped.MoreLess
Not so much Dan Johnson.
While Longoria was being given the royal treatment in Durham, Johnson was playing two and a half hours down I-85 in Triple-A Charlotte. Actually, he was playing two miles into South Carolina, just off I-77 in... Fort Mill, South Carolina, which was where Knights Stadium was located.
“Right now that night in Tampa feels like it was a long time ago,” Johnson said shortly after batting practice one evening. “I really believed going into this season that if I stayed healthy I’d be playing in Chicago. Well, I’ve stayed healthy …”
But staying healthy had not gotten him a roster spot with the White Sox, the team he had signed with after being released by the Rays. And so, he found himself playing every day, as he had hoped—but in Charlotte, not as he had hoped.MoreLess
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