Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012, August 21, 1995, Page 10, Image 10

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men! to adapt to. Players are
sometimes thousands of miles
from home, leaving behind fam
ily. friends, fiancees, and all that
is familiar to spend the majority
of their da>s in ballparks and on
crowded, uncomfortable tour
buses on tile road to the next
game.
I or ninnv players, it is tiie bus
ride that proves the loneliest
part of the game.
"I hate it,'' said Eugene first
baseman Wilton Person, "it's so
uncomfortable. It seems like vou
always have a crick in your
neck. People do whatever they
( an to relax l Usually. every seat
is taken, and it's kind of hard to
recline in your seat, so people
will sleep in the aisles."
"Sometimes it's impossible to
sleep," Trippy said, "so you learn
to play a lot of cards. It's fun
though, having to worry about
nothing but baseball."
Hut being happy isn't enough
to realize the dream.
"if a player is just happy to lie
here.” said Bellingham Giants
pitching coach Ron Perranoski.
"then that means he has already
n« < oinplished his goals. I
wouldn't want a player like that
on mv team."
Ball players have to spend
every day on the field — taking
batting practice, shagging flies,
fielding ground balls - trying
to gain an edge over the next guy
in an effort to be noticed bv the
front offu e and get called up to
the next level
The game is no longer just a
game at this level, it is a busi
ness. and when the players, who
are the product, don’t produce
results quick enough, the front
office loses patience. This < ould
mean a trip down to the instate
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