Where the Dreamers Still Play
Today it sits empty and abandoned, infested by bats and invaded by weeds, just a
shell and a memory of the dreams, the energy, and the drama it used to hold. For 25
years, Fair Grounds Field in Shreveport, Louisiana, hosted some of the best of
professional baseball around. That is, minor league baseball. Hot, sticky summer
nights. Hot dogs, nachos, and popcorn. Glowing lights. Crazy entertainment between
innings. Country music and the 7th inning stretch. And players fueled by the hope of
making it to the big leagues, or filled with fear, clinging to one last shot at the dream
that had driven them for years.
As kids, twins David and Jason Benham would get awakened by their father as they
drove past Fair Grounds Field in Shreveport, LA late at night. "Take a good look, boys.
Someday, you're going to play there. Someday, you're going to take that field and
hear the roar of the crowd. This is a special place and it's going to happen. Don't ever
forget it."
Minor league baseball is indeed a world unto itself. From the Biscuits of Montgomery
and the Flying Squirrels of Richmond, to the Muck Dogs of Batavia and the Chihuahuas
of El Paso, minor league teams are as diverse and colorful as the cities in which they
reside.
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