6The Daily Tar HeelThursday, January 19, 1984
Tar Heel grads pursue baseball dream
By LEE ROBERTS
The dream has died for most.
As kids, they used to stay out at the
diamond until the blue twilight hit, play
ing ball and preparing themselves for
careers in the major leagues.
Slowly, the reality began to hit. Pit
chers started throwing curveballs. The
.152 averages in high school didn't im
press the scouts.
Finally, the gloves were put away in the
basement. The goals are still set, only this
time a bit more modestly. The major
league dream is just a piece of the past,
and the future sees degrees, diplomas and
jobs.
But, wait. The dream is alive and well
and working out in Chapel Hill.
Scott Bradley and Pete Kumiega are
two former North Carolina baseball stars
who are not letting the dream die easily.
Both men have been working out daily
at Boshamer Stadium in preparation for
another season of minor-league baseball.
Both hope to eventually work their way
up to the majors.
But while the major-league life may
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not. Both players have experienced hard
times since they left Chapel Hill.
Last summer, Kumiega' s first pro
season was spent in Pikeville, Ky., a
Chicago Cubs farm team. "People think
pro ball is all glamour, glory and
money," he said between workouts this
week. "But they don't realize what you
have to go through in the minor leagues.
The living conditions are bad, and there
are 22-hour bus rides. It's not a lifestyle 1
want to lead the rest of my life."
Bradley, heading into his fourth minor
league season as a catcher in the New
York Yankees organization, agreed.
"The minor leagues are definitely not all
glory. You spend a lot of time sitting on
buses and a lot of time on your own."
Both players recalled times in Chapel
Hill with fondness. It was the team con
cept coach Mike Roberts espoused that
they miss in the professional ranks.
"College ball is great," Bradley said.
"The players spend a lot of time together
and get to know each other. Pro ball is a
lot more individual. Your friends can be
there one minute and then dropped,
demoted or traded the next. Especially on
the Yankees."
Kumiega found his first season to be
quite a departure from the days he had
spent at UNC. "There is very much
loneliness in minor league ball," he said.
"It's a struggle. There are a lot of kids
right out of high school who are away
from home for the first time. They have
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lots of empty time to do lots of thinking."
Kumiega is a born-again Christian, and
found a lot of comfort in the perspective
he gained from his new-found faith while
he was out on the road. But he told
stories of many impressionable young
kids who did not know what to do with
their time and turned to alcohol or other
short-lived substitutes for security, at
home.
Despite the hard parts of the minor
league life, both Kumiega and. Bradley
have done well in their careers to date.
Bradley has moved up one notch in the
Yankee's system every season he has
played and is presently on the roster of
the AAA affiliate in Columbus, Ohio.
Kumiega joined the Cubs system last Ju-.
ly, missing the early part of the season,
but he stilj hit very well and is more confi
dent of making the major leagues now.
"1 played with guys who were drafted
high and I had better stats than them as a
free agent."
Kumiega realizes that not being a
draftee with a large signing bonus could
keep him from his goal. -
"There are a lot of politics involved
with high draftees," he said, "so I . am
just going to enjoy playing, have fun and
make the best of it."
Bradley, meanwhile, seems close to the
major leagues.' In fact, he was almost
picked up by the Oakland A's earlier this
year. UNC coach Mike Roberts called
Bradley "one of the best hitters in the
minor leagues." Bradley has-been to the
major league training camp of the
Yankees and has worked out with current
Yankee manager Yogi Berra and Jeff
Torborg, a Yankee coach.
"I feel like my chances are pretty
good," Bradley said. "I've gotten a taste
of the big leagues in spring training, along
with the big league meal money."
Even if neither player makes the major
leagues, they leave behind a program that
will never forget them. Almost every
UNC . hitting record is held by either
Bradley or Kumiega.
Roberts said of the two: "They are the
kind of players that, exemplify the
Carolina baseball program. They are
outstanding human beings, hard workers
and much more than average college
players."
Both players will be working out at
Boshamer until their training camps begin
next month. They realize that thousands
of people make the minor leagues and
few of those make the majors.
Of the few who make the major
leagues, only a handful are there for more
than a cup of coffee. The chances are
slim, but Pete Kumiega and Scott Bradley
have a dream.
"There's nothing else I'd rather do,"
Bradley said. "I wouldn't trade places
with anyone."
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interest in the races and campaign staffs
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