Nows and Forevers

Drew Maggi, who got his first major league at bat in late April after 13 years in the morning leagues, was released by the Pirates.

That’s a long time to toil in the minors before making The Show, and it’s one of the reasons why Maggi’s story seemed to pop when he got called up out of nowhere from the Altoona Curve, two steps away from the majors.

He had two hits in three games, and then got sent back down to the Eastern League, where he’s been ever since. Except that he was batting below .200, the feared Mendoza line, and hadn’t been in a game since July 8.

A feel-good story, although all feel-good stories don’t have happy endings, as I well know. Let’s just hope that he finds his way back to the majors, or some other type of pleasant baseball future awaits.