Abaalmarinta La Sharafay

Markii uu yaraa ee Minnetonka ma jirin ciyaar uusan Jim Brower jeclayn. Wuxuu ku lug lahaa ciyaaraha sanadka oo dhan isagoo ciyaaraya kubbadda kolayga dhalinyarada, kubadda cagta iyo baseball-ka qaar ka mid ah kooxaha ugu hibada badan aagga. Xaqiiqdii, Jim wuxuu xubin ka ahaa kooxdii East Tonka ee 1985 taasoo gaartay ilaa taxanaha adduunka ee Little League.

Nasiib darro kooxdu kuma guuleysan horyaalka, inkastoo Jim uu u ciyaaray siddeed kooxood oo ka tirsan Horyaalka Kubadda Koleyga ee Major League, haddana waxaa la sheegay inuu yiri, "Wali waa mid ka mid ah daqiiqadihii ugu fiicnaa ee xirfadeyda kubadda koleyga, waxaana jiray 12 sano."

Guusha Jim waxay sii socotay ilaa dugsiga sare. Isagoo ah ardaygii labaad ee sannadka labaad, wuxuu ahaa ciyaaryahan saddex-isboorti ah oo kubbadda kolayga, kubadda cagta iyo baseball-ka ka bilaabay MHS. Wuxuu sidoo kale xubin ka ahaa kooxaha orodka iyo bowling-ka (wuxuu ku qoray dhammaan shanta ciyaarood).

Markii uu gaaray fasalka 11aad, waxaa caddaatay in baseball-ka iyo basketball-ku ay ahaayeen meeshii uu Jim ku fiicnaa. Jim wuxuu tuuray kubad aan wax garaacis ah la kulmin Eden Prairie isagoo da'yar ah, isagoo da'yar ah oo kubbadda kolayga ah ayuu dhigay rikoorka dhibcaha ugu badan ee ciyaar la dhaliyo (40). Isagoo loo yaqaan ciyaaryahan go'an, Jim wuxuu yaqaanay sida loo shaqeeyo si adag iyo dadaalka ay qaadan doonto si uu u xaqiijiyo riyadiisa ah inuu noqdo ciyaaryahan xirfadle ah.

"Ma jiraan fursado badan oo aad ku raadsan karto adigoon wax allabari ah bixin," Jim ayaa yidhi, "Waxaan sameeyay doorashooyin markii aan jiray 16 sano. Ma aanan gelin fasaxa gu'ga sababtoo ah waxay ahayd ka hor tijaabooyinka baseball-ka." Kubadda baseball-kuna waxay noqon doontaa mid ka mid ah fursadahaas waaweyn ee Jim.

Isagoo ah ciyaaryahan kubbadda cagta midig u ciyaara oo u ciyaara Skippers, Jim wuxuu haystay kubad degdeg ah oo 91 MPH ah, mid ka mid ah kuwa ugu fiicnaa wixii xilligaas ahaa Lake Blue Conference. Markii uu ahaa arday sare, wuxuu helay abaalmarino All-Conference iyo All-State ah oo ku saabsan baseball-ka waxaana si weyn u shaqaaleysiiyay kooxo dhowr ah oo ka tirsan Qaybta I. Waxaa laga soo xulay dugsiga sare, laakiin wuxuu doortay inuu dhigto Jaamacadda Minnesota halkaas oo loogu magacaabay baseball Big Ten All-Star sanadkii 1994.

"Laga soo bilaabo bilowgii Jimmy wuxuu haystay wax kasta oo uu u baahnaa si uu u guuleysto oo ay ku jiraan hibada, xiisaha iyo adkeysiga," ayuu yiri tababarihii hore ee Jim ee Minnetonka Baseball Myles Ginther.

Jim waxaa loo magacaabay Texas Rangers sanadkii 1994. Intii uu ku jiray xirfadiisa ciyaareed wuxuu u ciyaaray siddeed kooxood oo Major League Baseball ah oo ay ku jiraan Indians, Braves, Padres iyo Giants, kuwaas oo uu kula guuleystay horyaalnimada qaybta. Tirakoobkiisa xirfadeed waxaa ka mid ah 128 guul oo cajiib ah, 37 badbaadin iyo in ka badan 1,300 oo weerar ah. Waxa kale oo uu haystaa rikoorka Giants ee tirada ciyaaraha la ciyaaray xilli ciyaareed kasta.

Jim wuxuu ka yimid MLB isagoo u safray Japan muddo sannad ah, dhawaan ayuuna xilli ciyaareed la qaatay Rimini Pirates Talyaaniga. Hadda oo uu ku laabtay Minnesota isagoo la jooga xaaskiisa, Jessica, iyo gabadhooda, Landry, Jim wuxuu dib u milicsanayaa xirfadiisii ​​​​baseball-ka iyo waqtigiisii ​​​​Dugsiga Sare ee Minnetonka, wuuna ku faraxsan yahay inuu sameeyay doorashooyinkii uu sameeyay. Kaliya ma aha in Jim lagu xasuusan doono inuu ahaa ciyaaryahan baseball hibo leh, laakiin sidoo kale inuu ahaa qof raacay rabitaankiisa oo ku noolaa riyadiisii.