Nelson Acosta and Carlos Perez make big jumps in their second stints in the Dominican Summer League
Each night from July through mid-August, pounding out the minor league box scores is a lot like playing all of Billy Joel's greatest hits at once:
At its peak, there seven affiliates to cover, and sometimes up to 10 games if there was a massive storm in the southeast. They include names whose spellings aren't yet conducive to muscle memory (names that begin with "Jh," for one). And I try to get it done before the water for my coffee starts boiling.