CLEARWATER THRESHERS relief pitcher and local budding hero Jeff Singer was chatting on the phone with a reporter from his room at a Days Inn in Tampa a few hours before he had to report to the ballpark for yet another Florida State League road game.
Or was he at a Red Roof Inn in Fort Myers?
No, wait. It was a Hampton Inn - and it was in Kissimmee.
Life in the minor leagues is about long bus rides, $60 motel rooms (with the group rate) and, coming soon, scorching heat. Sometimes, it's hard to keep the towns straight.