http://deadspin.com/i-know-a-great-story-not-mine-to-tell-about-a-current-1785607047

Mauer? Hardly Knew Her nov15-22 8/22/16 3:28pm I know a great story (not mine to tell) about a current big leaguer who languished in the minors and independent ball for nearly a decade, and was about to retire until he hit a badbeat jackpot for $80K+ in a local poker room. That money literally allowed him to play a few more years, where he got noticed, got signed by a pro affiliate, and made it to the show 2 years later. Still up there too.

http://deadspin.com/grad-students-and-minor-leaguers-are-basically-the-same-1785601466

Stromance Hannah Keyser 8/22/16 1:55pm Grad students and minor leaguers are basically the same people. They’ve both spent an incredibly long time specializing in something that very few people get well-compensated for, they’re both a criminally underpaid labour force for heartless employers, they’re both very good at figuring out ways to get free food, they both have a one in a thousand chances of actually making it to the show/getting a tenure-track job, and all of their loved ones are probably wondering when they’re finally going to give up on this shit.