Tommy Nance

I went out and did that.

And then nothing came from that tryout.

Then I get a call a little bit later from the coach with the Thunderbolts.

He was like, yeah, I was at the stadium, the Cal Winter League, and I saw you throwing a bullpen.

I was really impressed.

We'd love to sign you.

So I signed with them.

I think I was making $600 a month.

So it's definitely way different than the minors, especially nowadays minors.

It was like housing was paid for, the place that we found, but I think there were six or seven of us living in like a...

three-bedroom place, like blow-up mattresses all over the place, just a place to rest our heads after games.

Had a really fun experience there.

The velocity kind of started, you know, ticking up.

And I was about to go back.

I...

had agreed to go back and play the next year same team for 700 a month and i remember being super excited i'm like heck yeah i'm getting a raise um but and then from there is kind of like where i transitioned into um affiliate ball and that's that's another crazy part of it too um

I started working with this guy in San Diego.

He's a pitching coach who works with a lot of guys.

He's got a bullpen in his backyard.

And I'm working with him a couple times.