The next night, the Peaches lost in the bottom of the ninth but they took two games in Greenville and felt satisfied heading back to Georgia following a 3–1 road trip. But then the team bus blew a tire Sunday night on I-85, and the 223 miles back to Macon took six hours instead of four. The bus didn’t pull into Luther Williams Field until 4:00 a.m.
The next morning, Concannon was dozing in his office when Ziggy Dale, public relations/promotions director for the Peaches, burst through the door.
“Don’t you knock? I’m trying to catch some z’s,” said the manager, slowly straightening up in his reclining chair. He ran a hand over his morning stubble.
“Sorry. I heard you got in late.”
“I slept here last night. Just get me some coffee.”
Dale returned a few minutes later and handed Concannon
