打比方说吧，这无法和加入全美职业棒球大联盟相提并论，而更象是加入一个AAA级棒球俱乐部，但它仍是一份正儿八经的成熟职业，我为此缴纳入伙费，并在那些日子里赚得丰厚的收入。

It was not quite like making the major leagues, more like AAA ball, but it was still a full-fledged professional job in which I paid union dues and made a pretty good income for those days.

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