Posted on September 29, 2006 by erik
The City: Johnson City, TN. Population 55,469. Fun factoid(s) about Johnson City: During the 20’s and with prohibition in effect, Johnson City got the nickname “Little Chicago” due to it’s connection with bootlegging activity and the infamous gangster Al Capone. It’s been said Capone had a part-time home Johnson City. Renee Zellweger’s ex-husband and country music [...]
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Posted on September 27, 2006 by erik
With the State College Spikes giving the Cardinals the horns in order to hook up with the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Cardinals have announced their new NY Penn League affiliate will be the Batavia Muckdogs. (Sorry for the horrible puns, I couldn’t resist.) The Muckdogs, now that’s just one of the coolest minor league team names around, right up [...]
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Posted on September 24, 2006 by erik
The Architect got his contract extended until 2008, which is good news. Very notable however is the promotion of Jeff Luhnow to vice president for scouting and player development, a position once held by Bruce Manno. Luhnow is from the new school of baseball thought and has worked in the area of statistical analysis and [...]
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