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Johnson City Cardinals The Johnson City Cardinals, an Appalachian Rookie League affiliate of St. Louis, play at Howard Johnson field, which was built in 1956 and had a major renovation in 1994. This is a nice older field with a 60 degree slope at the edge of the right field warning track from the foul pole to center field. The Cardinals were playing the Kingsport Mets and at the bottom of the 4th inning were leading 4 to 3. www.baseballroadtrip.net /RookieIndependent/rookie/appalachian/johnsoncity/johnsoncity.html   (509 words)

St. Louis Cardinals (1892-Present) The Cardinals long a NL whipping boy finish in last again with a 49-105 record, though the team would not improve for a few more years it would be the last 100-loss season for the franchise in the 20th Century. The Cardinals and Brooklyn Dodgers finished the season in a tie for first in the NL with a 96-58 record, the first time that occurred in the major leagues. The Cardinals would go on to sweep the Atlanta Braves in the NLCS to earn their 13th trip to the Fall Classic In what was known as the "Suds Series" the Cardinals face the Milwaukee Brewers. www.sportsecyclopedia.com /nl/stlcards/cardinals.html   (8448 words)

Johnson City, Tennessee - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Johnson City is a city in Washington County, Tennessee; however a small part of the city is located within Sullivan County, Tennessee, to the northeast and Carter County, Tennessee, to the southeast. Johnson City served as headquarters for the legendary narrow gauge East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad (ETandWNC) (also known as "Tweetsie Railroad") built in the 1880s and the Carolina, Clinchfield, and Ohio Railway. Johnson City along with neighboring Bristol, Tennessee was noted as a hotbed for old-time music and hosted noteworthy Columbia Records recording sessions in 1928 known as the "Johnson City Sessions." Native son "Fiddlin' Charlie" Bowman became a national recording star via these sessions. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Johnson_City,_Tennessee   (1236 words)

Johnson City Cardinals - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Johnson City Cardinals are a rookie league team based out of Johnson City, Tennessee. Louis Cardinals organization and play with the Appalachian League. The Cardinals became notorious after a budget scandal ending in the arrest and conviction of their General Manager (GM), Vance Spinks. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Johnson_City_Cardinals   (108 words)

Minor League Newscenter Louis Cardinal fans in Springfield, Missouri were treated to double portions of baseball heroes, stories and pep talks Monday night when the Cardinal's Caravan made a stop at Springfield's Expo Center. Cardinals broadcaster Wayne Hagen will serve as the event’s emcee, while pitching legend Al “The Mad Hungarian” Hrabosky and prized prospect Adam Wainwright will also be in attendance. The president of the Texas Baseball League and the president of the St. Louis Cardinals were in Springfield today to hold a news conference to announce the unanimous decision by the Texas League to welcome the Springfield Cardinals as the newest  AA minor league team in the league. www.thestlcardinals.com /minors.html   (3521 words)

ESPN.com: MLB - The Closer: St. Louis Cardinals The underachieving Cardinals waited long enough to kick it into high gear. Maybe the Cardinals' fate would have been different if they hadn't lost two of three to the Astros in the final series of the season. Spending his summer with the Johnson City Cardinals may have been the perfect remedy for his wildness. espn.go.com /mlb/s/closer2001cardinals.html   (551 words)

St. Louis Cardinals | MLB Baseball at CBS SportsLine.com Despite being the World Series champions, the Cardinals have many holes to fill for next year, both on the mound and at two or more positions. Louis Cardinals general manager Walt Jocketty looked at the price of pitching on the free-agent market and decided to throw his money at an ace he already had: Chris Carpenter. The Cardinals were 9-7 against the Brewers, their seventh straight winning record against the Brewers. www.sportsline.com /mlb/teams/page/STL   (668 words)

Batter's Box Interactive Magazine - Hall of Names: Johnson & Johnson (& Johnson & Johnson & ...) That would be the aforementioned Johnson Fry, a RHRP, threw 3 2/3 IP of six-hit, five-run relief in one appearance for the 1923 Indians at age 21 and never made it back to the bigs. Johnson is by far the most common, and most renowned, name in the history of fl baseball. Wave the flag for Mike Johnson, formerly of the Orioles and Expos, and a native of Sherwood Park, Alberta. www.battersbox.ca /article.php?story=20050125121438999   (2661 words)

Swing of the Quad Cities: Welcome! Of course, Cardinals minor league players don’t even report to Palm Beach until March 8, so putting a roster together at this point is mostly guesswork. As the new Midwest League affiliate of the Cardinals, several 2005 Swing players will come from St. Louis’ short-season affiliates, the New Jersey Cardinals (New York-Penn) and the Johnson City Cardinals (Appalachian). On the left side, Appalachian League batting champ Juan Lucena (.332 for Johnson City) figures to be the everyday shortstop, although Southern Mississippi product Matt Shepherd (.232 for New Jersey) could figure in the mix. www.swingbaseball.com /?entry=1152   (604 words)

Steve_Turco The 1999 season was Steve Turco's sixth season as manager of the Johnson City Cardinals, the Cardinals' rookie level affiliate in the Appalachian League. I had the opportunity this summer to interview him at Howard Johnson Field, the home of the Johnson City Cardinals, and discuss the many facets of being a rookie level manager. But when we get up here [to Johnson City], there are a lot of things that we have to cover with the players that just arrived [the new draft picks]...We hope that they show progress as we work. www.geocities.com /threestarpress/Steve_Turco.html   (1044 words)

Scout.com: Johnson City Comings and Goings The Cardinals’ 13th round draft pick in 2005 hit.215 and stole seven bases in 93 at-bats last season. The 21-year-old, also from Venezuela, had begun his season with the Cardinals’ Venezuelan Summer League squad, with three hits in 12 at-bats, including a home run. One of the first products from the Cardinals’ Dominican pipeline, pitcher Elvis Hernandez, has been named the Appalachian League Pitcher of the Week for the period July 24 through July 30. stlcardinals.scout.com /2/551777.html   (475 words)

Howard Johnson Field, Johnson City, Tenn.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26) Howard Johnson Field is not named for the hotelier who offered 28 flavors of ice cream. No, this Howard Johnson may well have been descended from the Johnsons for whom the town is named. It’s a city park which hosts both East Tennessee State University and the Johnson City Cardinals of the rookie-level Appalachian League. mysite.verizon.net /charliesballparks/stadiums/johnson.htm   (307 words)

StL Cardinals Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26) Boy, when I wrote my last report in September, who would have thought that I would be saying that the St. Louis Cardinals, in the year 2006, are the World Series Champions. Desperate for a Tigers win in Game 2, the Cardinals chose to overlook the fact that starter Kenny Rogers was pitching with the aid of a foreign substance on his left hand. After the final out of the World Series was recorded, the stunned Cardinals retreated to their dugout and watched with disappointed, glazed-over expressions as the Detroit Tigers—the feel-good team of the season whom everyone expected to win it all—packed up their equipment in the dugout across the diamond. www.arechederra.com /joe/cardinal.html   (911 words)

:: Johnson City Press - Welcome :: Student drug tests at Science Hill High School may hang in the balance when the Johnson City Board of Education meets next month given a recent attorney general’s opinion that the practice violates state law. Science Hill began randomly testing students for drug use in 2006 after the school board voted to initiate the practice for athletes based on their conditional privilege of voluntary participation in extracurricular sports. Johnson City Parks and Recreation Advisory Board officials are frustrated that action to convert Optimist Park to something other than greenspace is not yet under way. www.johnsoncitypress.com   (366 words)

User Comments For the Johnson City Cardinals - Baseball-Reference.com Howard Johnson Stadium, with it's Seaver Pavilion (How Cardinal fans must cringe!) has been a Cardinal farm team for a very, very long time, and it is hard to avoid having a sense of this history. The ballpark is right where downtown Johnson City used to be, before that moved out to State of Franklin Avenue, so traffic is never a problem. It's always been there." One downside is the very aggressive campaign to protect spectators from the ball---every seat is behind screen, and the screen behind the plate is more like chain-link fence, all with lots of support mechanisms that further obstruct the view. www.baseball-reference.com /travel/usercomments.cgi?id=APJCY   (271 words)

:: Johnson City Press - Sports :: King and three pitchers from the Johnson City Cardinals’ bullpen combined for a one-hit 1-0 victory over the league-leading Pulaski Blue Jays Thursday night at Cardinal Park. Johnson City’s lone run came in the second inning on back-to-back doubles down the right-field line by Brandon Buckman and Mark Shorey to lead off the inning. Johnson City (8-13) takes on the Blue Jays (16-4) again tonight at 7. www.johnsoncitypress.com /Detail.php?Cat=SPORTS&ID=57295   (561 words)

Athletics - Franklin Pierce College Weagle signed with the Cardinals and was assigned to the Rookie League Johnson City Cardinals in the Appalachian League. His first professional season was marred by injury as he was shutdown for over a month of the season. He began his first minor league spring training camp in early March and will likely be assigned to either Johnson City or Saint Louis' NY/Penn League affiliate in New Jersey for the upcoming season. www.fpc.edu /pages/athletics/Baseball/BBalumni/BBmweagle2003.htm   (162 words)

Cards Clubhouse.com - Forums & Chat :: View topic - R Johnson City Cardinals News and Notes Thread Hello and welcome to the R Johnson City Cardinals Thread, this is the first stop for our rookies we draft, our main players are cody rasmus, our first round pick in 05 and the cousin of MVP Albert Pujols, Wil Pujols. Mark Shorey went 2 for 3 with four RBI Tuesday night at Cardinal Park as the Johnson City Cardinals informally opened the season with an 11-0 exhbition victory against the Tennessee Thunder of the wooden-bat Southern Collegiate Baseball League. Johnson City ruined a good start by Blake King who went 6 innings but gave up no runs and just two hits while striking out 10. www.cardsclubhouse.com /forums/viewtopic.php?p=283606   (1574 words)

Kidwell '98 Back as Manager of Johnson City :: Former Eli Captain Enjoyed Successful First Season Former Yale baseball captain Tommy Kidwell '98 will return for his second season as manager of the Johnson City Cardinals and his fifth year as a minor league coach in the Cardinals organization in 2005. He served as a coach in Johnson City from 2001 to 2003. Kidwell was drafted by the Cardinals in the 33rd round of the June 1998 free-agent draft. www.cstv.com /sports/m-basebl/stories/012005aaf.html   (270 words)

Tyler Johnson My previous interview was the Cardinals #1 pick in 2000, Shaun Boyd.  At the other end of the hype meter spectrum was Tyler Johnson.  Johnson was drafted by the Cardinals way out in the 34th round of that same 2000 draft from Moorpark Junior College in California.  In the Arizona Fall League, Johnson showed well, with 15 strikeouts against only five walks in his 14-1/3 innings. Johnson granted me an interview earlier this month. www.thestlcardinals.com /JohnsnTBW.html   (841 words)

Adventures of Captain Simon Suggs (Southern Classics) Along with George Washington Harris, Johnson Jones Hooper is the best known of the Southwestern humorists. Johnson Jones Hooper, 1815-1862 and Felix Octavius Carr Darley, 1822... Johnson Jones Hooper was born in 1815 at Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, USA. www.4isbn.com /?q=1879941163   (373 words)

FOX Sports - MLB - St. Louis Cardinals Team Front The Cardinals made a strong bid for free agent right-hander Jason Schmidt and took a quick look at outfielder Barry Bonds but left the winter meetings at Disney World without either of them, or anybody else of substance. The Cardinals reportedly offered Schmidt some $42 million for three years, or a contract slightly higher on average than the one they gave staff ace Chris Carpenter a few days earlier. News: Cardinals agreed to terms with RHP Chris Carpenter on a five-year, $65 million contract with a club option for 2012. msn.foxsports.com /mlb/team?categoryId=71610   (725 words)

PG West: Robinson's Campbell impresses Cardinals   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26) Campbell has been playing since the end of June for the Johnson City (Tenn.) Cardinals of the 10-team rookie-level Appalachian League. The Cardinals offered Campbell a contract later that night and a couple days later he was in Johnson City, beginning life as a professional baseball player. At Johnson City through Sunday's play, Campbell had pitched in relief in five games and was 1-1 with a 6.10 ERA with 13 strikeouts in 10 www.post-gazette.com /pg/05195/537111.stm   (420 words)

Johnson City Cardinals - Appalachian League (ApL) Affiliated Baseball on OurSports Central Bluefield Series Wrap-Up August 8, 2005 - The Johnson City Cardinals took one of two from the Bluefield Orioles Saturday night. The Cardinals lost the first game 6 - 0, but bounced back to win the second 8 -1. In the first game of the evening the Cardinals were held to only two hits by Bluefield's Kyle Schmidt and Ry..... www.oursportscentral.com /sports/?t_id=398   (465 words)

Sayreville's Naylor signs on with the Cardinals Sayreville native Keith Naylor, a two-year starting outfielder for the New Jersey City University baseball team, has signed a professional free agent minor league baseball contract with the St. Louis Cardinals. Naylor signed his free agent deal on Monday, when he left for Johnson City, Tenn., where he will play rookie ball for the Johnson City Cardinals in the 10-team Appalachian League of professional baseball clubs. Naylor is the second NJCU player to sign a free agent contract in the past three seasons, following in the footsteps of Jonathan Thomas (Newark), who was inked by the Kansas City Royals in June 2004. ebs.gmnews.com /news/2006/0622/Sports/078.html   (485 words)

Former Knight Gregg Pleeter Completes Successful First Pro Season :: Right-hander went 4-0 in relief for Johnson City ... The 45th round pick of the St. Louis Cardinals in the June 2004 draft pitched out of the bullpen, helping his team to a third place finish in its division with a 33-35 record. Pleeter, a 6-foot-5 righthander, earned his first professional win on June 24, tossing two innings of relief as the Cardinals defeated the Kingsport Mets by a score of 9-2. The game saw another piece of history take place as the Cardinals also turned a rare triple-play in the second inning. www.cstv.com /sports/m-basebl/stories/090204aad.html   (453 words)

Howard Johnson Field - Johnson City, Tennessee Howard Johnson Field is home to the Johnson City Cardinals of the Appalachian League. This is certainly one of the best parks in the league. Other than this, it is a great place to take in a minor league game. www.ballparkreviews.com /jc/jc.htm   (226 words)

CNNSI - Baseball - St. Louis Cardinals Team Page The team has put in place a finance team and detailed the roles of all the participants. The Cardinals have some tough choices on their staff this offseason and decisions involving starters and relievers could be equally difficult. Louis did receive substantial Gold Glove consideration as 2B Fernando Vina, SS Edgar Renteria, 3B Scott Rolen and OF Jim Edmonds were given awards. cgi.cnnsi.com /baseball/mlb/ml/teams/cardinals   (236 words)

Hooks signs with Cardinals On Thursday, June 16, Hooks signed a contract to be a pitcher with the St. Louis Cardinals to play with the Johnson City Cardinals in Johnson City, Tenn. He has one semester left to finish, but that will have to wait a while; the season began yesterday in Johnson City. Hooks said he has been in talks with the Cardinals all year and was told he would be signed. www.forest-blade.com /news/2005/0622/Front_Page/001.html   (179 words)

Johnson City Cardinals - Front Office Office: 111 Legion St, Johnson City, TN 37601 Mail: PO Box 179, Johnson City, TN 37605 Holiday Inn, 101 W Springbrook Dr, Johnson City, TN 37601 Tel: (423) 282-4611 www.jccardinals.com /office.htm   (50 words)

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