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  Battle Creek, Michigan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Battle Creek is a city in Calhoun County, Michigan.
The team was known as the Michigan Battle Cats until 2003 and as the Battle Creek Yankees in 2004.
Battle Creek is situated on the historic U.S. route, largely replaced in Michigan by Interstate 94.
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 Battle Creek, Michigan -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Battle Creek is a city in (additional info and facts about Calhoun County) Calhoun County, (A midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region) Michigan.
Battle Creek is situated on the (additional info and facts about historic U.S. historic U.S. route, largely replaced in Michigan by (additional info and facts about Interstate 94) Interstate 94.
Battle Creek was featured in the (additional info and facts about T.C. Boyle) T.C. Boyle (A extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story) novel (additional info and facts about The Road to Wellville) The Road to Wellville and the movie of the same name.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/ba/battle_creek,_michigan.htm   (645 words)

  
 Michigan
Michigan counties and townships are statutory units of government, meaning that they have only those powers expressly provided or fairly implied by state law.
Michigan borders Indiana and Ohio to the south, and Wisconsin to the southwest of the Upper Peninsula.
Battle Creek Yankees (formerly the Michigan Battle Cats)
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 Battle Creek Yankees
The Battle Creek Yankees are a Class A minor league baseball team, affiliated with the New York Yankees, that plays in the Midwest League.
The Midwest League came to Battle Creek, Michigan, in 1995 after a franchise previously based in Springfield, Illinois (1982-93) and Madison, Wisconsin (1994) moved here.
The team was known as the Michigan Battle Cats until 2002, during which it was affiliated with the Red Sox (1995-98) and Astros (1999-2002).
pedia.newsfilter.co.uk /wikipedia/b/ba/battle_creek_yankees.html   (174 words)

  
 Southwest Michigan Devil Rays - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Southwest Michigan Devil Rays, based in Battle Creek, Michigan, is a Class A minor league baseball team, affiliated with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
The Midwest League came to Battle Creek, in 1995 after a franchise previously based in Springfield, Illinois (1982-93) and Madison, Wisconsin (1994) moved.
Due to a trademark dispute and general fan dissatisfaction with the name, the name was changed to the Michigan Battle Cats on March 9, 1995.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Michigan_Battle_Cats   (248 words)

  
 The State News - www.statenews.com
The Battle Cats (38-34, 80-62) showed they meant business early in the game, rocking Lansing left-hander Carmen Pignatiello for three hits and a run in the bottom of the first inning.
Michigan first baseman Todd Self hit a line-drive shot that escaped Lansing shortstop Ryan Theriot and allowed Battle Cats shortstop Ryan Stegall to score the game’s first run.
Michigan continued its threat in the third when designated hitter Steve Checksfield connected for a single and advanced to second on a wild pitch.
www.statenews.com /article.phtml?pk=11862   (531 words)

  
 Cougars score early in finale, earn split with Battle Cats
Michigan used two hits, two walks, a hit batter and a wild pitch to take their first lead of the game in the eighth.
The Battle Cats got a run in the bottom of the inning on an RBI single by Stanley, and Anderson answered with a home run of his own in the second inning, extending the lead to 4-1.
Michigan took the lead with a three-run fourth inning against McNutt, but the Cougars responded in the sixth inning with three runs of their own, capitalizing on the Battle Cats mistakes.
www.suburbanchicagonews.com /sports/cougars/news/cougars0808.html   (776 words)

  
 Michigan
The name is derived from Lake Michigan, which in turn is believed to come from the Chippewa Indian word meicigama, meaning "great water." Bounded by four of the Great Lakes, Michigan has the longest state shoreline in the continental United States, and more recreational boats than any state in the union.
An individual from Michigan is called a "Michigander" or "Michiganian." A resident of Michigan's Upper Peninsula ("the U.P.") is often called a "Yooper" (for "U-Per").
Once a thriving lumber capital and supplier of iron and copper minerals, Michigan's economy underwent a massive shift at the turn of the 20th century.
www.askfactmaster.com /Michigan   (1406 words)

  
 Skipping through a decade - battlecreekenquirer.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Michigan Battle Cats' Billy Gardner was the Midwest League's Manager of the Year in 1998 and is shown here during spring training as part of the Boston Red Sox farm system.
Current Battle Creek Yankees manager Mitch Seoane is the sixth skipper to lead the franchise since it came to Battle Creek.
Battle Creek Yankee ownership, beset by two years of financial losses, has made no secret that it wants to sell the team and club officials have acknowledged contact with the Bowling Green effort.
www.battlecreekenquirer.com /news/stories/20040501/localsports/330107.html   (1516 words)

  
 Michigan History State of Michigan and the Arkansas Encyclopedia Encyclopedia of Arkansas Arkansas History State of ...
Michigan is a state in the United States.
Admitted as a free state into the union in 1837 (the 26th state), it was admitted with the slave state of Arkansas
Features: Michigan is the only state composed of two separate peninsulas.
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 2002 Michigan Battle Cats Scouting Report | MWLguide.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Battle Cats used 14 position players and 14 pitchers during the 2002 season.
Michigan has its usual mix of fine hitting and effective pitching, and is leading the league in wins.
The Battle Cats have scored 572 runs; their opponents have scored 427 runs.
www.mwlguide.com /years/2002/teams/cats.html   (1230 words)

  
 TRANSACTION NEWS - Out of the Park Baseball Report
John Twomey was sent down from AAA New Orleans Zephyrs to A Michigan Battle Cats.
James Degarmo was sent down from AAA New Orleans Zephyrs to A Michigan Battle Cats.
Robert Todd was sent down from AAA New Orleans Zephyrs to A Michigan Battle Cats.
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 Battle Creek, Michigan
Battle Creek is served by Kalamazoo, Michigan's Kalamazoo-Battle Creek International Airport.
Out of the total people living in poverty, 17.5% are under the age of 18 and 11.8% are 65 or older.
The team was known as the Michigan Battle Cats until 2003.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/battle_creek__michigan   (541 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Battle Creek Yankees
From 2002-2004, the team was affiliated with the New York Yankees and was known as the Battle Creek Yankees.
The Devil Rays announced that the Battle Creek franchise would become their affiliate, marking the first association of the Devil Rays with the Midwest League.
However, due to a trademark dispute and general fan dissatisfaction with the name (which is a nickname for the nearby city of Kalamazoo), the name was changed to the Michigan Battle Cats on March 9, 1995.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Battle-Creek-Yankees   (338 words)

  
 West Michigan Whitecaps - Game Report   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
West Michigan is still mathematically in contention for both the divisional title and a wild card spot.
Michigan came out scratching with three runs off 'Caps starter Jason Frasor (rhymes with "razor") in the second inning.
Frasor would then blank the Battle Cats on one single until he was removed after the sixth.
www.whitecaps-baseball.com /PRESSBOX/GR1999/gr99901.html   (497 words)

  
 Cougars keep scoring to hold off Battle Cats
Michigan (31-20) scored a run in the third, after McNutt mowed down the first six batters he faced.
The Battle Cats tied the score at 3-all in the fifth, McNutt's last inning of work, but Matt Easterday put his starting pitcher in line for the victory by cracking a solo home run off the scoreboard in the bottom of the inning.
Michigan threatened in the ninth, placing the tying runners in scoring position.
www.suburbanchicagonews.com /sports/cougars/news/a30cougs.html   (763 words)

  
 Battle Creek, Michigan in the Midwest League | MWLguide.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Battle Creek, Michigan in the Midwest League
Battle Creek's been in the league for eight years, and have won 100 games more than they've lost in that span.
Battle Creek joined the MWL in 1995, when the franchise was transferred from Madison, Wisconsin.
www.mwlguide.com /cities/battlecreek   (295 words)

  
 OOTP V4 REPORT   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Robert House was sent down from AAA New Orleans Zephyrs to A Michigan Battle Cats.
Son Jeffries was sent down from AAA New Orleans Zephyrs to A Michigan Battle Cats.
Charles Baysinger was sent down from AAA New Orleans Zephyrs to A Michigan Battle Cats.
plaza.ufl.edu /jafar126/ttrans22.htm   (1609 words)

  
 Michigan - free-definition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The state is known as the birthplace of the automobile industry.
An individual from Michigan is called a Michigander or Michiganian.
A resident of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (the UP) is often called a Yooper (and in turn, residents of the lower peninsula may be jokingly referred to as trolls because they live "below the Mackinac Bridge".)
www.netlexikon.akademie.de /Michigan.html   (1231 words)

  
 Michigan at opensource encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Michigan borders Indiana, Ohio, and Illinois to the south, and Wisconsin to the southwest of the Upper Peninsula.
Michigan also borders Minnesota and Illinois but only on water boundaries in the Great Lakes.
The Lower Peninsula is shaped like a mitten and is 277 miles long from north to south and 195 miles from east to west.
wiki.tatet.com /Michigan.html   (886 words)

  
 The State News - Battle Cats ruin home opener for ’Nuts, 6-5 - Wednesday, April 14, 1999   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Michigan’s closer, John Blackmore, did his job, dropping the Lugnuts in order in the bottom of the ninth.
The Michigan Battle Cats knocked two pitches out of the park from Lugnuts starting pitcher Mike Weurtz early, but only one counted as a home run.
Michigan was up 3-0 at that point, but Escalona’s error might have cost the Battle Cats a win.
www.statenews.com /editionsspring99/041499/p1_lugnuts.html   (598 words)

  
 BattleCreekMich.com - Battle Creek, Michigan - Current Events
There are many forces in the fight to give all Battle Creek residents the basics of reading and writing, but there has been no common battle plan.
Battle Creek long has taken pride in its role as a major stop on the Underground Railroad.
Battle Creek's visibility as a historic safe station for fleeing slaves may be about to get a boost.
www.battlecreekmich.com /bccurrentevent.html   (1192 words)

  
 The Southwest Michigan Devil Rays Blog: 07/01/2004 - 07/31/2004   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
This is a weblog devoted to the Southwest Michigan Devil Rays of the Midwest League (Low-A).
It is also dedicated to the Michigan Battle Cat and Battle Creek Yankee teams of the past 10 years.
It came in the form of the Michigan Battle Cats, an affiliate of the Boston Red Sox.
swmdrayblog.blogspot.com /2004_07_01_swmdrayblog_archive.html   (312 words)

  
 Four Yanks named to All-Star team - battlecreekenquirer.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Battle Creek's Eric Duncan and Willie Vasquez have been named starters for the East Division All-Stars.
Former Battle Creek outfielder Melky Cabrera also was selected to the team, but he was promoted to High-A Tampa on May 26 and won't be at the game.
Gardner, Battle Creek's top setup man, has a 1.69 ERA and 18 strikeouts against five walks in 21 1/3 innings.
www.battlecreekenquirer.com /news/stories/20040609/localsports/604095.html   (638 words)

  
 The State News - Battle Cat bats claw at Lansing pitchers - Wednesday, April 28, 1999   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Michigan racked up 15 runs, thanks largely to a nine-run sixth inning that saw all but one Battle Cat hitter cross home plate.
Sunday, the Lugnuts’ bats countered the Cats’ attack by scoring 12 runs in the first two innings and holding on for a 12-11 win.
Michigan hit eight home runs in the last two games and 13 home runs this year off the Lugnut’s staff — six more than Lansing has hit all season.
www.statenews.com /editionsspring99/042899/sp_lugnuts.html   (434 words)

  
 Yankee Extra - battlecreekenquirer.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
PHOENIX -- Former Michigan Battle Cats manager Al Pedrique is the new interim manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
The Battle Creek Yankees may have been on the road, but there was plenty of action at home during the last 10 days.
Turns out the 1996 skipper of the Michigan Battle Cats is managing computer software instead of baseball players these days.
www.battlecreekenquirer.com /news/yankee   (912 words)

  
 Battle Creek Michigan Real Estate
Battle Creek is conveniently located midway between Detroit and Chicago off Interstate 94, and is only minutes away from major population areas.
Battle Creek is home to the World’s Longest Breakfast Table, the Stan Musial Amateur Baseball World Series, the International Festival of Lights and ZooLights Festival, Full Blast, Kellogg’s Cereal City USA (summer 98), the Team U.S. National Hot Air Balloon Championship and Air Show, and the International Summerfest.
Among the most popular are Binder Park, the largest city-owned park in the state of Michigan; Linear Park, a pathway that winds around the city; Willard Park, with waterfront activities; and Bailey Park, home of the Michigan Battle Cats.
www.relocate-america.com /states/MI/cities/battle_creek.htm   (320 words)

  
 Baseball America Online - Midwest League All-Star Game
The Michigan Battle Cats first baseman-outfielder now can afford the down payment on a new set of wheels following his MVP performance Tuesday night in the 2002 Midwest League all-star game.
That amount was matched by Battle Cats ownership, which gives the 26th-round draft pick of the Astros in 2001 a cool grand to spend on a much-needed vehicle.
The Battle Cats, who won the MWL's first-half Eastern Division title and clinched a postseason playoff berth, sent a league-high eight representatives to the 38th annual event.
www.baseballamerica.com /today/minors/mwlgame02.html   (1007 words)

  
 Catching a star - battlecreekenquirer.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
In 1998, five years before Shea Hillenbrand would represent the American League in the 2002 All-Star Game at third base, he was a catcher for the Michigan Battle Cats.
The Enquirer is taking a look back at Battle Creek's minor league baseball franchise as it celebrates its 10th year.
Those numbers are even better than the impressive ones he posted with the Battle Cats in 2000, when Buck helped win the only league championship in franchise history.
www.battlecreekenquirer.com /news/stories/20040605/localsports/576635.html   (861 words)

  
 Pets Newswire | Battle Creek Pets   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Battle Creek Pets is made available in Michigan through IPR Wire - the online leader in pet news and information.
Battle Creek Pets is standards-compliant CSS and XHTML.
It is our pleasure to provide residents of Battle Creek with pet related news and information.
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