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What the hell is a Kannapolis.
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Im sure some of you uncultured philistines but in ball four, jim bouton wrote about playing for the Hawaiian team. really good anecdotes.
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well if you go to google maps and search Kannapolis, the picture that pops up when google takes you to it is a picture of a excessively large mcmansion. so to answer your question, it is the type of place that the loney would embrace.What the hell is a Kannapolis.
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North Charlotte suburb...home of Dale Earnhardt.
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Lake Norman?
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TIL what a Kannapolis is
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Interesting. My grandfather grew up in Clinton. For as long as I can remember, they were a Cubs affiliate, which makes sense. Don't know if the stadium has changed, but that was my first experience at a minor league ball game.That is quite the odd geographic affiliation. The Mariners previous Low-A affiliate was the Clinton LumberKings, based in Clinton, Iowa. The LumberKings will now be the Low-A affiliate of the Marlins, which I guess opens up the Greensboro Grasshoppers for the Pirates?
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Looks like the Iowa Cubs (Des Moines) have been the Cubs' AAA affiliate since 1981, but the ole LumberKings haven't been affiliated with the Cubs since 49.Interesting. My grandfather grew up in Clinton. For as long as I can remember, they were a Cubs affiliate, which makes sense. Don't know if the stadium has changed, but that was my first experience at a minor league ball game.That is quite the odd geographic affiliation. The Mariners previous Low-A affiliate was the Clinton LumberKings, based in Clinton, Iowa. The LumberKings will now be the Low-A affiliate of the Marlins, which I guess opens up the Greensboro Grasshoppers for the Pirates?
The team has had several different major league affiliations: the Brooklyn Dodgers (1937–38), New York Giants (1939–41), Chicago Cubs (1947–49), Pirates (1954–58 and 1966–68), White Sox (1959–65), Pilots/Brewers (1969–70), Tigers (1971–75), Tigers/White Sox co-op (1976), Dodgers (1977–79), Giants (1980–94), Padres (1995–98), Reds (1999–2000), Expos (2001–02), and Rangers (2003–08), and Mariners (2009–18). In September 2018, they entered into a two-year player development contract with the Miami Marlins.
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This requires further research. I distinctly remember a single A team in Clinton as an affiliate of the Cubs.
*performs research*
Damn, I was wrong. It must have been the Clinton Giants, an affiliate of San Francisco. I must have been confused by the droves of Cubs fans in the area.
*performs research*
Damn, I was wrong. It must have been the Clinton Giants, an affiliate of San Francisco. I must have been confused by the droves of Cubs fans in the area.
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Sounds horrific.droves of Cubs fans in the area.
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Pirates going to Greensboro.
#GoGrasshoppers
#GoGrasshoppers
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It was Iowa. What do you expect? Also, Field of Dreams hadn't come out yet so they had no ball parks in their corn fields to have a catch with their daddy.
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atmilb.com/2xDbK2rWe are pleased to announce a two year player development contract with the @Pirates that will run through the 2020 season. More information here:
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Lol the Bucs set off a full fireworks show at 1230 in the morning for approximately 400 fans still in the ballpark.
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Williams is probably a hall of famer at this point.
Musgrove done for the year after having abdominal surgery on an injury that’s been bugging him since BEFORE THE ALL STAR BREAK.
Nice work on that one guys.
Musgrove done for the year after having abdominal surgery on an injury that’s been bugging him since BEFORE THE ALL STAR BREAK.
Nice work on that one guys.
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GMNH said one more win a month and they'd be contending for playoffs. Thank god they gave players rest if they were truly serious about all of this.
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Bold statement. In the past two weeks this team has allowed a bunt double and allowed three runs to score on a wild pitch.GMNH said one more win a month and they'd be contending for playoffs. Thank god they gave players rest if they were truly serious about all of this.
The starters have been humming along recently, but the lineup is a joke, so this statement is a joke,
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The three run wild pitch is the perfect end to this season. What a majestic accomplishment.
From Perrotto:
From Perrotto:
The fans spoke in 2018. #Pirates averaged just 17,786 a game at PNC Park. Bobbleheads and fireworks are nice. Winning is even nicer. #MLB
Expect the payroll to be as close to zero as possible next season.#Pirates' total attendance of 1,465,316 was their lowest since 1996.
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I would expect another drop in attendance.
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So when is GMNH going to sign that 6 WAR player to put them over the hump?GMNH said one more win a month and they'd be contending for playoffs. Thank god they gave players rest if they were truly serious about all of this.
Thought so
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When I was at the game on Saturday, I commented to my buddy that the discouraging thing is that none of the young position players have really given fans anything to get excited about. Kramer, newman, and luplow have all hit like trash. its a small sample size, but it would be more encouraging if these dudes were hitting.
The starters have been humming along recently, but the lineup is a joke, so this statement is a joke,
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When I was at the game on Saturday, I commented to my buddy that the discouraging thing is that none of the young position players have really given fans anything to get excited about. Kramer, newman, and luplow have all hit like trash. its a small sample size, but it would be more encouraging if these dudes were hitting.
The starters have been humming along recently, but the lineup is a joke, so this statement is a joke,
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Reyes has looked exciting.
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