http://tourforthecure.org Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 31 Oct 2007 03:12:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hello my friends, it's been a while. Over a month since my last update, and over a month since the Tour finally ended in Philadelphia. I will be finishing my postings about the last few weeks of the trip now that the World Series is over along with the baseball ... http://tourforthecure.org/2007/10/30/the-tour-blog-is-making-a-comeback/ Tonight the White Sox were playing a doubleheader, with two short 7-inning games. The team plays their games at Devault Memorial Stadium, a relatively small park that seats 2,000 people, including lawn seating areas. The Bristol White Sox are run by volunteers in the local community, and everyone seems to ... http://tourforthecure.org/2007/09/06/day-139%e2%80%94bristol-white-sox/ These two teams are located less than 10 miles apart in West Virginia. The Bluefield Orioles are a unique team, due to the fact that Bowen Field, home of the Orioles, straddles the Virginia-West Virginia state line, and Bowen Field lies completely on the Virginia side of the park. However, ... http://tourforthecure.org/2007/09/05/day-138%e2%80%94doubleheader%e2%80%94bluefield-orioles-and-princeton-devil-rays/ Back in Tennessee and the surrounding area to finish up the rest of the Appalachian League. Today's first game was at Howard Johnson Field, home of the Johnson City Cardinals. The Cardinals are obviously the affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals, and over the weekend they had the World Series ... http://tourforthecure.org/2007/09/05/day-137%e2%80%94doubleheader%e2%80%94johnson-city-cardinals-and-elizabethton-twins/ The Bowie Baysox play their games at Prince George's Stadium, which can actually hold up to 10,000 fans, making it the largest Minor League ballpark in all of Maryland. The BaySox have been around since 1993 as an affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles. Before the team settled on the name ... http://tourforthecure.org/2007/08/29/days-135-and-136%e2%80%94bowie-baysox-and-delmarva-shorebirds/ Today's first game was in Woodbridge, VA, right outside of D.C. for the Potomac Nationals game. Since the team's first season in 1978 as the Alexandria Dukes, the team has gone through several name changes—as the Prince William Pirates, Prince William Yankees, Prince William Cannons, Potomac Cannons, and now the ... http://tourforthecure.org/2007/08/27/day-134%e2%80%94doubleheader%e2%80%94potomac-and-washington-nationals/ The only team not to play in the East Tenn—Southern VA—West VA region are the Burlington Royals (formerly the Burlington Indians), who play their games in Burlington, NC. This is the first year for the Royals affiliation, having been affiliated with the Indians for some 20+ years. The crowd was ... http://tourforthecure.org/2007/08/27/day-133%e2%80%94burlington-royals/ The Kingsport Mets and the Greeneville Astros are the first of several teams the Tour will come across in the Appalachian League, which is Rookie-level baseball located mostly in a region where Tennessee, Virgina, and West Virgina all come together. Tonight's game was a lightly attended event, which will most ... http://tourforthecure.org/2007/08/27/days-131-and-132%e2%80%94kingsport-mets-and-greeneville-astros/ Memphis, home of the Redbirds, and more notably—Elvis Presley. And wouldn't you know it, tonight was Elvis Presley Night at the ballpark tonight, to help kickoff Elvis week in Memphis. Being the biggest night for the Redbirds, we didn't do anything tonight except for hang out in the press box. ... http://tourforthecure.org/2007/08/27/day-130%e2%80%94memphis-redbirds/ Another day, another long drive. Hard to imagine that at this time last week the Tour was in Lakewood, New Jersey and now the Tour has brought us to Pearl, Mississippi. Holy smokes is it hot in Pearl. How hot exactly? The starting game time temperature on the scoreboard read ... http://tourforthecure.org/2007/08/27/day-129%e2%80%94mississippi-braves/