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The Asheville Tourists are a minor league baseball team in Asheville, North Carolina, USA. They are a Class A team in the South Atlantic League and have been a farm team of the Colorado Rockies since 1994. They were previously affiliated with the Boston Red Sox (1934), St. Louis Cardinals (1935-42), Brooklyn Dodgers (1946-51, 1953-55), Philadelphia Phillies (1959-60), Pittsburgh Pirates (1961-66), Houston Astros (1967, 1982-93), Cincinnati Reds (1968-70), Chicago White Sox (1971) and Texas Rangers (1976-81).
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According to Chris Smith, the assistant general manager of the Asheville Tourists, Chin-hui has a solid command of four different pitches. "His fastball had been clocked at 96 mph -- and what's astounding is, it seems to pick up speed late in the game. When he should be getting tired, he actually seems to be just getting warmed up."
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The Asheville Tourists minor league baseball team should ring a bell for those of you who watched "Bull Durham" all the way through-the hero ended up managing the Tourists at the end of the movie. The team's games are well attended at McCormick Field. Some of Major League Baseball's most legendary players, such as Ty Cobb, Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth, all played at the field in the early years. Baseball Hall of Fame member Willie Stargell was a member of the phenomenal 1961 Tourists team that produced an astounding thirteen major leaguers from a single roster.
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The Asheville Tourists will begin selling single-game tickets for the 2008 season on Mar. 1. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m., followed by a free lunch at McCormick Field from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. For more information, call 258-0428.
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Former Asheville Tourists manager Billy Southworth has been voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Completing the season with a record of 75-62, Southworth lead the Tourists to the Piedmont League (1920-1955) title in 1935. To win the championship, the team beat the Richmond Colts in the minor league playoffs four games to two.
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Minor league manager Joe Mikulik of the Asheville Tourists had a major league tantrum Sunday and, according to the Colorado Rockies, has drawn a seven-day suspension and $1,000 fine from the South Atlantic League. The spectacle developed after a close call at second base went against the Tourists.
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