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2002 West Michigan Whitecaps Scouting Report | MWLguide.com

This page is a profile of the 2002 West Michigan Whitecaps of the Midwest League Eastern Division. The Whitecaps are a Single A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers.

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Detroit Tigers : Minors : Team Index

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West Michigan Whitecaps - Home

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Baseball America Online - West Michigan Whitecaps

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CNNSI - Baseball - West Michigan Whitecaps Team Page

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Wikipedia-Article "West Michigan"

Western Michigan, also known as West Michigan, is a region of the U.S. State of Michigan. Its largest city is Grand Rapids which is the second largest city in the state. Other West Michigan cities include Battle Creek, Holland, Kalamazoo and Muskegon. The twin cities of Benton Harbor and St. Joseph are sometimes classified as West Michigan, and sometimes categorized in a separate region with Michigan City, Indiana called Michiana. Similarly, Big Rapids and Ludington are also sometimes categorized as being in north-central Lower Michigan.

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Business

Prominent West Michigan corporations include:

Amway/Alticor/Quixtar, an Ada, Michigan multi-level marketing company.
Gerber, a Fremont baby food manufacturer
Gordon Food Service, a Grand Rapids food supplier
Spartan Stores, a Grand Rapids grocery chain
Borroughs, a Kalamazoo office equipment manufacturer.
Steelcase, a Grand Rapids office equipment manufacturer.
Herman Miller, a Holland office equipment manufacturer.
Haworth, a Holland office equipment manufacturer.
Kelloggs, a Battle Creek breakfast cereal producer.
Meijer, a Grand Rapids hypermarket chain.
Stryker, a Kalamazoo surgical equipment manufacturer.
Gentex, a Zeeland auto-dimming automobile mirror manufacturer.
Perrigo, a Allegan pharmaceutical company
Wolverine Worldwide/Hush Puppies, a Rockford shoe maker
Bissell, a Grand Rapids vacuum cleaner maker

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Transportation

Major roads include:

Interstate 96, running from Muskegon to Detroit
Interstate 94, running from Billings, Montana to Port Huron, Michigan,
U.S. Highway 31, running from Ludington, Michigan to Mobile, Alabama
U.S. Highway 131, running from Kalamazoo to Petoskey, Michigan
Grand River Avenue, running from Grand Rapids to Detroit
The S-Curve, a famously crooked stretch of U.S. 131 in downtown Grand Rapids

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Famous Present/Former Residents

Former President of the United States Gerald R. Ford
Stock car driver Johnny Benson
Red Hot Chili Peppers vocalist Anthony Kiedis
Tool and A Perfect Circle vocalist Maynard James Keenan
X-Files actress Gillian Anderson
Kelloggs founder W.K. Kellogg
Static-X lead singer/guitarist Wayne Static

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