Basil’s Blog

Went over to Montgomery last night to watch the ball game.
How’d that go you ask?
No really, go ahead and ask.
Ah, since you asked. Not too good.
As you can see by the picture, the view of game wasn’t the best.
You see, we didn’t get there late. We just got there after all the tickets were [...]

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I’m not running a baseball logo contest. But CNBC is.
Darren Rovell of CNBC announced a contest where folks like you and me can vote on which logos we like best.
It’s laid out pretty much like the NCAA basketball tournament. There are four brackets of 16, and the teams in each bracket are seeded 1 to [...]

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A year ago, he was a South Atlantic League all-star for the Columbus Catfish. This year, he’s the hero of game five of the Southern League championship series.
Sergio Pedroza belted a 3-run homer in the top of the 9th inning to lead the Montgomery Biscuits to a 4-3 win in the deciding game of the [...]

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We’re in Huntsville for a Biscuits game. And the Montgomery Biscuits had plenty of opportunities tonight, but couldn’t close the deal, falling to the Huntsville Stars (Brewers) 4-1 in game 4 of the Southern League finals.
The loss evens the series at 2 games apiece. The decisive game 5 will be tomorrow night, but we won’t [...]

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We’re in Huntsville for the Southern League finals between the Montgomery Biscuits and the Huntsville Stars (Brewers).
And they have a sign up concerning parking.
They want four dollars … “in small bills.”
I’m wondering what kind of money they’re using. Or what the exchange rate is here on American money.
I mean, they have a problem with people [...]

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The Wife and I … and the oldest granddaughter … are in Huntsville.
Yes, the Catfish season is over … and it ended on a great note with the South Atlantic League championship … but the Biscuits are still playing.
The Southern League championship series is underway, and the Montgomery Biscuits are in the finals against the [...]

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Earlier this week, we mentioned that Columbus Catfish 1B Matt Fields had broken out of a 5-for-50 slump in a big way. Well, it seems that the South Atlantic League noticed, too. The SAL named him player of the week:
The 21-year-old first baseman has homered in each of the past three ballgames, and four of [...]

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Former Columbus Catfish helped do in the current Catfish Double-A partner, the Montgomery Biscuits this afternoon as the Jacksonville Suns (Dodgers) beat the Biscuits, 5-4. It was the Biscuits 6th loss in a row, a season high, and the first time they’ve been swept this year.
The Biscuits got on the board first, scoring a run [...]

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I didn’t make it over to the Biscuits game Sunday. I wish I had.
It was another outstanding pitching performance from the Biscuits staff.
A day after Chris Mason allowed two runs over seven innings, James Houser, Jr., pitched five shutout frames to send the Montgomery Biscuits (24-20) to a 5-1 victory over visiting Birmingham (19-25).
The win [...]

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My first Biscuits game in a couple of weeks was fun. The Wife and I went to Montgomery to catch some baseball, some ballpark food, and some fireworks. We ended up with 1 of 3. But that weren’t bad.
My inability to read a schedule meant we missed the fireworks by a night. We’ll have to [...]

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