Once upon a time, I used to live in Montgomery, Ala., but to
the best of my knowledge, they didn’t have a minor league baseball team at that
time. A few years after I moved from Alabama’s capital city, the Montgomery
Biscuits began playing in Montgomery, and I’ve wanted to go watch
them play ever since. I added a trip to one of their games to my “bucket list”
a few years ago, and I finally got the chance to watch them on Sunday night.
The Biscuits are a Double A affiliate for the Tampa Rays,
and they played their first season in Montgomery in 2004. The Biscuits play
their home games in Riverwalk Stadium, which seats 7,000 and
opened its doors in 2004 on Coosa Street in downtown Montgomery.
On Sunday, the Biscuits faced their Southern League rivals,
the Huntsville Stars, and we had seats right behind home plate. In fact, we sat
right behind the team officials who kept up with pitch counts and who used a radar gun
to clock the speed of every pitch. You might think these seats were
expensive, but they were only $12 each. I've been told that there isn't a bad seat anywhere in the stadium, so you really can't go wrong wherever you decide to sit.
Being Double A professional baseball, the quality of the game was pretty
good. The pitchers threw hard, and between the two teams, they recorded 16 total
hits, including two home runs. Defenders on both teams made more than a few
outstanding catches, and the crowd seemed to be really into the game.
Unfortunately, the Biscuits came up short against the Stars, falling 6-1.
The game and stadium were very family friendly. Everything
was nice and clean, and between innings they had all sorts of silly contests,
including a baby race, a tug-of-war contest, and dancing and trivia contests.
My family also got a big kick out of the theme music and the singing of “Take
Me Out to the Ballgame” during the “seventh inning stretch.”
To me, the food and beverages at the stadium was a little over
priced, but I guess that’s to be expected nowadays. They did have a wide
variety of food to eat, everything from hotdogs and nachos and cheese to boiled
peanuts and other stadium fare.
We also picked up several souvenirs, which were reasonably
priced, and also checked out the team store near the stadium entrance. We also collected a number of “freebies,” including nice team posters printed by The
Montgomery Advertiser, as well as pocket schedules and a magnetic refrigerator
schedule.
Being the Sunday before Memorial Day, the stadium had a lot
of promotional activities going on, especially for children. Before the game,
children and their parents were allowed to play catch in the outfield. After
the game, they had a big fireworks show, and then children were allowed to go back down to the field, where they could run
the bases. All in all, we had a great time, and we’re already talking about
going back again sometime soon.
In the end, how many of you have ever been to a Montgomery
Biscuits baseball game? What did you think about it? Did you like it or not?
Did they win? Let us know in the comments section below.
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