Quick Hits, Conference Update!

 

#MBHLC CONFERENCE UPDATE

Things are sailing along nicely with the recently-announced Montgomery Baseball History and Legends Conference on tap for May. We are getting interest from all over and have gotten confirmation from a couple of speakers lined up already!

There will be a highlight presentation from Clarence"Skip" Watkins, a leading baseball author who literally wrote the book Baseball In Montgomery, the finest collection of local baseball info available to date!

 

Also I am very happy to announce that we will have a presentation on one of Montgomery's unsung great Negro League players by noted SABR biographer Joseph "Jeb" Stuart, who will speak about the life of one of the Montgomery Gray Sox. I will keep that players name a secret for now!

My own presentation will be on the 1954 Montgomery Rebels, the first integrated pro team in Montgomery and the fascinating story of how it all went down!

Ahead of the conference, I have been invited to help the State Archives fashion a new display of never-before seen baseball collections. I recently got a sneak peek at their tobacco cards and was picking my jaw up off the floor! There are some wonderful old cards that rarely get a chance to be seen, hopefully we can include a few for the upcoming events.

And yes we are planning ballpark tours of Cramton Bowl and Paterson Field for conference attendees, a rare look at the citys diamonds that have hosted Major League teams!

 

BISCUITS BACK TO THE BASKET! PLAYER ALUMNI REUNION

Also, we are inviting all former Biscuits players to the first Biscuits Alumni Reunion! Any player, past or present, who has donned the Montgomery togs is invited as part of the pre-conference festivities. Stay tuned for more info!

CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS

Currently we have an open call for speakers to give a fifteen to thirty minute talk on baseball history, with a preferred focus on Montgomery and the surrounding area. 

If there is someone you would like to suggest, we are open to that as well.

We would also be interested to hear from those who have related items to exhibit, several collections will be on display for the conference.

 

IN OTHER NEWS

I have spoken with a couple contacts at the ballpark about having a baseball card trade day. There used to be one at the local card shop but since the shop closed there isn't much support for the sports card hobbyist. There was some interest and its likely there will be at least one effort made this year to get a trade day going. Feel free to reach out if this interests you!

 

BISCUITS ON THE MOVE

Who can keep up with all the guys the Rays send away? Blake Hunt, Mike Mercado and Vidal Brujan were all recently dealt to different teams, all on the same day. It will be nice to see them succeed with their new clubs, as the Tampa team is unwilling to part with anyone on their 40 man roster to give these guys a chance.