Predicting the 2025 Biscuits, Who Killed Hoke?

 

On January 1st we remember a solemn event, our annual predict the team post always coincides with the date of the death of Montgomery Rebels owner Hoke Vandigriff in 1955. After integrating the Montgomery baseball team, Hoke's death spelled the end of integrated baseball in Montgomery until 1962.

It has long struck me that the death of Vandigriff was very "convenient" for those who opposed segregation and so I went about researching the event and its background in order to put my own mind to rest. What I found was more questions and few answers, leading my mild suspicion to increase considerably. In May of this year, I took to the stage at the Alabama Dept of Archives & History and presented my findings. I submit them here for you now, on this, the anniversary of the tragic event.

 

PREDICTING THE BISCUITS 2025

Its possible the Biscuits are being quietly peddled for sale. While I have heard nothing definite, the signs are subtle but there. Lets hope it works out for the best, we are speeding towards that deadline of stadium rental and player development contract time. Both the Rays and City of Montgomery will need to sign up to keep the Biscuits in Montgomery. And of course, we need the team to want to be a part of it.

 

 

BOTTOM LINE - THIS IS THE YEAR

So of course there will be nets in 2025, and I expect it wont be long afterwards that we see the clear bag policy and metal detectors at the entrances.

If you think otherwise, peep the requirements for our "sister" team, the Richmond Flying Squirrels. It appears that in our league Montgomery, Biloxi and Birmingham are among the few yet to adopt this bag policy and/or metal detectors, which other teams state is mandated by MLB. My scorebook is bigger than that!

But at least that will take care of the overcrowding, at least as far as I am concerned. That's where a lot of fans, likely including myself, will drop out for good. For Montgomery, supporting the team only goes so far when the team repeatedly fails to support the fans.

Okay, on to the scrying....

This Biscuits team will have plenty of new faces, but likely returns a solid core around heavy hitting Issac and Tre Morgan. I expect Kevin Boles to come back as manager, but the Rays could do anything with the coaching staff and all bets are off concerning pitching coach and hitting coach.

C Ricardo Genoves

C Tatem Levins

C Kamren James

1B Tre Morgan

1B X. Issac 

2B Cooper Kinney

SS Brayden Taylor

3B Willy Vasquez

OF M. Auer

OF Etzell

OF Brock Jones 

OF Noah Myers

OF Colton Ledbetter

UT Jalen Battles

UT Ryan Spikes

SP Curet

SP Davitt

SP T. Martin

SP  Roel Garcia

SP Chandler Murphy

SP Owen Wild

RP Erbe 

RP Vernon

RP Alex Cook

RP TJ Fondtain

RP Drew Sommers

RP Jake Christianson

RP Jackson Lancaster

RP JJ Goss

RP Dahle

RP Johnny Cuevas