Tigerbelle 5,299 Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 Kind of a bummer.....I was thinking about going in 2020. ☹️ By WSFA Staff | October 4, 2019 at 11:44 AM CDT - Updated October 4 at 11:44 AM MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) - The 2020 edition of the Max Capital City Classic has been canceled, according to the Montgomery Biscuits. Biscuits General Manager Mike Murphy said a scheduling conflict with the Auburn and Alabama baseball teams was to blame. In trying to schedule the annual matchup, organizers found that it was scheduled for the same week the Tide and Tigers were set to play each other during their SEC Schedule. The Biscuits weren’t able to find another date that fit everyone’s schedule outside of that week, Murphy said. 2019 marked the 11th meeting of the teams on the diamond in Montgomery when a record crowd of 7,896 fans came out to watch the Tide snap a 4-straight loss skid in the series. The Tide won 6-3 over the Tigers, but the Tigers hold the upper hand with 9 of the 11 series wins. While the teams won’t meet at Riverwalk Stadium in 2020, it shouldn’t be an end to the annual Iron Bowl of baseball in Montgomery. The Biscuits are working with both teams to secure dates for the game in future years. https://www.wsfa.com/2019/10/04/capital-city-classic-canceled-over-scheduling-issues/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augolf1716 21,221 Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 Weird you would think these dates would have been worked out way in advance but who knows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU64 10,122 Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 17 hours ago, augolf1716 said: Weird you would think these dates would have been worked out way in advance but who knows Not blaming one side for the other but JMO....someone did not want this game to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerbelle 5,299 Posted December 14, 2019 Author Share Posted December 14, 2019 7 hours ago, AU64 said: Not blaming one side for the other but JMO....someone did not want this game to happen. I bet I could make an educated guess....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey 16,638 Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 From the OP: " In trying to schedule the annual matchup, organizers found that it was scheduled for the same week the Tide and Tigers were set to play each other during their SEC Schedule." Well, that's probably not ideal but I see no reason why it should be a deal breaker. As noted above, someone didn't want this game to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AU64 10,122 Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 3 hours ago, Mikey said: From the OP: " In trying to schedule the annual matchup, organizers found that it was scheduled for the same week the Tide and Tigers were set to play each other during their SEC Schedule." Well, that's probably not ideal but I see no reason why it should be a deal breaker. As noted above, someone didn't want this game to happen. Both teams probably play a dozen inconsequential games early in the season. more important to play Oakland or Illinois-Chicago...and bama could not give up Harvard or Northeastern. BUT it was not a conference game and essentially was for nothing but "bragging rights" which is probably only important to fans...not the coaches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey 16,638 Posted December 15, 2019 Share Posted December 15, 2019 This game had developed into a popular thing in Montgomery. What, north of 7,000 fans attended last year? It was worth getting it worked out and could have been worked out if all concerned wanted to play the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autigeremt 6,652 Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 Clemson and Carolina do something interesting with their series (non-conference so that helps). They play the first game at Columbia/Clemson, the second game at Flour Field in downtown Greenville (Home of the Greenville Drive) and the third game at Clemson/Columbia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,108 Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 I'm not buying the article for 1 second. The game has always been on a Tuesday. I found a Tuesday good for all 3 teams. April 28th. AU & Bama aren't playing & Montgomery is on the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerbelle 5,299 Posted February 8, 2020 Author Share Posted February 8, 2020 13 hours ago, ellitor said: I'm not buying the article for 1 second. The game has always been on a Tuesday. I found a Tuesday good for all 3 teams. April 28th. AU & Bama aren't playing & Montgomery is on the road. I think bammer is just tired of losing most of them...lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr82be 14,440 Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 I know it wouldn't be in the Capital City but would be great to see a game played at Rickwood Field. I love the feeling of that old park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerbelle 5,299 Posted February 8, 2020 Author Share Posted February 8, 2020 2 hours ago, gr82be said: I know it wouldn't be in the Capital City but would be great to see a game played at Rickwood Field. I love the feeling of that old park. I do too. And I have lots of childhood memories there. But the crowd would be tipped to the bammer side...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellitor 33,108 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 12 hours ago, gr82be said: I know it wouldn't be in the Capital City but would be great to see a game played at Rickwood Field. I love the feeling of that old park. What city? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr82be 14,440 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 11 minutes ago, ellitor said: What city? Birmingham. Oldest baseball stadium at this point. If you ever get a chance to go see it you should. I think they still do tours. I believe some of the Ty Cobb movie was filmed there. I saw some games there as a kid. Then saw Bo when he was with the Chicks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey 16,638 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 I saw Reggie Jackson and many of the others who would go on to the world champion A's. In the late 60's and early 70's the Birmingham Barons were the A's 2A farm team. Too many to name that passed through Rickwood Field ended up as World Series champs with the Oakland A's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigerbelle 5,299 Posted February 10, 2020 Author Share Posted February 10, 2020 23 hours ago, Mikey said: I saw Reggie Jackson and many of the others who would go on to the world champion A's. In the late 60's and early 70's the Birmingham Barons were the A's 2A farm team. Too many to name that passed through Rickwood Field ended up as World Series champs with the Oakland A's. I did too Mikey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slyinsocal 831 Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 Paterson Field is still around isn't it? The core group of future stars for the 1984 World Series Champ Detroit Tigers played there (Jack Morris, Dan Petry, Alan Trammell, Lou Whitaker, Lance Parrish). Kirk Gibson skipped Montgomery. He jumped from A to the Tigers, back down to AAA, then back to the bigs for good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.