Birmingham Barons

He's from the state.

Yeah, well, he struggled coaching the Birmingham Barons this year, or whatever they're called, the Stallions.

Yeah, Steve Spurrier struggled coaching the Washington Redskins.

None of that matters to me.

He's got some nice stuff.

I mean, we'll, we'll see what, what it, uh, I am assuming he'll probably, he was with the, uh, Barron's to end the year this year, maybe goes to Charlotte.

Uh, and unfortunately, uh, Most of these guys are relievers because they, as far as position players go, I mean, there are, there are some guys that, that they could bring up, you know, like I expected to see Michael Turner for ages because drew Roma wasn't doing anything with his bat.

I mean, he had two hits in like three months.

cool.

Yeah.

Carson Jacobs, the six foot eight guy got nasty stuff pitch with the, the Barron's this year.

Could see him.

And then Michael Jordan decides, you know what? I want to play baseball.

And Michael Jordan played for the Birmingham Barons.

My grandfather was a coach on that team.

Oh, wow.

played for a minor league team in Alabama, in Birmingham.

The Birmingham Barons.

Oh, that's right.

And his name was Michael

Oh man, I saw so-and-so play in person.

And then you have that kind of connection because, Hey, I was only so many feet away from so-and-so when they played for the Birmingham Barons, you know, and I was there and rude for him when he was coming up through the system.

And then they go.

But it's a business at the major league level.

All right, here we go.

That'd be great.

You talk about the Birmingham Barons.

So in watching somebody in the minor leagues before they go pro, was there a certain Chicago Bull? Did you ever get to see a certain Chicago Bulls player play in Birmingham at all? Mr.

You know what was so incredible about that week, and not that I need to give you platitudes here, Gerald, but the work that you guys have done for years to get it refurbished and to get it ready, that whole week was a celebration of baseball in Birmingham.

And I'm talking about, obviously, the Barons and Montgomery playing.

And then you had the Cardinals and the Giants.

Unfortunately, the untimely passing of Willie Mays during that week.

Now, he spent more than a quarter century as the public address announcer for the University of Alabama's marching band.

And in 1980, he was part of an investment group that bought the Montgomery Rebels minor league baseball franchise and moved it to Birmingham as the current version of the Birmingham Barons.

Dr. Robert Levin was seventy-eight years old.

Now, this week's Swimming Upstream Award, that's gonna go to the Lowndes County Commission.

Michael Jordan from the Wizards, basketball, or maybe owner, I don't know.

Steve Sachs of the Birmingham Barons.

That's the team that Willie Mays played on when he was 16 years old.

The Birmingham Barons.

Anyway...

Then further up the spoke is Rick Monday from the Dodgers.

It starts with Scott Williams from the Cavaliers.

Michael Jordan from the Bulls this time.