Giants-Cardinals Cap Emotional, Inspiring Week of Historic Baseball in Birmingham, Alabama

By Solomon Crenshaw Jr. For The Birmingham Times As he walked around the concourse of historic Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Atlanta’s Danny Reines borrowed from the movie ‘Field of Dreams’ as he asked, “Is this heaven?” And, answering his own question, Reines responded in the affirmative. “Yes, it is,” he said. “It’s got the people. It’s got the vibe, the emotion. It’s just so positive. It’s just so positive.” For several thousand people who filled the stands of the venerable ballpark, nothing could come closer to heaven with the San Francisco Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals playing an official Major League Baseball game won 6-5 by the Cardinals on the hallowed diamond in front of a sold out crowd of 8,332. Current major leaguers stood respectfully behind Negro League players as a sold out crowd of 8,332 packed into historic Rickwood Field. (Solomon Crenshaw Jr., For Birmingham Times) The game was the crowning jewel to a week of baseball excitement in the Magic City for MLB at Rickwood. It began with a Minor League contest between the Montgomery Biscuits and the Birmingham Barons and was followed by Barnstorm Birmingham, a celebrity softball game that was followed by a performance...