By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
If you didn’t know better, you’d swear Jake Swain was being rude.
“The old lady still looks good,” he said as he walked into the stands along the third-base line at Rickwood Field. “I was talking about the old baseball field. It’s been here since 1910. I was referring to it being the oldest ballpark.”
An announced crowd of 6,028 braved threatening skies to be on hand for the 22nd annual Rickwood Classic. The Birmingham Barons’ once-a-year return to their former home was suspended last year as the city of Birmingham closed the ballpark for repairs.It was a happy return Wednesday, punctuated by a 7-1 victory for the home team over the Chattanooga Lookouts.
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