Biscuit Trip Pix (Click on the Yellow Links)

Served with genuine ALAGA syrup, the Mary B's Biscuits (click for bonus picture) were truly something special (little did we know that the Philly Cheesesteak served behind home plate would somehow manage to top this).

Later in the trip, we blindly used our noses to guide us to Dreamland, home of the World's Greatest Ribs (another bonus picture). One more CB Salute to Matt Schlenz (seen here with some of his many adoring groupies), who not only tipped us off to this slice of heaven, but who also is buying out my interest in a Lazy-Boy with The Godfather DVD Trilogy (when you're a CB, as a rule you're generally the one being bought out when winding down business affairs).

Lastly, our Tampa Bay Devil Rays experience was greatly enhanced by our visit to The Beach (bonus picture here), where we were treated to $1 draft beers and $5 admission with our expired college IDs. Not necessarily paradise, but damn close - especially when the game features a battle for Florida involving multiple failed and discarded Cubs and Sox including Dueling Joe's Borchard and Borowski. Thanks to our visit to the gift shop, I am now also the (proud?) owner of a glossy 8 x 10 of St. Rey Sanchez, Shortstop.

All in all, one hell of a trip. We did some things wrong, as detailed by previous posts, but an awful lot went right. Our next Southern League trip is already in the works - Tennessee Smokies, Carolina Mudcats, and Chatanooga Lookouts here we come!

We'd like to take this opportunity to thank Toad Man Transportation for accommodating our Chicago ground transportation needs free of charge - he even threw in French toast on the house (for more on Toad Man, please visit www.toadsoffun.com).

Finally, an official CB sendoff with guns blazing.

(Stay tuned for Birthday Camping Trip Redux Coming Soon!)