Between innings, the crowd lights up for the usual fan-cam antics you might find at any ballpark, but also for on-field karaoke contests, the team’s theme song (a campy sing-along called “Bring on the Biscuits”), and a biscuit cannon. Yes, you read that right. They shoot biscuits from an air cannon into the crowd. Don’t worry: They’re wrapped and still very edible on arrival.

If flying biscuits aren’t your thing, you can head to the concourse to pick up yours in a more traditional manner. They’re $3.75 for two with all of the super-sweet ALAGA syrup (the “Sweetness of the South,” produced down the street since 1906), butter or jelly you want. For slightly more dough, you can add fried chicken, gravy or strawberry shortcake fixings. And the biscuits are actually pretty good. Buttery, fluffy, just the right amount of flake and fork-splittable. Delicious.

Adam Richman of Food Network’s “Man vs Food” recognized the park’s chicken biscuit with ALAGA as one of the top five ballpark foods in the country – Major or Minor League. Fans tell me the Polish sausage and nachos also get high marks. New the last few seasons: gourmet grilled cheese, house-smoked pulled pork (recommended) and ice-cold ICEEs, a real hit for all ages at the height of a Montgomery summer. It’s no coincidence that the food rates highly with fans and visitors alike.

You can also check out the Biscuit Basket, the team store behind home plate. A visual pun bonanza, the store is set up like a bakery, with merchandise displayed on antique ovens and chef’s tables. They have stuffed Monty the Biscuit, Biscuit hats (think Green Bay cheeseheads, but a biscuit) and Big Mo printed on just about any object you could want.

Around the park, the team’s year-round staff of 30 employees, plus the roughly 200 seasonal employees, make the park experience exceptional. Southern hospitality rules with a smile. Even the ticket takers and suite-level “bouncers” are pleasant.

Talking with fans, it’s obvious many are there for the baseball. But an equally large contingent is not. These fans cite the stadium’s food, its atmosphere or getting to spend time with friends outdoors as the main draws for them. They just like being out in the community. In fact, Staci Wilkenson, marketing director for the Biscuits, confides that some fans leave the game without even knowing who won: They just enjoyed a night out in the warm Montgomery air among family, friends, and the community.

More than any other professional sport, Minor League Baseball is about the entertainment and experience as much as what’s happening on the field. The Biscuits are just one stop on a player’s six-level journey from the Rookie League to the Tampa Bay Rays (the Biscuits’ Major League affiliate). Players are drafted into the farm system by Tampa Bay, and the Rays manage players throughout, deciding when a player is ready to move up to the Biscuits’ Double-A level and when they’re ready to move on. The lineup churns throughout the season. But even as the players cycle in and out, fans can be assured the Biscuits staff will keep smiling, the food will still be top notch, and the park experience will remain outstanding.