It has been approaching 100 degrees here in Montana, and today it seemed like the hottest it’s been on the trip to date. The Mustangs play their games at Cobb Field, which is not named after Ty Cobb, but rather Bob Cobb, who was responsible for bringing professional baseball to the town of Billings. Seinfeld fans should not confuse the baseball world Bob Cobb with the character from the show. Bob Cobb is the actual name of “The Maestro”, a character who is a conductor for the Policeman’s Benevolent Association Orchestra. Sadly, this is the last year for the Mustangs at Cobb Field because the team is knocking it down and building a new ballpark on the same site. Cobb Field has been there since the late 1940s, and the original wood is still in place—making for a charming albeit very run-down looking park. With field boxes that have folding chairs, I’m sure most people will welcome a new stadium next season.

As for the game, neither team decided it would be a good idea to play any sort of defense for the first six innings. In the bottom of the sixth, the Helena Brewers were on top by a score of 13-12, making it the longest six innings of any baseball game I’ve seen in my life. Unfortunately the Mustangs were not able to pull out a win, losing to the Helena Brewers by a final score of 15-14 in just over three and a half hours. Thanks to Matt for helping us out tonight—the fans were very generous and helped us raise a lot of money tonight!

One more Seinfeld related fact—two former alumni of the Mustangs include Paul O’Neill and Danny Tartabull, who both had guest roles on the show.