pulling a fast one

A wild card has been thrown into the mix in the battle between Mississippi and Pensacola for the Southern League South second-half championship. Guy named Billy Hamilton. The Taylorsville High product and current MLB stolen base leader will be in the Blue Wahoos’ lineup tonight against Mobile for the first of what is expected to be a three-game rehab assignment. Pensacola, which won a 15-inning game on Friday night, leads the M-Braves by a half-game with three to play. The M-Braves are finishing up at Jacksonville. Hamilton played for Pensacola, Cincinnati’s Double-A club, in 2012, when he set the all-time professional stolen base record. His injury last month was a shoulder; there’s nothing wrong with his legs.