By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist Here are the rules: I can say whatever I want, but I can only say it in one sentence – even if I…
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The Notebook: High schools & baseball scoring
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist There’s not enough going on to write one good-sized column today. Therefore, let’s write two short ones. A difficult ending On Saturday, I…
Book Review: After the Miracle
By Budd Bailey The blitz of books about the 1969 World Series Champion New York Mets continues, with a contribution in this case by someone who is well qualified to…
Book Review: The Team That Couldn’t Hit
By Budd Bailey I am back in the Society of American Baseball Research (SABR) after more than 30 years, and during that time the organization has prospered. This is a…
Book Review: The Phenomenon
Review by Budd Bailey Rick Ankiel had a gift, one that he came to use in a path toward a better life. And then that gift left, in a sense,…
Book Review: K – A History of Baseball in 10 Pitches
Review by Budd Bailey It would seem that Tyler Kepner has been doing some work on the side for the past several years, and I’m not talking about trying to…
Book Review: Baseball Prospectus 2019
By Budd Bailey The gang from Baseball Prospectus has been hard at work evaluating players and teams for almost a quarter of a century. At some point, the writers probably…
Book Review: They Said It Couldn’t Be Done
By Budd Bailey There were many, many feel-good stories in sports in the 20th century, but two topped the list. They were stories that were totally unexpected and featured supposed…
Book Review: The Big Chair
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page A while back, a general manager of a National Hockey League team was asked an unusual question: Is your job much fun? He smiled,…
Book Review: 108 Stitches
By Budd Bailey What’s the next best thing to having dinner with Ron Darling? Reading “108 Stitches” by Ron Darling. This is one of those books that’s thankfully easy to…
Book Review: Hello, Friends
By Budd Bailey Jerry Howarth wasn’t around for the start of the Toronto Blue Jays franchise in 1977, and he’s not there now – retiring early in 2018. But he…
Book Review: Teammate
Review by Budd Bailey David Ross is the member of a very small club. After all, how many people are associated with World Series winners for both the Chicago Cubs…
Book Review: The Big Fella
By Budd Bailey Think there’s nothing more to be said at this point about the life and times of Babe Ruth? Think again. Jane Leavy has come up with a…
Wozer: Top Signs Baseball Spring Training Is Approaching
by Jeff Wozer, Buffalo Sports Page Humorist Major League Baseball teams begin to report to training camps in Florida and Arizona this week. Even here in Buffalo, there are signs…
