By Budd Bailey There’s no rule that saying a major-league sports team has to win eventually. Chances only come up so often, and if the team doesn’t capitalize on that…
Book Review: Blue Monday
Confessions of a Field Timing Coordinator
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist If you’ve watched some playoff baseball lately, you probably have noticed how the games tend to go on and on. I’m not sure…
Wozer: Top Rejected Bisons Stadium Names
by Jeff Wozer, Buffalo Sports Page Humorist Tuesday, the Buffalo Bisons announced a new name for the downtown ballpark. It will now be known as “Sahlen Field” after a naming…
Baseball: The Son Also Rises
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist We expect The Chosen Ones in athletics to show up every so often. Usually, though, it isn’t so symmetrical. On July 31, 1966,…
Extra innings, extra baserunner
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist Back in baseball’s offseason, minor league baseball announced a good-sized rule change. When a game went into extra innings, each team would begin…
Who is Baseball’s Greatest Player?
By Paul Peck, Buffalo Sports Page On a recent edition of the Spotrac.com Podcast, co-hosted by myself and Kevin Sylvester, Spotrac founder Mike Ginnitti was analyzing the contract and future…
The Interview: The Bisons’ Bob Stanley
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page Columnist Bob Stanley, the Buffalo Bisons’ pitching coach, was part of a nearly extinct species during his playing days in major league baseball. When…
PODCAST: SPOTRAC.com Podcast–Vegas Baby!
Kevin Sylvester and Paul Peck serves as co-hosts of the Spotrac.com podcast each week with Mike Ginnitti, the founder of Spotrac.com. This week, the they discuss the Vegas Golden Knights,…
Wozer: What To Expect When The Bisons Become The Buffalo Wings
by Jeff Wozer, Buffalo Sports Page Humorist The Buffalo Bisons announced that for a June series with Rochester, the team will play as the “Buffalo Wings” while the Red Wings…
Gaughan: Yankees-Red Sox Rivalry Just What Baseball Needs
by Bob Gaughan, Buffalo Sports Page As a die-hard Red Sox fan I have lived my entire life involved in the Red-Sox and Yankees rivalry. I lived through the heartache…
Top Signs That Bisons Celery is Struggling With Retirement
by Jeff Wozer, Buffalo Sports Page Humorist Even bigger than the baseball last season was the Bisons mascot races, and the retirement of Celery. He’s been replaced by Carrott &…
The Interview: Denny McLain and the 30-Win Season
It’s 50 years and counting for Denny McLain. The former Detroit Tigers remains the last pitcher to win 30 games in a single major league baseball season. McLain went 31-6…
Top New Bisons Surprises at Coca-Cola Field
by Jeff Wozer, Buffalo Sports Page Humorist Earlier this week, the Bisons held their annual “What’s new at the ballpark” event at Coca-Cola Field. Sports comedian Jeff Wozer dug into…
Bailey: Four outs and seven innings?
By Budd Bailey, Buffalo Sports Page columnist It’s time to think out of the box for a bit, if you will pardon that well-worn phrase. The current issue of “Mensa…
