The Buffalo Bisons are wrapping up their regular season, and one of the brightest spots on their team has been a guy who has just three home runs, 48 RBIs…
EDEN PUTTING FINISHING TOUCHES ON RECORD-BREAKING SEASON
2023 A YEAR OF CONSISTENCY FOR BISONS’ HORWITZ
Steady. That’s the word that best describes the rise of Spencer Horwitz, one of the Buffalo Bisons’ most consistent hitters in the 2023 season. Posting a .337 batting average and…
Buffalo goes first in baseball
By Budd Bailey Buffalo’s baseball history is surprisingly rich, particularly in its early days. You probably know that a minor-league team has been around almost every year since 1878. The…
Book Review: The Lineup
Review by Budd Bailey Paul Aron has given himself quite a challenge, and it’s revealed in the subtitle to “The Lineup.” It reads, “Ten Books That Changed Baseball.” Fans of…
Book Review: Baseball Prospectus 2023
Review by Budd Bailey There have been baseball seasons without the Baseball Prospectus, of course. We’re only in the 28th edition of the annual publication. But we certainly weren’t as…
BISONS FALL TO RAILRIDERS 5-1
Unlike their previous outing, the Buffalo Bisons didn’t score 14 runs this time. Nor did they hold their opponents to two runs or less. This time, the Herd fell with…
BISONS DELIVER BEATDOWN, BEAT SCRANTON
One day after a workman-like victory over the Scranton/Wilkes Barre RailRiders, the Buffalo Bisons decided to lay a whooping on their opponent by a tune of 14-2. The game was…
BISONS BEAT SCRANTON, WIN 3-1
The Buffalo Bisons began the first game of their six-outing homestand against the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders with a business-like, 3-1 victory at Sahlen Field. Addison Barger got the Herd on the…
BISONS HOLD ON, TAKE DOWN TOLEDO
An outing that initially looked as if it would be a blowout turned into a close one near the end as the Buffalo Bisons upended the Toledo Mud Hens on…
Book Review: Baseball at the Abyss
Review by Budd Bailey Let’s go back in time almost a century, to the baseball offseason of 1926-27. It was almost a bad news/good news time when it came to…
BISONS DEFEAT WORCESTER, WIN BIG
The Worcester Red Sox had a chance to defeat the Buffalo Bisons on Monday night at Sahlen Field – about the same chance as winning the New York Lottery. After…
BISONS ARE WALK-OFF WINNERS, BEAT WOOSOX 10-8
After ending the first half of the 2023 regular season with a record of 34-41 and opening the second half by dropping two straight to the Worcester Red Sox, the…
Book Review: A Damn Near Perfect Game
Review by Budd Bailey There probably is a good book floating around in Joe Kelly’s head. “A Damn Near Perfect Game” isn’t it. The hard-throwing right-hander has had an unusual…
BISONS FALL ON FATHER’S DAY TO SYRACUSE 7-4
A sunny Father’s Day was conducive to a good baseball game being played, but the result was far from good for the Buffalo Bisons as they fell by a 7-4…
