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: Feherty

Review by Budd Bailey You might remember John Feinstein’s last book. It was “Raise a Fist, Take a Knee” – a quite serious look at what he called the lack…

Farewell to a local legend

By Budd Bailey Rick Jeanneret, the voice of Buffalo Sabres’ hockey for more than 50 years, made hockey games better. No, hold on for a minute. That’s an incomplete sentence….

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…