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GREAT MOMENTS OF 2013: AAA Baseball and a Miracle Comeback
From August 4 of this year: After Bobby Thomson‘s famous “Shot Heard Round the World”, Red Smith perhaps wrote the greatest lede (or lead, for those of you who didn’t major in journalism) in history:...
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The Red Wings had one of the weirdest no-hitters ever
It’s late so I can’t write too much, but, anyway, I was at the ballpark tonight. However, this story starts on July 24, when I was sitting on my couch watching the Rochester Red Wings play in Durham....
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2014 Rochester Red Wings in Review, Part 1, AKA “The IL North is Tough”
If there is one lesson to be learned from the 2014 Rochester Red Wings, it is that minor league baseball is perhaps even more cruel than Major League Baseball, and perhaps even more unforgiving, at...
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2014 Rochester Red Wings in Review, Part 2: Five Things We Learned
Apologies for being late, but here are five things we learned from the 2014 Rochester Red Wings season: 1. It is possible to throw a No-Hitter in two different states and two different months 2....
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Coming Soon: A Retrospective on Rochester Red Wings Yearbooks/Programs
Coming soon will be a new feature on this blog, in which I look back at the programs and yearbooks of the Rochester Red Wings, collected over the years by myself, my father, and in some cases myself...
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Rochester Red Wings Programs of the Past: “Summer Fun in ’81” (and...
In this recurring piece, I look at the programs and yearbooks of my hometown Rochester Red Wings. This is the first part of the series. In 1981, the Rochester Red Wings were, if nothing else, notable....
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Rochester Red Wings Programs of the Past: 1989
In 1988, the Rochester Red Wings won the Governor’s Cup championship under the helm of Johnny Oates and a team that included young guns like Steve Finley (would lead the league in batting, Pete...
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(Blogathon ’16) Musings on AAA Baseball
This post is part of the 2016 Baseball Continuum Blogathon For Charity, benefiting the Roswell Park Alliance Foundation. The Roswell Park Alliance Foundation is the charitable arm of Roswell Park...
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(Blogathon ’16) Rochester Red Wings Programs of the Past: 1990
This post is part of the 2016 Baseball Continuum Blogathon For Charity, benefiting the Roswell Park Alliance Foundation. The Roswell Park Alliance Foundation is the charitable arm of Roswell Park...
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Why the Rochester Red Wings Should Stay a Twins Affiliate
The Rochester Red Wings’ affiliation agreement with the Minnesota Twins ends this year. And while it’s entirely possible that it will be renewed, it’s also entirely possible it will not, as there is...
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