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Herd heads out on road with momentum |
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Hard as it may be to believe but the Buffalo Bisons still have something to play for this season.
Despite a dismal 2-17 start that seemingly assured the Bisons of finishing dead last in the International League, the Herd is actually now on pace to finish with 85 losses which means they could very
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Win worth the wait for Takahashi |
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Ken Takahashi finally got his first win in the United States and he did it in record fashion.
Takahashi threw a complete game as the Buffalo Bisons blanked Syracuse 2-0 in the second game of their doubleheader Thursday afternoon at Coca-Cola Field.
In his first season of playing in the stat
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Bisons close out home stand with loss |
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At this stage of the game all that the Buffalo Bisons have left to play for is their pride. Too bad pride is in short supply at the downtown ballpark these days.
The Bisons went just 2-for-11 with runners in scoring position and left five on base as they dropped a 5-3 decision to the Toledo Mud Hens in front of 10, 783 fans at Coca-Cola Field Sunday afternoon.
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Toledo to much for Bisons |
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The Buffalo Bisons must have believed that the second half of the season was an opportunity to find winning ways.
Trouble is, their first game after the All-Star break looked an awful lot like many performances from the season’s first three months.
Thursday night, the Herd scored two runs only after spotting t
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Broadway finds rhythm |
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Lance Broadway didn’t need pitching coach Ricky Bones to tell him it was ‘his’ game to finish.
But it still felt good to hear those words of encouragement.
Broadway went the distance as the Buffalo Bisons topped Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 4-1 in front of 8,638 fans at Coca-Cola Field on Wednesda
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Perez shaky in rehab start |
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The Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra were the stars of the night, but Oliver Perez was the story.
Perez made his fourth rehab start as the Rochester Red Wings topped the Buffalo Bisons 6-2 in front of 17,380 fans at Coca-Cola Field Friday evening during the traditional Independence Eve celebration
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Figueroa gets All-Star nod |
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The wins haven’t been there but Nelson Figueroa’s efforts were still recognized.
The International League announced on Thursday that Figueroa was selected to play in the Triple-A All-Star game that will take place on July 15 in Portland, OR.
“I’m very happy for him he’s very de
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Comedy of errors |
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The continuing improvement of Jonathan Niese continued on Tuesday night, as the Buffalo Bisons lefthander posted his longest outing of the season.
His eight-inning stint wasn’t long enough to factor in the decision, however, as the game was decided by a misguided throw in the ninth inning, giving the Charlotte Knights a 4-3 win over the Herd and
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Bullpen lets it slip away |
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(Buffalo) - For six innings on Monday night, Coca-Cola Field hosted a battle of young upstart pitchers.
Then the bullpens got involved.
Buffalo Bisons righthander Tobi Stoner left after six innings staked to a 3-0 lead against Charlotte Knights righthander Lucas Harrell, who also lasted six frames in
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Broadway struggles against former team |
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Lance Broadway may have wanted to show a sign to his former Charlotte Knights teammates that he is adjusting well to life as a member of the Buffalo Bisons.
Instead, the 25-year old righthander, the 15th overall selection in the 2005 draft who started the year with the Knights, struggled in yet another outing on Sunday afternoon. He allowed seven runs in
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Around the Cages with Dave Ricci |
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More than 200 irate fans of the Brooklyn Cyclones canceled their season tickets after a June 24 promotion where the team did a one-day change of name to the “Baracklyn” Cyclones in honor of President Barack Obama, who’s likeness was featured in a bobble head giveaway that same night.
The news just keeps getting better and better for the blue and orange. Mets minor-league pitcher Johan Romero became the second member of the Mets Venezuelan Summer League team to test positive for pe
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Bats go silent |
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The “new look” Buffalo Bisons returned home on Saturday night, but the end result was eerily familiar.
The Herd was limited to four hits and struck out 10 times against Charlotte Knights starter Jack Egbert and reliever Randy Willams, and a Chip Ambres solo homer in the first inning accounted for their
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Mother Nature KO’s Bisons |
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Just when the Buffalo Bisons seemed to have their on-field opponents figured out Mother Nature tossed them a curve they could not hit.
Wednesday’s Bisons-Syracuse Chiefs game was called off due to rain. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Thursday August 20.
Thursday’s scheduled game remains a traditional nine-in
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Inside the Bisons Clubhouse: Cooper cut loose |
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Jason Cooper was one of the first players to arrive at Coca-Cola Field Sunday morning. But it wasn’t to get in extra work or prepare for that days game-it was to say good-bye.
In a somewhat shocking move the New York Mets announced that Cooper had been released to free up roster space for shortstop Javier Castillo who was acquired from the Chicago White Sox.
The Modern E
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Knight goes the distance in win |
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Brandon Knight was just looking to get back on track.
He did that, and then some.
Throwing a complete game, Knight earned his first win since May 25 as the Buffalo Bisons topped Durham 8-1 Sunday afternoon at Coca-Cola Field.
Recording his last win
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Big ninth dooms Bisons |
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While the Buffalo Bisons have stumbled their way to one of the worst records in professional baseball, one of the better elements of their team has been fielding.
The Herd entered Saturday night’s home game against the Durham Bulls tied with the fifth-best fielding percentage in the International League. It didn’t matter much as the Bisons committed two errors
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Niese earns first win of 2009 |
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It may have taken him 10 Triple-A starts (plus two more in the majors), but Jonathon Niese – after waiting more than two months - finally earned his first win of the 2009 season.
And like most things involving Niese this year, it hardly came easily.
The Bisons lefthander, on Friday night, was on the right side of a 1-0 decision over the Durham Bulls, improving his record to
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Masse for Mayor |
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(Buffalo) - Passion has returned to Coca-Cola Field.
Cory Sullivan had four of the Bisons 15 hits as they cruised to a 13-5 win over Durham in Bill Masse’s debut as the Bisons new hitting coach.
One day after former hitting coach Luis Natera was demo
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Bisons notebook: Natera out, Masse in |
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Changes are happening.
Though Wednesday June 10 was a day off for the Buffalo Bisons it was far from uneventful as the parent club New York Mets announced that Bisons Hitting Coach Luis Natera was being re-assigned to Doubl
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McCutchen stymies Herd |
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Daniel McCutchen flirted with history.
McCutchen took a no-hitter into the seventh inning as the Indianapolis Indians ran away with a 10-2 series finale win over the Buffalo Bisons at Coca-Cola Field Tuesday night.
Perfect for four inni
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Figueroa gets run support |
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Nelson Figueroa threw seven strong innings and Michel Abreu hit a two run home run as Buffalo beat Indianapolis 2-1 in front of 15,221 fans at Coca-Cola Field on Monday, which celebrated School Kids Day and a special 10:35 a.m. start.
Taking the hill for the ninth time this season, early on, it appeared that Figueroa would once again fail to receive any offensive support to help him on his way to a victory.
As the game progress
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Herd bats come up empty, again |
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(Buffalo)-The Bisons were swinging the bats like they had a bus to catch.
The Herd wasted a quality start from Jonathon Niese as the Indianapolis Indians topped the Bisons 2-0 in front of 7,584 fans Sunday afternoon at Coca-Cola Field.
The loss drops the Bisons to 16-38
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Niese gets roguhed up as Bisons fall |
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At this point of his surreal season, Jonathon Niese has to accept that merely going six innings is a sign of progress.
The Bisons lefthander, still seeking his first win, worked six complete frames against the Lehigh Valley IronPigs on Wednesday night. He was roughed up a bit, allowing three runs in the third inning a
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Perez makes rehab start |
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Tuesday night was full of anticipation for Oliver Perez, the New York Mets pitcher who made a rehab start for the Buffalo Bisons at a chilly Coca-Cola Field.
The lefthander, in the first year of a three-year, $36 million contract with the Mets, is recovering from patellar tendonitis in his right knee. Perez got through a 4 1/3-inning stint against the Lehi
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Is F-Mart ready for Big Apple? |
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(Buffalo)-If you haven’t seen Fernando Martinez yet you better hurry because he won’t be around Buffalo much longer.
With injuries hitting the parent club New York Mets hard, the most recent being outfielder Ryan Church likely heading for the DL due to a sore hamstring, the buzz between Buffalo and New York is that
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Valentine delivers for Herd |
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In Buffalo, this year has been mundane and repetitive for the Bisons. The only thing that really has made headlines has been their disgraceful and unenthusiastic play, rendering them with a lowly record of 10-29 prior to the start of Saturday afternoon’s game.
On this day however, the events that laid out before the near 8,000 fans that entered Coca-Cola Field were bizarre and uncharacteristically welcoming.
See, first their opponent were a team that ha
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Strawberry comes full circle |
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(Buffalo)-Darryl Strawberry is at peace with himself and the world.
“I think life is a journey,” Strawberry said as he spoke with the media in the Bisons dugout prior to the Herd’s game against Columbus on Saturday.
“I think we all sometimes misunderstand what life
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Niese gets rocked as Bisons fall |
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At times, a player just sent down to Triple-A from the major leagues might find it hard to collect his wits and perform well. Other times, that player will have one of his best games, wanting to prove something to the parent organization.
Place Jonathon Niese firmly in the first category after his performance Friday night. The Buffalo Bisons lefthander, fresh off two appearances with the New York Mets, allowed single runs in the first
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Bisons earn split |
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Newcomers helped the Bisons take the first game of their Friday night doubleheader against the Gwinnett Braves, but a rough eighth inning in the nightcap prevented them from getting a sweep.
In the opener, the Bisons erupted for a season-high five runs in the first inning but needed a fourth-inning tie-breaking run to notch a 6-5 win. In the nightcap, a 5-3 loss, reliever Jon Switzer allo
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Bisons walk it off, again |
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The Buffalo Bisons may not have a lot of wins, but they do know how to end games in dramatic fashion.
The Herd, now 8-22, scored their second walkoff win in as many nights Tuesday, squeaking out a 4-3 win in 11 innings over the Gwinnett Braves. The walkoff victory, the Bisons’ third of the season, cam
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Bisons reschedule “FREE FOOD NIGHT” at Coca-Cola Field
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The Buffalo Bisons, Triple-A affiliate of the New York Mets, today announced that they have rescheduled Free Food Night for Wednesday, May 13 against the Gwinnett Braves at Coca-Cola Field (7:05 p.m.).
On May 13, the Bisons will hand out a tear-off card at the ballpark’s gates that contains $8.00 of FREE food coupons. Each card will have a coupon for one FREE meal item (either hot dog, hamburger, It
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Looking to turn things around |
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Looking to turn around the fortunes of their Triple-A affiliate, a quartet from the Mets’ player development department visited the Bisons on Monday night.
The presence of the four - field coordinator Luis Aguayo, hitting coordinator Lamar Johnson, pitching coordinator Rick Waits, and pitching consultant Al Jackson – proved to be effective, as the Herd i
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Is Oberkfell ready to snap? |
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(Buffalo)-Ken Oberkfell has seen all he wants to see and he isn’t happy.
Can you blame him?
Moments after the Bison offense totaled just four hits in a 3-1 lackluster loss to Norfolk on Sunday Oberkfell didn’t pull any punches as he finally lost his cool.
“They bette
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Baltimore prospect learned baseball and life lessons from dad. |
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Matt Wieters grew up in a baseball family. He knows about expectations and how you can’t let what others think distract you.
The son of Rich Wieters who pitched in the Braves and White Sox systems between 1977-82, Matt has already made a name in his own right in his short career.
The first-round pick, fifth overall, of t
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Dessens closes the door |
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In addition to finally notching their first winning streak of the season on Friday night, the Buffalo Bisons may have also found a closer.
Elmer Dessens, a 38-year old journeyman with 360 games of major league experience, notched a save for the second straight day as the Herd scored a 4-1 win over the Norfolk Tides.
Buffalo’s record i
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M&M Boys lead Bisons to win |
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(Buffalo)-Maybe the Bisons offense just needed a gimmick to raise a spark?
Ramon Martinez and Fernando Martinez combined for five hits, three RBI and three runs scored as the Bisons version of the M&M Boys helped lead the Herd to a 4-1 win over the Louisville Bats at Coca-Co
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Around the Cages with Dave Ricci |
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The world of baseball was no exception when it came to feeling the impact of the Swine Flu outbreak as 16 Mexican League Triple-A games that were scheduled for this weekend were postponed based on an April 30th recommendation by the Mexican Government.
Prior to this announcement games had been played in empty ballparks, as per a government suggestion on April 28.
The league released a statement saying it would respect the ruling and suspend activ
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Gee earns first Tripl-A win |
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(Buffalo)-Sooner or later the Buffalo Bisons luck had to change.
Dillon Gee went the distance and became the first Bisons starter to earn a win this season as the Herd posted a 5-1 win over Louisville in Game One of their double header at Coca-Cola Field on Saturda
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Pena's homer doesn't hold up as Bisons fall |
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Nearly two weeks ago, the New York Mets signed Wily Mo Pena, ostensibly to bolster the anemic offense of their Triple-A affiliate.
But after a spell in extended spring training and only two games with the Buffalo Bisons, Pena may soon find himself in the Big Apple.
Ironically, Friday night’s game against the Louisville Bats mi
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Inside the Bisons' Clubhouse: Is Freddy finished? |
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(Buffalo)-It had all the feel of good-bye speech.
Freddy Garcia served up a grand slam in the fifth as the Bisons dropped a 7-1 decision to the Syracuse Chiefs in front of an announced crowd of 5,140 on Monday night.
The loss dropped Garcia to 0-
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Knight's quality start wasted as Bisons fall again |
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Bright spots have been rare so far for the Buffalo Bisons this year, but Brandon Knight provided one for a second straight time on Friday night.
The 33-year old righthander from Oxnard, California became the first Herd pitcher this season to turn in a second “quality start,” an outing of at least six innings with three or fewer earned runs.
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Bisons end homestand with loss |
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(Buffalo) If it were raining soup these guys would have a fork.
Despite a pair of home runs and four RBI from Nick Evans, the Buffalo Bisons frittered away a 6-3 lead and ended up dropping the final game of their opening home stand to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yan
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Bisons find home run pop, but not the win |
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(Buffalo)-The Buffalo Bisons had the long ball working Monday afternoon. Unfortunately it didn’t work long enough.
The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees got a solo home run from Shelley Duncan and 3-run blast from Justin Leone as they topped the Bisons 6-5 at Coca-Cola Field Monday afternoon.
While the win improved
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Evans comes through |
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Nick Evans needed that hit-badly.
Bisons first baseman Nick Evans collected his first hit of the season in timely fashion as his 2-run home run in the 15th inning gave the Bisons a 4-2 win over visiting Pawtucket Red Sox in front of 4
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Bisons fall in opener |
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(Buffalo) - Needless to say Jonathon Niese’s Buffalo debut didn’t quite go as planned.
Niese lasted just two innings as the Pawtucket Red Sox tagged the Bisons starter four five runs on five hits as the Sox scored a 6-4 win in front of 13,178 fans at Coca-Cola Field on Thursday afternoo
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The talking is over, time to play ball |
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The wait is over.
All winter long Western New York baseball fans have been buzzing with anticipation over what the Buffalo Bisons on field product will be like as the Herd enters the season as the new Triple-A affiliat
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Bisons announce music lineup |
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The Buffalo Bisons, Triple-A affiliate of the New York Mets, today announced they line-up of great local bands to play before the team’s 11 fridaynightbash!® games in 2009, presented by Seneca Gaming Corporation.
The 2009 Plaza Party set list will include classic rock, modern pop, country and great tribute bands.
All pre-game Plaza Parties are FREE to the public and will begin two hours before first pitch on
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Bisons offer free tickets for opening day |
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The Buffalo Bisons, Triple-A affiliate of the New York Mets, today announced that they will offer up to four FREE tickets to Opening Day 2009 to any person who has lost their job.
The Bisons recognize that many of the same fans that have helped the team set numerous attendance records have now fallen on hard times with the downturn in this country’s economy. With the hope and p
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What's new at the ballpark |
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(Buffalo) - The Buffalo Bisons have added “Tim Hortons” and “Famous Dave’s” to their opening day roster.
Tuesday afternoon, as part of the Bisons What’s New at the Ballpark event that showcased new food items at the park, the Herd announced that the club signed a three-year deal to have the world-famous
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Olympic dreaming |
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Jeff Stevens didn’t know exactly what all the text messages and phone calls were about. But one of the first one came from his mother, and moms don’t lie.
The string of congratulatory messages and phone calls were because the 24-year-old native of Berkeley, California had just been selected as a member of the team USA Olympic baseball team that will be
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