As originally aired on The Rochester Press Box With an aggregate age of 25.58, Green Bay has the youngest NFL postseason roster in fifty years. And that should be a good thing for the Packers. Right? Well, as Lee Corso might tell you, "Not so fast." The 1974 Buffalo Bills were the last postseason team that was this young. They finished 9-5 back-to-back … [Read more...] about Pucko: Are the stars aligning for the Bills?
Pucko: Floyd Rayford, Cal Ripken, Jr. and Ryan Minor
As originally aired on The Rochester Press Box Names eternally linked. On Saturday May 29, 1982, Floyd Rayford started the second game of a doubleheader at third base for the Baltimore Orioles against Toronto. The next day Cal Ripken, Jr., reclaimed his position. A month later he moved to shortstop and kept playing for a record 2,632 consecutive games over seventeen … [Read more...] about Pucko: Floyd Rayford, Cal Ripken, Jr. and Ryan Minor
Pucko: Remembering Ed Blasko
As originally aired on The Rochester Press Box Eight thousand, two-hundred and twenty-two (8,222). Is there a more absurd number? Yet there it is. Immortalized on the centerfield wall at Innovative Field where the Rochester Red Wings play their baseball games. Along with Joe Altobelli's number 26 and Luke Easter's 36, they are the three most important numbers in the … [Read more...] about Pucko: Remembering Ed Blasko
Pucko: Recalling the Rhinos Heyday
As originally aired on the Rochester Press Box It was one of the greatest achievements in Rochester professional sports history. On a Monday night, September 13, 1999, the Raging Rhinos soccer team won the US Open Cup. It was a first. And quite possibly, a last. The US Open Cup competition has been in existence since 1913. It's literally an open … [Read more...] about Pucko: Recalling the Rhinos Heyday
Pucko: Spoiling the Games
As originally aired on The Rochester Press Box Gambling is ruining sports. Not an any moralistic way. It's actually making them less fun. Syndicated sportscaster Dan Patrick said some interesting things this week. In his youth, he used to wager a lot of money on sports through a bookie. It wasn't legal then kids. And he said he couldn't watch … [Read more...] about Pucko: Spoiling the Games