By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Baseball has taken Danny Mendick to the ends of the earth, or so it seems, and back. While in high school at Pittsford Mendon and then while playing at Monroe Community College, he was spending summers in places like Myrtle Beach, The Hamptons and Vermont. From there it was off to UMass-Lowell for his final two years of collegiate eligibility. Now, … [Read more...] about A special home game for Danny Mendick
Who needs launch angle? Rooker, Wings didn’t on Friday
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA In an era of launch angles, tape-measure home runs and don't-get-cheated swings, Brent Rooker employed a little old-school baseball to provide the Rochester Red Wings with victory on Friday night. Rooker fought off a good, well-spotted pitch from Jimmy Cordero and grounded a seeing-eye single through the hole between first and second, driving home … [Read more...] about Who needs launch angle? Rooker, Wings didn’t on Friday
It’ll be a Mendick homecoming and reunion at Frontier Field
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Bill Mendick had just finished high school and the family business was calling. Well, more like his father was calling. Why would you pay someone else to work when you have perfectly capable help right in the family? So in 1947, fresh out of Franklin High School, Bill went behind the counter at Mendick's Market on Joseph Avenue in Rochester. His … [Read more...] about It’ll be a Mendick homecoming and reunion at Frontier Field
Who are these guys? Astudillo, Wings run streak to eight
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA For the first two months of the Rochester Red Wings' season, about the only thing worse than the weather at Frontier Field was the play on the diamond. After losing a doubleheader to Pawtucket on May 24, the Wings were 12 games under .500 (16-28) and seemed destined for doom. But in a matter of 12 days, the Wings have been revived. They've gone … [Read more...] about Who are these guys? Astudillo, Wings run streak to eight
Sculli, Canandaigua blank Athena for the sectional four-peat
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA You would think that after doing this Section V Class A1 championship celebration thing for four straight years, the final-out choreography by Canandaigua Academy's baseball team would be worthy of SportCenter. The sheer unbridled joy shown Saturday afternoon, however, is proof that title No. 4 was every bit as special as Nos. 1, 2 and 3. As Jesus … [Read more...] about Sculli, Canandaigua blank Athena for the sectional four-peat