By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA So here was the situation in the top of the sixth inning on Friday night when the Rochester Red Wings began the final weekend of the season: Runners on second and third, two outs, and the International League's most valuable player is coming up to face left-handed starter Lewis Thorpe. This is, by the way, the newly anointed league MVP who against … [Read more...] about Decision backfires as Wings lose to IronPigs
Wings newcomer Vasquez has crazy-good stats on mound
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA In making his Triple-A debut on Thursday night with the Rochester Red Wings, Andrew Vasquez found himself in a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the top of the eighth inning. The left-handed reliever escaped with just one run scoring, however, wiggling out of major danger thanks to a fine defensive snare at first base by Zander Weil that led to a force out, … [Read more...] about Wings newcomer Vasquez has crazy-good stats on mound
New RIT women’s hockey coach has previous ROC employment ties
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA When Chad Davis was introduced as Rochester Institute of Technology's newest women's hockey coach, he added another Flower City employment entity to his resume. Long before he ever saw RIT play hockey and long, long before he applied to be Scott McDonald's replacement as head coach, he was employed by another Rochester institution: Paychex. Now, no … [Read more...] about New RIT women’s hockey coach has previous ROC employment ties
The real Kennys Vargas is back for the Wings
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA The real Kennys Vargas has returned to the Rochester Red Wings. That impostor who was wearing No. 3o the first four months, yeah, he left the building. The power-hitter who was a constant threat for the Red Wings the previous 2 1/2 seasons — and even for the Minnesota Twins in 2016 and 2017 — is once again anchoring the Rochester lineup. OK, it's … [Read more...] about The real Kennys Vargas is back for the Wings
Wings’ Kemmer takes an off-the-beaten-path journey to pro ball
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA If it was possible to plot a path to professional baseball with a GPS device, Jon Kemmer still wouldn't be playing for the Rochester Red Wings. Garmin couldn't have pointed the way to MLB. Tom Tom could not have done so either. Even Google Maps wouldn't have directed Kemmer from tiny Shippenville, Pa., — population 449 in the 2016 census — to the … [Read more...] about Wings’ Kemmer takes an off-the-beaten-path journey to pro ball