By Kevin Oklobzija On a day when the Rochester Red Wings needed to hit both ends of the daily double in order to earn a playoff berth, they did their part. They thumped the Pawtucket Red Sox 10-1, with Matt Hague belting a pair of home runs at sun-drenched Frontier Field. "Glorious Domination" by Bobby Roode blared from the public address system afterward. The … [Read more...] about Even making IL history isn’t good enough for Wings
That playoff berth for the Red Wings? It’s bordering on unlikely now
By Kevin Oklobzija The Rochester Red Wings' Frontier Field clubhouse was very quiet on Sunday night. The silence was the sound of their playoff chances swirling away. They may very well have gone from playoff bound to homeward bound in one day. A 7-2 loss to the Pawtucket Red Sox, coupled with a doubleheader sweep by Lehigh Valley over Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, turned … [Read more...] about That playoff berth for the Red Wings? It’s bordering on unlikely now
And the wild-card plot thickens for Wings
By Kevin Oklobzija If there's a hard way to do things, well, then that's the route the Rochester Red Wings will choose. Or so it seems. "We don't have a whole lot of what I call cigar games where we sit back and bury people," manager Mike Quade said. And so it was on Saturday night, when the Wings lost 5-3 to the Pawtucket Red Sox. Rochester opened a 3-0 lead in the … [Read more...] about And the wild-card plot thickens for Wings
Robbie Grossman will DH for Red Wings in final two games
By Kevin Oklobzija The Rochester Red Wings lineup has been depleted by recalls but they'll actually be getting hitting help for the final two regular season games. Robbie Grossman will join the Red Wings on a major league rehabilitation assignment and he'll be the designated hitter for Sunday's 6:05 p.m. game against the Pawtucket as well as the 1:35 p.m. regular-season … [Read more...] about Robbie Grossman will DH for Red Wings in final two games
Role reversal: Former jockeys will do the racing for charity
By Kevin Oklobzija For race after race, years after year, they were atop powerful thoroughbreds that thundered down the stretch at Finger Lakes Gaming & Racetrack. On Monday afternoon, a baker's dozen of former jockeys will be doing the running, and the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund will be the beneficiary. A full starting gate of 13 retired riders will take … [Read more...] about Role reversal: Former jockeys will do the racing for charity