By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA The Rochester Red Wings finally got a little help from Mother Nature on Friday night. It was 68 degrees at sun-drenched Frontier Field when the doubleheader against the Pawtucket Red Sox began, and while the temperature slowly dipped toward 60 throughout the 14 innings of baseball, it stayed dry. The respite was long overdue, especially for an … [Read more...] about This has the makings of a long and no-fun summer for Wings
Now with the Wings, Hildenberger still searching
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA The final stat line for Trevor Hildenberger wasn't pretty. Again. He pitched two innings — the eighth and ninth — and surrendered five hits and three runs as the Rochester Red Wings lost 5-0 to the Buffalo Bisons on Tuesday night. But Wings manager Joel Skinner said that, despite the hits and runs, the slumping, side-arming right-hander did good … [Read more...] about Now with the Wings, Hildenberger still searching
From day off to game-day hero for grand-slammin’ Andreoli
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA If John Andreoli has learned one thing during his 10 years in professional baseball, it's to expect the unexpected. "In this game," the Rochester Red Wings outfielder was saying late Sunday afternoon, "a lot can happen fast." Want proof? Andreoli can provide it with real life examples from: a) his off-season, and b) his Sunday when his grand slam … [Read more...] about From day off to game-day hero for grand-slammin’ Andreoli
It was May 7, so of course Jordany Valdespin homered
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA For Jordany Valdespin, May 7 will always be a special day. On the seventh day in May of 2012, 11 days into his big-league career, he belted a pinch-hit three-run, ninth-inning homer off Jonathan Papelbon to lead the New York Mets to victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. "It was something special for me, something I will never forget," Valdespin … [Read more...] about It was May 7, so of course Jordany Valdespin homered
Kentucky Derby: Rubbin’ is racin’ … until there’s an ambulance and euthanized horse
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA Until Saturday, "Country House" was just something featured every week on HGTV. But thanks to Kentucky Derby No. 145, it's now the latest two-word entry in the urban dictionary for controversy. Country House, an improving-by-the-day thoroughbred trained by Bill Mott, was declared the winner of the Kentucky Derby after the unofficial first-place … [Read more...] about Kentucky Derby: Rubbin’ is racin’ … until there’s an ambulance and euthanized horse