By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA It was "Major League" Night at Frontier Field on Friday, and the Rochester Red Wings brought in actor Corbin Bernsen to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the funniest baseball movie ever made. Unfortunately, they needed Bob Uecker instead. With the Wings clinging to a 5-4 lead in the eighth inning, Wings reliever Andrew Vasquez elicited memories of … [Read more...] about It was Major League revisited — which wasn’t good for Wings
Trash plates: the dinner of champions?
By KEVIN OKLOBZIJA They arrived in all shapes and sizes on Thursday evening ready to run. And eat. At the same time, of course. The second annual Plates Mile — a brainchild of the Rochester Red Wings promotional staff — isn't for the faint of heart. Nor is it for anyone with a weak stomach. This extension of the never-ending Plates promotion is one part speed … [Read more...] about Trash plates: the dinner of champions?
A special home game for Danny Mendick
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