As seen on the Rochester Press Box Over the 502 episodes of the Rochester Press Box, we have welcomed many guest commentators. Among the most famous; Jim Kelly, Abby Wambach and Senator Rich Funke. Among our favorites; Greg Keagle. Who for several years has provided expertise drawn from a Major League Baseball career. Greg is relocating to Florida and this is his final … [Read more...] about Pucko: The Life and Times of Greg Keagle
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Seattle Mariners select Livonia’s VanScoter in MLB Draft
By KEVIN SMITH The Seattle Mariners selected former Livonia High School baseball standout Reid VanScoter as the 156th pick in the fifth round of the Major League Baseball draft on Monday. A redshirt senior with Coastal Carolina University, VanScoter received a collegiate baseball second-team All-American nod. He was also the Chanticleers' first-ever Sun Belt Conference … [Read more...] about Seattle Mariners select Livonia’s VanScoter in MLB Draft
Baseball’s Mr. Irrelevants
(A version of this article first appeared on Dan Glickman's blog, The Baseball Continuum.) You may know about Mr. Irrelevant, the last pick of the NFL Draft. The idea being that he is the equivalent of the last person picked on the playground, doomed to be an afterthought. Of course, even the last person picked in a professional draft is still far more talented than you, me, … [Read more...] about Baseball’s Mr. Irrelevants
Pucko: Moments You Can’t Plan For
As seen on the Rochester Press Box It's the most exciting play in baseball. And also its most freakish. It requires a bad bounce or a defensive misplay that doesn't qualify as an error. The inside the park home run. Josh Smith of the Texas Rangers hit one last week. What distinguished it was that it was Smith's first Major League home run. He … [Read more...] about Pucko: Moments You Can’t Plan For
Pucko: A Little Perspective
By BILL PUCKO The more things change, the more they stay the same. By anyone's measure Henry Aaron is one of the top five greatest baseball players ever. The career home run leader when he retired at age 42 in 1976, he hit 24 or more home runs for 19 consecutive seasons. Which is still a record. He hit 40 when he was 39. But those are just … [Read more...] about Pucko: A Little Perspective