Pucko's Unfinished Business

As originally aired on The Rochester Press Box Jasson Dominguez wears uniform number 89.  A tight end's number.  Which would be fine were he not a baseball player.  Finding a good number is a challenge for a New York Yankee.  28 is taken.  Another 23 is retired.  Number 8, twice.  So, 89, generally given to someone less impactful, will have to do for now. But Dominguez is … [Read more...] about Pucko: Hope On the Road to Nowhere

As originally aired on the Rochester Press Box Notre Dame opened up the college football season with a 42-3 win over Navy.  On the surface it was just another of those games the good teams schedule to log a few easy wins.  But there's more to this than that.   The Notre Dame versus Navy series has been played 96 times in the last 97 years.  The … [Read more...] about Pucko: The Handshake Rivalry

As originally aired on The Rochester Press Box Silver Stadium was the home to the Rochester Red Wings from 1929-1996.  I spent sixteen years watching baseball there.  Two things stood out.  Because the crown on the field was so high, you couldn't see the left fielder from the Wings dugout on the first base side.  You could barely see the third … [Read more...] about Pucko: Sauerkraut and Selfies

As originally aired on The Rochester Press Box He was style and substance.  From his Western Pennsylvania and Alabama University pedigree, down to his white football cleats.  Joe Willy Namath screamed stardom.  To those of us who loved the old American Football League, including many early Buffalo Bills fans, Namath became a legend when in 1969, he and the New … [Read more...] about Pucko: A Legitimate Villain

As originally aired on The Rochester Press Box I'm not a hardcore soccer fan.  I know this because I've never suggested that someone didn't understand the game.  Or argued that soccer doesn't need more scoring.  Because it does.  It's obvious.  I must not understand the game. Still, I faithfully got up at 3am to watch the United States Women's … [Read more...] about Pucko: Worth Taking a Knee For