Quite a gesture on the diamond

We'll be at Frontier Field starting tonight for the rest of the Bisons' series against the Rochester Red Wings (ex-Minnesota phenom Francisco Liriano starts tonight for the Wings). But in perusing today's Rochester paper, I found an unbelieveable story about a college game Thursday between Oswego and St. John Fisher in the ECAC Upstate Division III playoffs.

In a frightening incident that reminded everyone of the death of Double-A Tulsa coach Mike Coolbaugh  last July, Oswego coach Frank Paino was knocked out when he was struck in the temple by a line drive while coaching third base. He was rushed to the hospital and luckily is doing well but players on both teams were so upset that Fisher conceded the game even though it trailed, 9-5, in the ninth inning and a loss would end its season.

Pretty amazing sportsmanship move there. Life itself was a little more important than a game.

---Mike Harrington