Herd will see lots of Rochester
The Bisons and Rochester open a two-city, six-game series today at 1 in Coca-Cola Field and they'll be getting to know each quite well the rest of the way. The teams have met exactly one time in the first three months of the season (it was back in April in Frontier Field and the second game was rained out).
That means that 15 of Buffalo's final 68 games are against the Red Wings. Great scheduling by the IL as usual. Finish the entire IL South but play the team an hour away one time in the first 75 games? Yeesh.
Anyway, the Wings are pretty mediocre again and keep thinking they're on the fringe of the IL playoff race (they're not). About the most exciting thing happening in Roch-cha-cha this year is that the Wings are the subject of a PBS reality show being filmed entitled "Minor League." It's going to air next year and that should be interesting.
Couple schedule notes on the series: Friday, of course, is BPO night in Buffalo. You'll hear this a lot in the next two days -- don't dilly-dally at the box office trying to get tickets at will call. You might face long lines. Pony up and use the print-at-home option, people.
Sunday in Rochester is a makeup day-night doubleheader. Two games. Two tickets. 1:05 and 7:05. Each nine innings. Picnic on the Frontier Field plaza between games. If you're so inclined. Love the place. If you've never been, you'll have plenty of chances to see the Bisons the rest of the season.
---Mike Harrington
