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With 1969 as a precursor, are Rochestarians seeing the last pitcher bat?

With 1969 as a precursor, are Rochestari...

Oct 29, 2021

Catch the Sluggers at Meridian Centre Park in Brighton; Talker pitches in.

Catch the Sluggers at Meridian Centre Pa...

Sep 18, 2021

A day at the ballpark with the Red Wings On Field Host and Sports Entertainer

A day at the ballpark with the Red Wings...

Sep 17, 2021

The Boys and Girls of Summer complete 22nd season of the Game at the Corners.

The Boys and Girls of Summer complete 22...

Sep 5, 2021

50 years ago when the Pittsburgh Pirates fielded a team of “All brothers out there”

50 years ago when the Pittsburgh Pirates...

Aug 30, 2021

Sectional extravaganza in Brighton

Sectional extravaganza in Brighton

Jun 10, 2021

Sectional Extravaganza on Culver Road

Sectional Extravaganza on Culver Road

Jun 8, 2021

The Battle of the Birds: Eagles and Silverhawks return to Cobb’s Hill in a barnburner

The Battle of the Birds: Eagles and Silv...

May 21, 2021

Brighton Town Supervisor Bill “Shohei” Moehle throws out first pitch, goes two for three with 2 RBI’s in the Game at the Corners

Brighton Town Supervisor Bill “Sho...

Apr 29, 2021

The umpires are back in business at Cobb’s Hill

The umpires are back in business at Cobb...

Apr 29, 2021

Cricket on the playing fields of Brighton

Cricket on the playing fields of Brighto...

Apr 29, 2021

Long lost football team recalled by its star lineman

Long lost football team recalled by its ...

Apr 17, 2021

If it’s baseball, it’s Bill Pruitt: “PENNANT RACE 2021: THE BEST TEAM IS NOT ALWAYS THE BEST TEAM”

If it’s baseball, it’s Bill ...

Mar 15, 2021

The last NBA regular season game in Rochester was 50 years ago today

The last NBA regular season game in Roch...

Feb 2, 2021

Henry Aaron’s connections to Rochester: 1974, 1977, 1982 and 1986

Henry Aaron’s connections to Roche...

Jan 25, 2021

Peter Fornieri weaves his award winning tailgate magic on Bonnie Brae in Brighton

Peter Fornieri weaves his award winning ...

Jan 19, 2021

Celebrating and social distancing in Brighton

Celebrating and social distancing in Bri...

Jan 11, 2021

Remembering Richard Anthony Allen (March 8, 1942 – December 7, 2020), Feared Slugger Who Stood Up to Bigotry

Remembering Richard Anthony Allen (March...

Dec 10, 2020

Alas, no Turkey Bowl this year at Reifsteck Field in Brighton

Alas, no Turkey Bowl this year at Reifst...

Nov 25, 2020

Remembering the Dodger’s quintessential quintet in the World Series, 1974 – 1981

Remembering the Dodger’s quintesse...

Oct 20, 2020

Mt. Morris’s Roscoe Barnes was the Joe Morgan of his era

Mt. Morris’s Roscoe Barnes was the...

Oct 15, 2020

Four days of wild card binging, a presidential debate and infection

Four days of wild card binging, a presid...

Oct 4, 2020

MLB’s expanded playoffs and three game series are a travesty. Or maybe not.

MLB’s expanded playoffs and three ...

Sep 24, 2020

PENNANT RACE 20 CODICIL: A SEASON OF BASEBALL WITH A PLANE TO CATCH

PENNANT RACE 20 CODICIL: A SEASON OF BAS...

Jul 21, 2020

Waiting for baseball? Read the 2020 Rochester Red Wings Digital Yearbook “sneak peek” including Talker’s “Hat Gate”

Waiting for baseball? Read the 2020 Roch...

May 11, 2020

Itching for baseball and the 12th inning home run that Carlton Fisk hit and I missed

Itching for baseball and the 12th inning...

May 9, 2020

The curse laid hath done its handiwork, yet again

The curse laid hath done its handiwork, ...

Apr 10, 2020

Who needs live sports when you have “This Date in Sports”

Who needs live sports when you have R...

Apr 9, 2020

Bill Pruitt offers “Pennant Race in the Plague Year, Or Ohtani’s Quadruple Twenty in 2020”

Bill Pruitt offers “Pennant Race i...

Mar 23, 2020

Looking through the glass half full, the 2020 baseball preview

Looking through the glass half full, the...

Mar 21, 2020

Cobb’s Hill is open for business

Cobb’s Hill is open for business

Mar 19, 2020

No sports? Talker has you covered. (Part IV, Conclusion: college and high school baseball, basketball and football; amateur baseball, football and softball)

No sports? Talker has you covered. (Part...

Mar 15, 2020

No sports? Talker has you covered. (Part III, Sports Less Traveled)

No sports? Talker has you covered. (Part...

Mar 14, 2020

No sports? Talker has you covered (Part II, the Bills, the Jills and love triangles)

No sports? Talker has you covered (Part ...

Mar 13, 2020

No sports? Talker has you covered (Part I, Major and Minor League baseball)

No sports? Talker has you covered (Part ...

Mar 13, 2020

Sports and the ’60’s at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Highland Park

Sports and the ’60’s at the ...

Mar 12, 2020

RCAC baseball is just around the corner

RCAC baseball is just around the corner

Mar 9, 2020

Why I don’t care that much about the Houston Ass — terisks*

Why I don’t care that much about t...

Mar 6, 2020

Farewell, Johnny Antonelli (April 12, 1930 – February 28, 2020). From Cobb’s Hill to the World Series

Farewell, Johnny Antonelli (April 12, 19...

Feb 28, 2020

Say it ain’t so Joe. Could I like MLB’s proposed playoff changes?

Say it ain’t so Joe. Could I like ...

Feb 11, 2020

Waiting for the XFL to be the Ex-XFL

Waiting for the XFL to be the Ex-XFL

Feb 8, 2020

The Jewish Sports Hall of Fame at the Jewish Community Center in Brighton

The Jewish Sports Hall of Fame at the Je...

Feb 5, 2020

What’s a little snow at the Cobb’s Hill ultimate frisbee game

What’s a little snow at the Cobb&#...

Feb 2, 2020

A Shawn Dunwoody mural and the floor hockey legacy of Dave Rogachefsky at the JCC

A Shawn Dunwoody mural and the floor hoc...

Jan 30, 2020

Watching the Bills fall short and recalling the most famous “blacked out” game, The Comeback, January 3rd, 1993

Watching the Bills fall short and recall...

Jan 12, 2020

The night in 1988 when a Hall of Fame flame thrower threw 151 pitches in the Triple-A-Classic at Silver Stadium

The night in 1988 when a Hall of Fame fl...

Oct 24, 2019

The Hat Gate game is reason enough to root for the Nationals

The Hat Gate game is reason enough to ro...

Oct 23, 2019

First snap of the season and three years of Monroe football on Alexander Street

First snap of the season and three years...

Sep 5, 2019

The first black player, the first shot clock and the longest game: all in Rochester

The first black player, the first shot c...

May 4, 2019

The RCAC is back at Cobb’s Hill (where Johnny Antonelli struck out 20)

The RCAC is back at Cobb’s Hill (w...

Apr 10, 2019

I TOLD YOU SO: “AAF suspending operations, canceling end of season”

I TOLD YOU SO: “AAF suspending ope...

Apr 2, 2019

My first live pitch of the season

My first live pitch of the season

Mar 31, 2019

The wait is over. Adding ’69 to the Series.

The wait is over. Adding ’69 to th...

Mar 29, 2019

Third time is the charm; Pruitt tells us what will happen: “Pennant Race ’19 in Eight Sestets and a Couplet”

Third time is the charm; Pruitt tells us...

Mar 22, 2019

Baseball at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Highland Park (1960 – 1972)

Baseball at the Vietnam Veterans Memoria...

Mar 14, 2019

Dustin Pedroia, a 1999 lawn chair and a 2005 birthday gift from Naomi and Anna Silver

Dustin Pedroia, a 1999 lawn chair and a ...

Feb 9, 2019

Frank Robinson (1935 – 2019) and a glove signed at the 1988 Orioles-Red Wings exhibition game

Frank Robinson (1935 – 2019) and a glove...

Feb 8, 2019

Returning to the fold: better to have loved and lost

Returning to the fold: better to have lo...

Feb 3, 2019

If the Patriots win the Super Bowl, credit Talker

If the Patriots win the Super Bowl, cred...

Jan 26, 2019

The University of Rochester’s John Ghyzel follows in the footsteps of Tom Havens ’91 (Madison Muskies, 1992)

The University of Rochester’s John...

Jan 7, 2019

Remembering when the Bowls ruled and Dye’s tie for the ages

Remembering when the Bowls ruled and Dye...

Dec 1, 2018

Remembering one of two NBA firsts in Rochester: the 24 second shot clock. And why it was bad.

Remembering one of two NBA firsts in Roc...

Nov 28, 2018

The Grey Cup is a tough sell

The Grey Cup is a tough sell

Nov 25, 2018

Cold and snowy Turkey Bowls at Reifsteck Field

Cold and snowy Turkey Bowls at Reifsteck...

Nov 22, 2018

What are the rules of air hockey and what is a spin?

What are the rules of air hockey and wha...

Nov 21, 2018

At Yankee Stadium, Notre Dame avenges 1961 defeat to Syracuse six days after JFK was assassinated

At Yankee Stadium, Notre Dame avenges 19...

Nov 18, 2018

Despite the lifting of the curse, Peterman and the Jill-less Bills drop the ball.

Despite the lifting of the curse, Peterm...

Nov 4, 2018

The 1981 baseball strike comes to Rochester. When Dave Winfield made 1.3 million a year!

The 1981 baseball strike comes to Roches...

Oct 31, 2018

18 innings, 3:29 EST. That’s nothing.

18 innings, 3:29 EST. That’s nothi...

Oct 30, 2018

Now gone from living memory, the last time the Dodgers (Robins) and Red Sox battled

Now gone from living memory, the last ti...

Oct 23, 2018

Brighton High School loses one of its two great sportscasters, Hank Greenwald ’53

Brighton High School loses one of its tw...

Oct 23, 2018

The Big Stick is back. And a mystery

The Big Stick is back. And a mystery

Oct 13, 2018

Eliminate the Wild Card Game, please

Eliminate the Wild Card Game, please

Sep 26, 2018

On the boards and in the field, Wildcats continue to defeat Barons

On the boards and in the field, Wildcats...

Sep 8, 2018

You never forget your first

You never forget your first

Jul 24, 2018

Major League Baseball in San Juan as a 21st Century Marshall Plan

Major League Baseball in San Juan as a 2...

Jun 11, 2018

Adding the very first shot at the Tony Boler Courts, 9:07 a.m., to the Cobb’s Hill series

Adding the very first shot at the Tony B...

Jun 2, 2018

Keeping score at Cobb’s Hill

Keeping score at Cobb’s Hill

May 16, 2018

Brighton Town Councilmember Robin Wilt pitches in at the Game at the Corners

Brighton Town Councilmember Robin Wilt p...

May 11, 2018

Adding a SOTA baseball game and the Air Horn guy to the Cobb’s Hill series

Adding a SOTA baseball game and the Air ...

Apr 27, 2018

Very first pitch on Opening Day. And Knot Holes

Very first pitch on Opening Day. And Kno...

Apr 10, 2018

The AAF is an AAwFul idea

The AAF is an AAwFul idea

Apr 7, 2018

Rooting for the Rams and remembering St. Patrick’s Day, 1989

Rooting for the Rams and remembering St....

Mar 13, 2018

Street and Smith’s is back and so is Bill Pruitt with “Pennant Race 18: Curses Laid and Lifted”

Street and Smith’s is back and so ...

Feb 25, 2018

Rochester’s Liechtenstein skiing fans rejoice

Rochester’s Liechtenstein skiing f...

Feb 17, 2018

If I were King of the N.F.L.

If I were King of the N.F.L.

Feb 1, 2018

Lily Pond, Highland Park’s hidden ice hockey rink.

Lily Pond, Highland Park’s hidden ...

Jan 30, 2018

The Jills ball as talisman thwarted; the curse is back.

The Jills ball as talisman thwarted; the...

Jan 7, 2018

Bills make the playoffs without the Jills; remembering Jacksonville vs. Buffalo in ’96

Bills make the playoffs without the Jill...

Jan 1, 2018

Adding Yeshiva football to the Cobb’s Hill series

Adding Yeshiva football to the Cobb̵...

Dec 30, 2017

Opening Day, 1971, at Boldo’s Armory

Opening Day, 1971, at Boldo’s Armo...

Nov 20, 2017

Who’s on first at the Game at the Corners? The Rabbi.

Who’s on first at the Game at the ...

Oct 29, 2017

East falls just short. And views from the press box

East falls just short. And views from th...

May 16, 2017

The umpires are back. No complaining!

The umpires are back. No complaining!

May 15, 2017

No longer undefeated, East bounces back nicely

No longer undefeated, East bounces back ...

May 4, 2017

48 years ago when Rochester saw its first “Designated Pinch Hitter”

48 years ago when Rochester saw its firs...

Apr 25, 2017

Eagles (8-0) win East Tournament; pizza for all

Eagles (8-0) win East Tournament; pizza ...

Apr 22, 2017

East beats Lyons to stay unbeaten; Crandall retrieves balls and sweeps home plate

East beats Lyons to stay unbeaten; Crand...

Apr 18, 2017

Bundled up loyalists at Cobb’s Hill watch East stay undefeated.

Bundled up loyalists at Cobb’s Hil...

Apr 13, 2017

Excitement grows on Culver Road as East wins third straight. Bishop Kearney is next.

Excitement grows on Culver Road as East ...

Apr 3, 2017

Pruitt breaks new ground with “The Pennant Races in Rhyming Couplets.” Keeps eyes on the Talker baseball prediction prize.

Pruitt breaks new ground with “The...

Apr 3, 2017

Following a historic season, East baseball opens with back-to-back no hitters.

Following a historic season, East baseba...

Mar 31, 2017

Baseball was better 45 years ago

Baseball was better 45 years ago

Mar 22, 2017

Make Predictions. Win cash.

Make Predictions. Win cash.

Mar 22, 2017

Loving Team Israel and the World Baseball Classic

Loving Team Israel and the World Basebal...

Mar 8, 2017

Having defeated Trump in 1961, Rochestarian Peter Roby welcomes a rematch

Having defeated Trump in 1961, Rochestar...

Jan 6, 2017

Gates-Chili’s Ernest Jackson one of a few Rochestarians who made their football mark in Canada

Gates-Chili’s Ernest Jackson one o...

Dec 3, 2016

Congratulations Barons on a magical season.

Congratulations Barons on a magical seas...

Nov 16, 2016

$Grading Kramer & Kramer’s 2016 baseball predictions$

Grading Kramer & Kramer’s 201...

Nov 11, 2016

2016 Rochester Open a smash hit at the Robert B. Goergen Athletic Center. And the debut of ZOOM.

2016 Rochester Open a smash hit at the R...

Nov 7, 2016

30 years ago when Billy Buck broke Rhode Island’s heart

30 years ago when Billy Buck broke Rhode...

Oct 25, 2016

Barons prevail in first televised football game at Reifsteck Field

Barons prevail in first televised footba...

Oct 21, 2016

Happy Homecoming by Jason Muhammad

Happy Homecoming by Jason Muhammad

Oct 5, 2016

Working on the Chain Gang at Reifsteck Field

Working on the Chain Gang at Reifsteck F...

Oct 1, 2016

Pygmies of ’69 remain Brighton’s last undefeated football team

Pygmies of ’69 remain BrightonR...

Oct 1, 2016

Encore for the Roc City Steelers at Buckland Park

Encore for the Roc City Steelers at Buck...

Sep 20, 2016

Non Violent Hooligans outside Stout

Non Violent Hooligans outside Stout

Sep 16, 2016

No Jills; no playoffs for the Bills

No Jills; no playoffs for the Bills

Sep 12, 2016

New Team in Town: Roc City Steelers debut at Buckland Park

New Team in Town: Roc City Steelers debu...

Sep 8, 2016

Farewell Boys and Girls of Summer! Under-40 MVP smashes 5 home runs off Over-40 MVP in Sunday finale

Farewell Boys and Girls of Summer! Under...

Sep 4, 2016

45 years ago when the Pittsburgh Pirates fielded a team of “All brothers out there”

45 years ago when the Pittsburgh Pirates...

Sep 1, 2016

42 years and counting for the Kick Ass Kro-Kay Club of Cobb’s Hill

42 years and counting for the Kick Ass K...

Aug 24, 2016

“Crooked Arm” Brancato brings 19th Century base ball to the Game at the Corners

“Crooked Arm” Brancato bring...

Aug 20, 2016

Badminton shines in Brazil. And “the Game Sublime” has a following in Rochester, including Rajesh Barnabas and New York State Assemblyman Mark Johns

Badminton shines in Brazil. And “t...

Aug 18, 2016

Varsity football returning to Monroe after 30 year hiatus. And when Bob Matthews covered the 1970 championship season

Varsity football returning to Monroe aft...

Aug 17, 2016

Just like the NBA at Somerton Park

Just like the NBA at Somerton Park

Aug 15, 2016

For Golisano Children’s Hospital with love at the inaugural Gran Fondo at the Twilight Criterium

For Golisano Children’s Hospital w...

Aug 13, 2016

The difference between softball and kick ball: Shotgunning

The difference between softball and kick...

Aug 11, 2016

First Girls of Summer at the Game at the Corners; Talker wins it with three run walk off homerun

First Girls of Summer at the Game at the...

Jul 31, 2016

As the University of Rochester’s Fauver Stadium moves forward, its rich football tradition lives on

As the University of Rochester’s F...

Jul 12, 2016

The difference between guys and girls in coed softball at Brighton Town Park

The difference between guys and girls in...

Jul 7, 2016

Celebrating the Fourth of July at the Game at the Corners. And much more.

Celebrating the Fourth of July at the Ga...

Jul 4, 2016

Who’s counting at the Game at the Corners

Who’s counting at the Game at the ...

Jun 19, 2016

Umpire added to Game at the Corners. Players subtracted

Umpire added to Game at the Corners. Pla...

Jun 12, 2016

Casper scores the winning run at The Corners

Casper scores the winning run at The Cor...

Jun 7, 2016

SOTA’s Kenny Cruz awaits call from the big leagues. Bill Pucko “borrows” Talker’s nickname: Cruz Control

SOTA’s Kenny Cruz awaits call from...

Jun 3, 2016

70 years ago today when Jackie Robinson broke the color line at Red Wings Stadium

70 years ago today when Jackie Robinson ...

May 30, 2016

Ball in creek disrupts Game at the Corners; Blake hits for the cycle

Ball in creek disrupts Game at the Corne...

May 29, 2016

Congratulations East on a magical season. So Jefferson and Rocky DiPonzio’s 1980 mark still stands.

Congratulations East on a magical season...

May 27, 2016

A coach who cares. And wondering if East won

A coach who cares. And wondering if East...

May 25, 2016

The Boys of Summer are back at The Corners

The Boys of Summer are back at The Corne...

May 23, 2016

East’s sun still shining

East’s sun still shining

May 20, 2016

The Roberto Clemente Men’s Hispanic Softball League is back!

The Roberto Clemente Men’s Hispani...

May 12, 2016

250 years of calling you out

250 years of calling you out

May 3, 2016

Iconic America at the Brighton Little League Parade

Iconic America at the Brighton Little Le...

May 1, 2016

East baseball takes the show on the road. Destination Cincinnati

East baseball takes the show on the road...

Apr 25, 2016

“Don’t go soft, play hardball!” The Rochester Men’s Adult Baseball League needs a few good men.

“Don’t go soft, play hardbal...

Apr 24, 2016

Wildcats strike out our undermanned Barons

Wildcats strike out our undermanned Baro...

Apr 23, 2016

When the P.A. announcer told us Nixon had resigned. On the passing of Anna Silver and a most memorable Silver Stadium game

When the P.A. announcer told us Nixon ha...

Apr 13, 2016

Rochester especially should support an Earl Lloyd U.S. Postage Stamp

Rochester especially should support an E...

Apr 5, 2016

Royals 4 – Mets 3. An opening day World Series rematch with Eugene Kramer

Royals 4 – Mets 3. An opening day ...

Apr 4, 2016

City baseball opens. Defending champion East’s Coach Crandall previews season. And Cruz Control is back.

City baseball opens. Defending champion ...

Apr 4, 2016

Ultimate spring fever at Cobb’s Hill

Ultimate spring fever at Cobb’s Hi...

Apr 3, 2016

“An early-spring renewal of the spirit” over 10,000 fungos later

“An early-spring renewal of the sp...

Mar 27, 2016

East High’s oldest athlete, Morris Shapiro’s (1913 – 2016) love of wrestling never waned

East High’s oldest athlete, Morris...

Mar 25, 2016

One final shot at the greatest March Madness upset, Providence, St. Patricks Day, 1989

One final shot at the greatest March Mad...

Mar 20, 2016

Street & Smith’s now defunct. Here is Kramer & Kramer’s Official 2016 Yearbook

Street & Smith’s now defunct....

Feb 18, 2016

Remembering how gory were the glory days

Remembering how gory were the glory days

Feb 7, 2016

“Bring back the Jills:” Cheerleaders deserve their stage

“Bring back the Jills:” Chee...

Feb 4, 2016

Love has found a way! Buffalo Jills coming to the Otter to sign “Jack the Ball,” Saturday the 23rd, 6-9pm

Love has found a way! Buffalo Jills comi...

Jan 20, 2016

Our new Pacific Northwest sports commentator. On the Seahawks and some Bills.

Our new Pacific Northwest sports comment...

Jan 7, 2016

Five years ago when Michael Raff found his perfect mark. And over 70 years of history at the B’Nai Brith bowling league

Five years ago when Michael Raff found h...

Dec 23, 2015

Jamming and Slamming at East

Jamming and Slamming at East

Dec 19, 2015

ESPN’s “Four Falls of Buffalo” and “Vivid memories of the four year Super Bowl run” and still jilted by the Bills

ESPN’s “Four Falls of Buffal...

Dec 9, 2015

In grand fashion, Brighton celebrates its volleyball champions and the first Boys state team sports title in school history

In grand fashion, Brighton celebrates it...

Nov 26, 2015

SOTA’s Kenny “Cruz Control:” from a Silverhawk to a Scarlet Knight

SOTA’s Kenny “Cruz Control:&...

Nov 17, 2015

Cobb’s Hill welcomes the Ninth Cobb’s Hill Cyclocross

Cobb’s Hill welcomes the Ninth Cob...

Nov 16, 2015

Diehards and the Cobb’s Hill Tennis Courts

Diehards and the Cobb’s Hill Tenni...

Nov 14, 2015

65 years ago today at Edgerton Park Arena when the NBA color line was first broken. And Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier in Rochester; summer of ’46

65 years ago today at Edgerton Park Aren...

Oct 31, 2015

30 years ago when George Brett won the World Series (and Morganna the Kissing Bandit)

30 years ago when George Brett won the W...

Oct 29, 2015

Art and a fumbled football merge at Rochester Contemporary

Art and a fumbled football merge at Roch...

Oct 17, 2015

RCSD and city soccer on the upswing with Deon Rodgers

RCSD and city soccer on the upswing with...

Oct 13, 2015

On Yogi Berra and Dale Berra and the 1973 World Series and Willie Mays and my father

On Yogi Berra and Dale Berra and the 197...

Oct 1, 2015

The 8th Annual Festival of Softball: After 800 Innings the “Tribute to Noah” nears $100,000

The 8th Annual Festival of Softball: Aft...

Sep 29, 2015

“Team Eagle” set to open a new field of dreams at East. Roland Williams ’93 drops by for final summer tune up.

“Team Eagle” set to open a new field of ...

Sep 29, 2015

East’s groundskeeper/umpire Sam Kimble has a rooting interest in Team Eagle

East’s groundskeeper/umpire Sam Kimble h...

Sep 28, 2015

From the Rucker League to Edison Tech. With a Ph.D. in between.

From the Rucker League to Edison Tech. W...

Sep 28, 2015

Join me at Twilight

Join me at Twilight

Sep 27, 2015

That Championship Season thirty five years later

That Championship Season thirty five yea...

Sep 27, 2015

Rochester’s own street ball Rucker League

Rochester’s own street ball Rucker Leagu...

Sep 27, 2015

Vivid memories of the four year Super Bowl run

Vivid memories of the four year Super Bo...

Sep 27, 2015

Promoting Wellness through softball at the URMC

Promoting Wellness through softball at t...

Sep 27, 2015

On Monroe football, East baseball and the value of sports (including chess)

On Monroe football, East baseball and th...

Sep 27, 2015

Back from Nebraska and Virginia and on his way to Wisconsin, Brighton’s Ernie Clement pitches in at his old baseball camp

Back from Nebraska and Virginia and on h...

Sep 26, 2015

Brighton fans celebrate hometown hero Ernie Clement in victory

Brighton fans celebrate hometown hero Er...

Sep 26, 2015

Pick up softball games still exist

Pick up softball games still exist

Sep 26, 2015

East baseball triumphs again; SOTA’s Kenny Cruz named RCAC player of the year

East baseball triumphs again; SOTA’s Ken...

Sep 26, 2015

The Kenny Cruz watch: highest ranked outfielder in NYS, 22nd in the nation

The Kenny Cruz watch: highest ranked out...

Sep 26, 2015

Displaying East’s glorious past

Displaying East’s glorious past

Sep 26, 2015

City baseball opens; East set to defend title

City baseball opens; East set to defend ...

Sep 26, 2015

When NBA history was made at Edgerton Park

When NBA history was made at Edgerton Pa...

Sep 26, 2015

No off season for SOTA’s rising baseball star. Oh, Kenny also currently has the highest GPA in the entire RCSD.

No off season for SOTA’s rising baseball...

Sep 26, 2015

Football returning to Monroe after 30 year hiatus

Football returning to Monroe after 30 ye...

Sep 25, 2015

“Rochester Promise” kept: Wilson’s Owen Gabbey, three time RCAC player of the year, gains scholarship to the University of Rochester

“Rochester Promise” kept: Wilson’s Owen ...

Sep 25, 2015

East’s Coach Brigandi proved the value of sports extends beyond the playing fields

East’s Coach Brigandi proved the value o...

Sep 25, 2015

Wilson Wildcats open title defense with 5 straight wins. SOTA stands at 5-3; All City is 4-5; East 2-3

Wilson Wildcats open title defense with ...

Sep 25, 2015

Wilson’s Owen Gabbey; two time baseball player of the year whose family believes in city schools

Wilson’s Owen Gabbey; two time baseball ...

Sep 25, 2015

East baseball takes the show on the road. Destination Pittsburgh

East baseball takes the show on the road...

Sep 24, 2015

With 1969 as a precursor, are Rochestarians seeing the last pitcher bat?

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[Pitcher Ian Anderson batting for Atlanta. Note in the closed caption, the announcers were...

Catch the Sluggers at Meridian Centre Park in Brighton; Talker pitches in.

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[9/18/21 Meridian Centre Park in Brighton. Professional umpire David Kramer dusting off home...

A day at the ballpark with the Red Wings On Field Host and Sports Entertainer

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[9/16/21 Rochester Red Wings Team Store. Nicole Boyle, Director of Merchandising (left) and Team...

The Boys and Girls of Summer complete 22nd season of the Game at the Corners.

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[9/5/21 The final Sunday of the Game at the Corners. The celebrating team won 25 – 5,...

50 years ago when the Pittsburgh Pirates fielded a team of “All brothers out there”

by [email protected] | Aug 30, 2021 | Sports | 2 |

As seen in 45 years ago when the Pittsburgh Pirates fielded a team of “All brothers out...

Sectional extravaganza in Brighton

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[6/9/21 School of the Art’s Abel Austin hurling against the McQuaid Jesuit High School...

Sectional Extravaganza on Culver Road

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6/7/21. [Cobb’s Hill Field # 1 off Culver Road. The School of the Art’s bench looks...

The Battle of the Birds: Eagles and Silverhawks return to Cobb’s Hill in a barnburner

by [email protected] | May 21, 2021 | Sports | 0 |

[5/21/21 School of the Arts runner scores at the East Eagles vs. SOTA Silverhawks game at...

Brighton Town Supervisor Bill “Shohei” Moehle throws out first pitch, goes two for three with 2 RBI’s in the Game at the Corners

by [email protected] | Apr 29, 2021 | Sports | 0 |

5/2/21 Brighton Town Supervisor William Moehle pitching at the Game at the Corners, left fielder...

The umpires are back in business at Cobb’s Hill

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[4/24/21 Umpire Mike Blythers at the first softball tournament of the season at Cobb’s Hill....

Cricket on the playing fields of Brighton

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[Cricket at the Brighton High School baseball diamond. Batter dodging a thrown pitch. Photos by...

Long lost football team recalled by its star lineman

by [email protected] | Apr 17, 2021 | History, Sports | 0 |

[Lineman and linebacker Lucian “Ace” Waddell, Haverford College ’62, missed the...

If it’s baseball, it’s Bill Pruitt: “PENNANT RACE 2021: THE BEST TEAM IS NOT ALWAYS THE BEST TEAM”

by [email protected] | Mar 15, 2021 | Sports | 0 |

[1965 Topps Baseball 138 World Series #7 Bob Gibson Wins Finale (ebay)] Since 2017, every spring...

The last NBA regular season game in Rochester was 50 years ago today

by [email protected] | Feb 2, 2021 | Sports | 0 |

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle 2/3/71, Cavaliers Bobby Washington and Nate Bowman battle for...

Henry Aaron’s connections to Rochester: 1974, 1977, 1982 and 1986

by [email protected] | Jan 25, 2021 | Sports | 0 |

[“Hank Aaron, who passed away at age 86 on Friday, was a guest in 1974 at the annual Albion...

Peter Fornieri weaves his award winning tailgate magic on Bonnie Brae in Brighton

by [email protected] | Jan 19, 2021 | Sports | 0 |

1/16/20 Peter Fornieri, with jersey he won for the “Bison Best tailgate” at Ralph Wilson Stadium...

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The Presidential Visits Series in its entirety: James Monroe to Joseph Biden

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Dr. Joseph Roby could not save Lenore Engel, 11, victim of the 1918 pandemic buried in Mt. Hope Cemetery

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Growing up on 39 Wilkins Street near Joseph Avenue in a German, possibly Jewish, family, Lenore...

In search of the missing 19 granite timepieces at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 1973 – September 11th, 2001

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[Lux Lounge at 666 South Avenue, Photo: David Kramer, 9/20/21, see see Impromptu poetry slam at...