OT: Other Buffalo Sports (Bandits, Beauts, Bisons, NCAA Basketball and Football)

[LaxSabre]

Tyree Jackson named to @daveyobrien Watch List!

Anthony Johnson named to the @biletnikoffawrd Watch List!

 

[Taro Tsujimoto]

Looks like it soon may be a great time to go to a Bisons game:

And officially official:

 

[LaxSabre]

Bisons are home for five games vs Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs starting with games Monday night and Tuesday night (7:05 pm ET) - a single admission double-header Wednesday night (5:35 pm ET) and the finale on Thursday afternoon. (1:05 pm ET)

Vald's first game with the Bisons will be Tuesday nights game.

They then go on the road (at Scranton Wilkes-Barrie RailRiders) for three games next weekend before returning home with a six game homestand starting Tuesday, August 7. (Three games vs Gwinnett Stripers then three games vs Toledo Mud Hens.)

Hopefully he sticks around for the homestand after that one so I can see him strikeout alot. (I plan on attending at least one of three games the Bisons will be playing against Scranton Wilkes-Barrie RailRiders that are the first half of this seasons final homestand.)

 

[LaxSabre]

[TBODY] [/TBODY]

 

[Taro Tsujimoto]

Vladdy Jr. first homer as a Bison!

 

[1972]

Whose a better prospect Dahlin or Vladdy?

 

[dotcommunism]

Whose a better prospect Dahlin or Vladdy?

I'm not sure how you can really compare prospects across sports. That said, I would think Dahlin has the potential to be a massively more impactful player, simply due to the difference between the sports.

 

[Dingo44]

Whose a better prospect Dahlin or Vladdy?

Dahlin because he isn't starting his pro career in the minors.

 

[1972]

I'm not sure how you can really compare prospects across sports. That said, I would think Dahlin has the potential to be a massively more impactful player, simply due to the difference between the sports.

I was just curious what others though. To me, Dahlin is a significantly better prospect in their respective sports.

 

[JThorne]

So last night I went to the bisons game since they were playing gwinnett. Being a Braves fan I wanted to get a look at their future third baseman, Austin Riley. Well... Not only did he have a Golden Sombrero but he added on a fifth. Eek.

 

[scooch151]

So last night I went to the bisons game since they were playing gwinnett. Being a Braves fan I wanted to get a look at their future third baseman, Austin Riley. Well... Not only did he have a Golden Sombrero but he added on a fifth. Eek.

Ahh... the old Platinum Sombrero. Also, I had to look it up, but apparently 6 K's is a Titanium Sombrero/Double Platinum Sombrero or a "Horn", after the first guy who did it.

 

[LaxSabre]

Hey, at least he is in good company - this year we saw

April 3, 2018 - Giancarlo Stanton recorded a platinum sombrero in his home debut in his first season for the New York Yankees. Five days later he became the first player to ever record two platinum sombreros in one season when he went 0-7 and struck out for a fifth time with two runners and the Yankees down by one to end the game in extra innings versus the Baltimore Orioles.

June 4, 2018 - Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees earned a platinum sombrero, but more importantly struck out eight times, over course of a doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers, setting a new MLB record.

July 9, 2018 - Oakland Athletics outfielder Dustin Fowler recorded a platinum sombrero.

Now I hope Vald does the same when I see Scranton Wilkes-Barrie RailRiders destroy the Buffalo Bisons in a couple of weeks. (Current plans have me attending the night game on Wednesday, August 22 and the afternoon game on Thursday, August 23.)

Golden Sombrero - Wikipedia

 

[LaxSabre]

Ahh... the old Platinum Sombrero. Also, I had to look it up, but apparently 6 K's is a Titanium Sombrero/Double Platinum Sombrero or a "Horn", after the first guy who did it.

The term derives from hat trick, and since four is bigger than three, the rationale was that a four-strikeout performance should be referred to by a bigger hat, such as a sombrero.

The "Olympic Rings" or platinum sombrero applies to a player striking out five times in a game.

While a horn (named after Sam Horn of the Baltimore Orioles, who accomplished the feat in an extra-inning game in 1991), titanium sombrero or double platinum sombrero is bestowed upon a player who strikes out six times in a single game.

The term was coined by San Diego Padres player Carmelo Martínez in the 1980s and first appeared in print when Leon Durham was quoted as using it in 1984. The term "Horn" for a six-strikeout game was coined by Orioles pitcher Mike Flanagan after Horn's six strikeout game.

Golden Sombrero - Wikipedia

 

[Dingo44]

Whose a better prospect Dahlin or Vladdy?

 

[sabremike]

Just keep him away from Bills games. Love the Bills Mafia but we just can't risk having him go through a table.

 

[missingmika]

I'm not sure how you can really compare prospects across sports. That said, I would think Dahlin has the potential to be a massively more impactful player, simply due to the difference between the sports.

Like this:

 

[Dingo44]

Like this:

That is one of the smallest pics I've seen on here. I literally have no idea who any of those people are.

 

[missingmika]

That is one of the smallest pics I've seen on here. I literally have no idea who any of those people are.

Odd it's big on my phone.
That's Phil Nevin, Shaq, Roman Hamerlik and Desmond Howard.

 

[Aladyyn]

Bring Basketball Back: Buffalo would be a great fit for a...

 

[Dingo44]

Bring Basketball Back: Buffalo would be a great fit for a...

I would literally watch almost any other sport than basketball. I've been to both NBA and college games and wow - I was bored like a three year old at an insurance symposium. And I'm stuck here in "ACC COUNTRY Y'ALL LIKE DUKE OR UNC?"

Still root for U.B., though.

 

[LaxSabre]

HERD Chronicles @HERDchronicles -
“There goes Roy Hobbs, the best there ever was in this game.”
Happy Birthday Robert Redford, who turns 82 today.

 

[LaxSabre]

Buffalo Bisons @BuffaloBisons -
It's not often we get pumped when the opposition posts their lineup, but this is an exception!!!
Excited to see former Bison Brandon Phillips back at Coca-Cola Field tonight!!!
Scheduled to bat second and be the DH. Welcome back to Buffalo @DatDudeBP!!!

PawSox @PawSox -
It’s another four-hit night for Brandon Phillips!!!! 4-for-4, 2B Average: .331 OPS: .880
(Unfortunately for the PawSox - they lose 13-4 to the Bisons.)

 

[LaxSabre]

Buffalo Bisons @BuffaloBisons -
JONATHAN DAVIS leaves the yard in the 3rd!
Sets a new #Bisons modern era record with EIGHT straight ABs with a hit!!!!!!!!
Wednesday: Double - Triple - Friday: Single - Single - Home Run - (HBP - Bat doesn't count) - Single - Tonight (Saturday): Single - Home Run.
Update - The streak ends at franchise-record 8 straight hits as he hit into a 4-6-3 DP - 9th AB.

 

[LaxSabre]

Buffalo Bisons @BuffaloBisons -
BREAKING NEWS - Baseball and Golf fans!
"The Links at Coca-Cola Field" will return for a 3rd straight year - September 13-15, 2018!
We turn the ballpark into a 9-hole, par-27 golf course! Tee Times now available!

 

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