We left Williamsport early today and headed up to Rochester for our first game, at 11am. It was a camp day, and probably the biggest one so far—approximately 6,000 kids had been shuttled in from various day camps to check out the game. Due to the young crowd, we didn’t have a chance to do a raffle but did get a very sweet Cal Ripken Red Wings jersey for our online auction at the end of the year. Did you know the Rochester Red Wings are publicly owned by the Rochester Community Baseball, Inc. which is comprised of fans of the team as shareholders.


An hour later we were back on the road to head down to Buffalo for a 1pm Bisons game, who play at Dunn Tire Park. Interesting note about the ballpark—it was apparently designed as HOK’s first take at a retro ballpark—which would then be used four years later to help construct Camden Yards. There was a time where the park did not have a company that owned the naming rights, so for about half a season the stadium was just referred to as the “Downtown Ballpark.” We had a good solid raffle today, thanks to Brad for getting us some great items. I got my Mom to throw out the first pitch. My thought was that if I had a video of her throwing a first pitch, suddenly my first pitches would look a lot better. Check it out below:


After the Bisons game, we had a 90-minute drive down to Jamestown to see the Jammers. Unfortunately, for the second year in a row, torrential rainstorms came down right before the game and delayed the game indefinitely. After much delay, the skies cleared up and the Jamestown Jammers mustered a thrilling come from behind victory against the Lowell Spinners. The recorded attendance was just 700, but it was safe to say there were not that many people who braved the rain delay to see the Jammers walk-off win. Perhaps next year the Tour for the Cure will be able to see a rain-free Jammers game.