It's been 14 years since the Buffalo Bisons made the playoffs. But this year's group of players has a history of winning that they hope will carry over into triple-A (bnicholsonsmith)
It’s been 14 years since the Bisons last reached the playoffs. Back in 2005, their roster included future big-leaguers like Brandon Phillips, Jeremy Guthrie and, as he was then known, Fausto Carmona. Buffalo went 82-62 that year, reaching the post-season for the ninth time in 11 seasons. But down the left field line at Sahlen Field, where the Bisons commemorate their top teams in ‘championship corner’ there’s nothing after 2005.
“If you talk to Buffalo baseball fans, they remember those days,” Bisons play-by-play broadcaster Pat Malacaro said. “This could exceed what those teams did if the prospect channel that the front office has assembled really continues to cycle guys through.” “Triple-A is a tough level but when a player development system is rolling, the players know they will get an opportunity and they know how much we value them not only performing but being good teammates. Winning is an outcome of the approach to keep getting better and care about each other. Short answer, I hope we hang a few more banners there and that we are hanging them here simultaneously.”
“They work hard,” added manager Bobby Meacham. “But it’s another step up when you expect to win. A lot of these guys have won the last two years, so that expectation creates excitement.”
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