The next chapter of Buffalo baseball is about to be written - and it's stranger than fiction Erik Brady Special to The News Aug 10, 2020 Aug 10, 2020 Updated Apr 19, 2026 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save If you build it, they will come.kAm%92E H2D E96 :562 369:?5 !:=@E u:6=5 H96? :E @A6?65[ :? `hgg]k^AmkAm$@ ?62C[ 2?5 J6E D@ 72C]k^AmkAm%92E’D E96 :562 369:?5 $29=6? u:6=5 :? a_a_[ 2D 3:8\=628F6 32D632== kDA2?m–k^DA2?m E96 “E96J” :? 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