In the past five seasons, the Bisons have made the playoffs twice. Buffalo won its first-round playoff, against the Durham Bulls , and advanced to the Governors' Cup Finals, in which they had home field advantage over the Richmond Braves. The remnants of Hurricane Ivan caused major flooding problems in Richmond and the entire series was played in Buffalo. The Bisons defeated the Braves in four games and won the Governors' Cup for the second time since In , Buffalo won the North Division and played the Indianapolis Indians in the first round, winning the first two games in Indianapolis, but losing all three remaining games.
With many of its players shuffled to the Cleveland Indians throughout the final months of the season, the Bisons failed to qualify for the playoffs in In , Buffalo failed once again to clinch a playoff spot, marking the first time since Buffalo was parented with the Pittsburgh Pirates that the Bisons missed the playoffs in back-to-back seasons.
After the season, Bisons parted ways with the Indians, as the Tribe signed an affiliation agreement with the Columbus Clippers beginning in The Herd then signed a two-year agreement to be the top home for New York Mets prospects.
On December 16, , the Mets officially announced that Ken Oberkfell will be the Bisons new manager for At the same press conference, the Bisons also unveiled their new logo. The logo pays homage to baseball's year history in the city of Buffalo with the city's skyline in the background.
The logo, along with the new colors of blue and orange, closely resemble that of the team's new parent club, the Mets. The Bisons have won the Governors' Cup , the championship of the IL, 6 times, including the inaugural Cup, and played in the championship series 10 times. Template:Buffalo Bisons roster. The main mascots of the team have traditionally been Buster T. Buster and Chip wear Bisons jerseys and caps. Buster's number is the last two numbers of the season in his number was The Bisons have had a number of other mascots in the past.
MicroChip, who was smaller and presumably "younger" than Buster and Chip, wore a Bisons jersey as well. Loudmouth was another mascot for the team. She was a mime. And as much as the Blue Jays enjoyed their year stay in Syracuse, Beeston regards the move to Buffalo as a more natural fit between two cities miles apart.
It's a friendship that began in the s, when Beeston and the Blue Jays provided assistance in the Rich's failed bid to lure a major league baseball franchise to Buffalo. I'd like to be with these guys and let this be the last team we're with.
The Bisons spent the past four years being affiliated with the New York Mets before essentially allowing that agreement to expire. Negotiations between the Jays and Bisons opened on Sunday morning, and the deal announced two days later, a day after The Mets announced that they were relocating their Triple-A team to Las Vegas.
Beeston envisions numerous marketing opportunities, including the possibility of the Blue Jays playing exhibition games in Buffalo. In fact, for a city that may not be known as a hub of baseball, Buffalo has a hugely impressive baseball historical resume.
Today's Bisons were born in , when the then-Eastern League AA team was formed in the city after a brief baseball hiatus. An affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates at the time, the team played at War Memorial Stadium in the downtown area. After being with the Pirates until the end of the campaign, the Bisons were picked up by the Cleveland Indians for the and seasons. After that, the Chicago White Sox ran the show in '85 and '86, Cleveland took over again in '87 and Pittsburgh stepped back in between and Confused yet?
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