The first 4000 fans walking through the gates at Dunn Tire Park next Wednesday at the Bisons game will receive one special souvenir - a replica statue of old Offermann Stadium, the neighborhood ballpark which served as the home of the Buffalo Bisons from 1924-1960.

This is the third in the series of Bisons’ stadium replicas - they did Dunn Tire Park in 2006, and The Old Rockpile last year. Both replicas were very well received by the fans and this years replica should be an especially coveted item.

So for this week in Artvoice, we did more than just the usual Play Ball. We actually compiled a feature story called “Memories of Offermann Stadium”, a retrospective on some of the great moments and history of that storied venue.

We want to thank associate editor Buck Quigley (who spelled our vacationing editor Geoff Kelly this past week and put up with our endless phone calls) and photographer Rose Mattrey for helping us out with the article.

We’ve been covering the Bisons since 2001, at first for the really awful and unwatchable Sportsblast TV, and since 2004 writing Play Ball for Artvoice. This piece represents our most comprehensive work on the Bisons and one we put a lot of effort into. We hope you enjoy the article!

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