On Saturday night, Ernie Clement was inches from World Series immortality.

On Sunday night, he was inches from a plate of chicken wings in his hometown.

Less than 24 hours after nearly becoming the hero in Game 7 for the Toronto Blue Jays — a moment that might have made him World Series MVP — Clement was back home in Rochester, standing inside the Pittsford Pub watching the Buffalo Bills -Kansas City Chiefs game like any other western New Yorker.

No parade. No confetti. Just a winter hat, a hoodie, and a room full of proud Rochesterians who showed up to cheer on Josh Allen on television but met one of the city's most beloved sons in person.

The Brighton native and Blue Jays infielder, who set a Major League record with 30 hits in a single postseason, signed baseballs, and posed

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