Read a full(er) transcript of the interviews When the Indy originally solicited Durham Bulls outfielder Fernando Perez to write something about a Bull’s life in Durham, he said he was too busy. That seemed at first like an excuse, but in fact, as it turns out, Bulls don’t have much of a life in Durham, […]
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Durham Bulls drop Charlotte Knights: “Biggest win of the year”
photo courtesy of Durham BullsRichard De Los Santos tied Jeremy Hellickson for the league lead in wins DBAP/ DURHAM—”Biggest win of the year”? That’s what Charlie Montoyo called the Bulls’ 6-2 decision over Charlotte last night, extending their division lead over the Knights back to a season-high 15 games, We could have asked Montoyo why […]
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Durham Bulls beat Charlotte Knights in 11 innings: “Accidents Will Happen”
DBAP/ DURHAM— [to the tune of “Accidents Will Happen” by Elvis Costello:] Oh I just don’t know where to beginThough we’ve sat here near foreverIt’s now or never(Bulls beat Knights, 10-9, when Desmond Jennings’s grounder goes through the legs of the Knights’ shortstop (who failed to get a bunt down three times in the 10th […]
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Charlotte Knights hold off Durham Bulls: Objectivism
DBAP/ DURHAM—Any Durham Bulls fan would probably tell you that the home team lost to Charlotte, 5-4, last night, in disappointing, choking, frustrating fashion, wasting golden opportunities in four of their nine at-bats. Twice they left the bases loaded without scoring a run—once after filling the sacks with no outs—and had the tying run in […]
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Chapel Hill transplant Rosecrans Baldwin publishes his debut novel
See Related Events below for upcoming readings. Did Rosecrans Baldwin find Chapel Hill’s literary community, or did it find him? Baldwin’s debut novel, You Lost Me There (Riverhead Books, 304 pp.), comes out this week, but the 33-year-old isn’t new to publishing. He is the co-founder of The Morning News, a widely read online magazine […]
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being the Durham Bulls: Five-run, eighth-inning rally beats Indianapolis Indians
photo courtesy of Durham BullsJ. J. Furmaniak was 3-4 with three RBI last night DURHAM/ DBAP—They may not need no stinking Dan Johnson anymore, but the Durham Bulls are a decidedly different team without him—and if you can think way back to the misty yesteryear of May, in the innocent age before anyone had heard […]
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Indianapolis Indians beat Durham Bulls, split doubleheader
www.luckybreakwishbone.com DBAP/ DURHAM—”Usually, if you score ten runs in the first game, you’re not gonna score ten again,” offered the slightly beleaguered Bulls’ manager Charlie Montoyo, after the Indianapolis Indians held Durham to just one run in game two of last night’s doubleheader, earning a split with a 4-1 victory. These seven-inning doubleheader games are […]
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Durham Bulls drub Indianapolis Indians in game one of doubleheader
photo courtesy of Durham BullsRichard De Los Santos earned his 11th win DBAP/ DURHAM—Dan Johnson? We don’t need no stinking Dan Johnson! The Bulls piled on highly regarded Pirates pitching prospect Brad Lincoln, scoring five runs in the second inning and five more in the fourth en route to a 10-1 win in game one […]
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Durham Bulls rained out; doubleheader tomorrow; plentiful roster notes
photo: milb.comFormer Bull Chris Nowak has left the Rays organization Look out the window tonight? So, the Durham Bulls’ first game back after a 6-2 road trip to Lehigh Valley and Pawtucket—a trip that saw them extend their South Division lead to basically unreachable lengths—has been called off. The Bulls and the Indianapolis Indians will […]
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Durham Bulls’ 10-run first inning sweeps Syracuse Chiefs: Bulls Gwynn!
photo courtesy of Durham Bulls24th-man Omar Luna is batting .367 as a Bull DBAP/ DURHAM—The Hall of Fame player Tony Gwynn, one of the greatest hitters in the history of baseball, was in Durham last night on behalf of the US Air Force. So are you surprised to hear that the Bulls, in his honor, […]