Richard De Los Santos extended his scoreless streak to 12 innings last night DBAP/ DURHAM—In the top of the seventh inning last night, strong winds suddenly began to gust across the DBAP from beyond the left-field wall. Papers and dust blew around. Heat lightning flashed in the distance. The Bulls were leading the Syracuse Chiefs, […]
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Durham Bulls get up, fall down, get up again, beat Syracuse Chiefs: Don’t try this at home
www.bboymccoy.comBBoy McCoy DBAP/ DURHAM—It’s obligatory for Bulls beat writers to make the occasional Bull Durham movie reference. After the Bulls lost a lead and then rallied to beat Syracuse last night, 5-4, the line that popped into my head was this one: “This is a simple game. You throw the ball. You hit the ball. […]
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Durham Bulls rally to beat Columbus Clippers, earn series split: Out early, in late
photo by Jeremy LangeHeath Phillips in action at the DAP on May 10 DBAP/ DURHAM—Or, in the words of Bulls’ manager Charlie Montoyo, still hoarse from the venting he did after his ejection on Tuesday night, “If you think you’re in, you’re out, and if you think you’re out, you’re in.” So where does that […]
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Durham Bulls shut out Columbus to snap mini-skid: In late, out early
photo courtesy of Durham BullsRichard De Los Santos led the Bulls to Tuesday’s win DBAP/ DURHAM—I was sure it was Ernest Hemingway who gave writers the advice to “get in late and get out early,” but it turns out to be either the playwright David Mamet or the anonymous wind Mamet received it from; it’s […]
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New book about baseball in the 1970s plays it safe
Big Hair and Plastic Grass: A Funky Ride Through Baseball and America in the Swinging ’70s By Dan Epstein Thomas Dunne Books; 352 pp. Dan Epstein reads from Big Hair and Plastic Grass Friday, July 23, at Slim’s in Raleigh, where several music acts will be on the bill; and Saturday, July 24, at 2 […]
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Slumping Durham Bulls begin homestand with another loss to Columbus Clippers
DBAP/ DURHAM—When a team hits a slump, it generally isn’t for just one reason, and no one wants to point fingers or make excuses. Asked an inevitable question, Jeremy Hellickson answered that no, his two-week break from pitching in anything but an exhibition (the Futures Game, part of the All-Star break pageant), for just two […]
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Charlotte Knights take down Durham Bulls: Perception Shifts
http://www.moillusions.com/2006/05/young-lady-or-old-hag.html CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS STADIUM/ FORT MILL. S.C.—Hey, Bulls fans: your team will play five more games at Knights Stadium this season (August 16-18 and 28-29), and if you’re one of those so-called purist types who can’t quite handle the amusement park ethos of the DBAP, you ought to do yourself a favor and go down […]
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Durham Bulls quiet Knights in the Charlotte night: A road trip
www.ballparkreviews.comKnights Stadium, Fort Mill, S.C. KNIGHTS STADIUM/ FORT MILL, S.C.—Yes, the dateline is correct. This morning Heather and I were feeling a need to get out of town, and it wasn’t long before the Triangle Offense beat writer in me came up with the idea to see what the Durham Bulls look like in their […]
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Charlotte Knights beat Durham Bulls again: If at first you succeed…
DBAP/ DURHAM— Durham starter Virgil Vasquez breezed through the first two innings of the Bulls’ 6-4 loss to the Charlotte Knights last night, apparently unaffected by an annoying 12-minute rain delay after the first inning. He was through the first two innings on just 22 pitches (15 strikes), striking out Luis Rodriguez and Tyler Flowers […]
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Charlotte Knights down Durham Bulls to open second half: The short end
DBAP/ DURHAM—The All-Star break seems to be a nice midway refueling hiatus in the season, but it’s in fact wrong to call last night’s resumption of play the beginning of the second half. The International League break is timed to coincide with the major-league midsummer classic (which wasn’t very classic this year, even though the […]