Leave it to the Bulls to get their only win of this grim series against the Braves by overcoming a two-time major-league All-Star. Rehabbing Atlanta pitcher Tim Hudson wasn’t anything like the victim in last night’s 9-5 Durham win, but he didn’t shut the Bulls down either, permitting five hits and two runs in four […]
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Durham Bulls lose third straight to Gwinnett Braves: Please Mr. Postman
That ringing in your ears is the postman at the door, and the Bulls keep neglecting to answer. Actually, check that: the Bulls keep leaving the door open for the Gwinnett Braves, who respond each time by charging through it. For the second straight night, Durham took a one-run lead into the ninth inning; for […]
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Gwinnett Braves rally past Durham Bulls: Abre-eww!
What was that I was saying about the Bulls’ latest roster changes leaving them with the best relief staff in the league? Including the game after which I wrote that, the Durham bullpen has allowed 12 runs, 11 earned, in 13 2/3 innings pitched over the last five games. That’s a 7.90 ERA. They’ve also […]
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Durham Bulls lose to Gwinnett Braves: fundamentals
Too bad the Bulls don A rough loss for the Bulls after the ride down from Durham. Personally, I think that if I were a ballplayer I would rather have left Monday morning than overnight it on the team bus. Gwinnett’s only about six hours away. But as Charlie Montoyo is fond of saying: No […]
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Durham Bulls drub Syracuse Chiefs, split series and homestand: “show up and play”
DBAP/ DURHAM—After the Syracuse Chiefs squelched the Bulls on Saturday night, holding them to two unearned runs and four hits, manager Charlie Montoyo was disgusted by his team’s hitting. “Our approach wasn’t good,” Montoyo said, which is managerspeak for something like, “we really stunk.” But he also insisted that his team would keep working. Whatever […]
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Durham Bulls drop second straight to Syracuse Chiefs: too late and too soon
DBAP/ DURHAM—It has turned into a rather dreary homestand for the Durham Bulls, who are a gloomy 3-4 and tied for the International League South Division lead with Gwinnett, which is somewhat comforting until you’re reminded that the Bulls should probably be at least two games up. They just lost a pair of games they […]
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Durham Bulls lose a wild one to Syracuse Chiefs: Some kind of wonder-full
DBAP/ DURHAM—And by “wonder-full,” I mean full of wondrous things. If you’re one of those quick-and-dirty types who stops reading at the jump, let me dispense with the summary: The Bulls battled back from a 6-2, sixth-inning deficit. They scored three times in sixth inning and twice in the eighth inning and took a 7-6 […]
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Durham Bulls beat Syracuse Chiefs, reclaim first place: Duck!
DBAP/ DURHAM—Here are a few sentences I shouldn’t have written, but did anyway the other day, after the Bulls lost their second straight game to Indianapolis: “The Bulls lead the league in home runs but haven’t hit one in 19 innings. They’ll hit a bunch soon, I promise. Dale Thayer will reel off a few […]
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Durham Bulls on the Move: Welcome Back, Winston Abreu
In what is surely the weirdest transaction we’ll see this year, Winston Abreu has been re-signed by Tampa and will report to Durham on Friday. Abreu began the year in Durham and was, to put a fine point on it, awesome. He was the awesomest pitcher on the staff, in fact, posting a 1.41 ERA […]
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Durham Bulls rally for four in ninth, stun Indianapolis: the comeback comes back
DBAP/ DURHAM—There was a stretch of games earlier this season—it seems a long time ago now—when it felt like the Bulls were rallying for wins nearly every night. They almost appeared to be deliberately waiting until the late innings to go to work. They’d go into the ninth down three runs and tie the game […]