DBAP/ DURHAM—Last night at the DBAP, the Brussels Chamber Orchestra played the National Anthem—from sheet music, no less—before the Bulls’ 3-2 victory, their season-high seventh straight. I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say that the BCO’s elegant, classically European performance of the anthem brought down the packed house of 10,652. I had never seen […]
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Durham Bulls win 6th straight: Home is anywhere I hit my home run (or, The Hat Rack is the Bat Rack)
Earl Weaver: DBAP/ DURHAM—Adepts of that scrappy, hustley, one-base-at-a-time stratagem called Small Ball are able to make a case for it because it looks sportier: Guys stealing bases, laying down sacrifice bunts, putting on the hit-and-run, dirtying their uniforms, and so on. There are certainly occasional moments when Small Ball is a good idea, but […]
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Durham Bulls’ Reid Brignac is first-team International League All-Star
The 23-year-old Bulls’ shortstop (pictured, right) is batting .294/.352/.451/.803, with 18 doubles and four home runs. He also has an excellent 19/27 BB/K ratio in 229 plate appearances. He has good range at shortstop, especially to his right, and a very strong arm. To my eyes, his 10 fielding errors are partially the result of […]
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Durham Bulls Sweep Columbus Clippers: Power Surge
As I write this, the Durham Bulls are on a bus, probably somewhere in West Virginia. Some of them may be sleeping, recharging their batteries after expending major amps in a four-game sweep of the Columbus Clippers. Last night they clubbed four homers and three doubles, all of those hits save one double off of […]
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Durham Bulls Beat Columbus Clippers Again: Streaking?
The Durham Bulls had such a miserable home losing streak not long ago that for a few days it seemed like they’d never win again. They would, of course, and did, but it’s still something of a surprise that, with Tuesday’s 4-3 win over Columbus, the Bulls have now won four games in a row. […]
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Durham Bulls Edge Columbus Clippers in 13: Just another day
Catching is hard enough on the human body as it is. You have to put on all that heavy, oppressive gear, squat on those aching knees, take foul tips off the fingers and shoulders, crab around for balls off the plate and in the dirt, leap up and down constantly to make high-pressure throws, and […]
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Durham Bulls Beat Columbus: Over Easy
A week and a day ago at the DBAP, the Bulls jumped on Pawtucket Red Sox’ starter Michael Bowden for six runs in the first inning and appeared to put a quick end to both the game and their five-game losing streak. But that contest came during a horrendous stretch in which Durham kept finding […]
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Durham Bulls on the Move: Sonnanstine Demoted; Abreu… Delayed?
Andy Sonnanstine, seen here practicing for the DBAP Basically, with the readmission of Chad Bradford and Scott Kazmir to the Tampa clubhouse, the Rays looked around at their starters and their starters’ stats, and sent the worst one down to Durham. Yes, it’s much more complicated than that, with the usual “options” arcana coming into […]
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Durham Bulls Beat Toledo in 15: Let’s Not Do That Again
Had you been listening to the Bulls radio broadcast via streaming internet audio right after the Bulls beat Toledo, 5-3, in 15 innings on Friday night, you would have heard a brief, muted conversation between Neil Solondz and his Capitol Broadcasting producer/ engineer, Beth Ellison. After Solondz and Ellison coordinated the postgame wrap plan, Solondz, […]
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Durham Bulls on the Move: Bradford, Eldridge, Richard
Good news for Bulls fans: Chris Richard has been activated after his second stint on the disabled list with hamstring tightness. Despite having missed 30 of the team’s 74 games, most of them in the last month, the 35-year-old Richard still leads the team with 11 home runs, and his 37 RBIs are just one […]