DBAP/ DURHAM—The final tally would make an ugly football score, and it’s an even uglier baseball score, especially when the home team loses. The Bulls have dropped six of seven, including three by scores of 13-5, 8-1, and now 16-8. They have had two three-game losing streaks in those seven games after having zero three-game […]
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Bulls on the Move (We Think): Bradford, Brignac, Chaves
The folks over at DRaysBay are reporting that Chad Bradford has been promoted to Durham. Bradford has been on a minor-league rehab assignment with the Class-AA Montgomery Biscuits. They’re also saying that Brandon Chaves has been Bisquicked to make room for Reid Brignac, who rejoins Durham tonight after filling in for Jason Bartlett in Tampa […]
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Lehigh Valley is IronPigs, but Bulls have pig ‘pen
DBAP/ DURHAM—You’ll often hear baseball folks talk about “getting into the other team’s bullpen.” The sooner you can drive the opponent’s starter from the game, the better your chances of putting up crooked numbers against the relievers: as is often noted, relievers are usually relievers because they aren’t good and/or durable enough to be starters. […]
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Bulls end road trip with a whimper (Now Updated: Brignac is back!)
Or whatever sound beaten Bulls make. They were trounced 8-1 by the Bisons on Sunday, essentially in one ugly inning. After making four errors at shortstop in just one game the other day, Ray Olmedo must have been relieved to get back to ol’ third base, where Charlie Montoyo frequently plays him even though Olmedo […]
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Bulls on the Move: Winston Sailin’
Winston Abreu was promoted to Tampa Jason Isringhausen did something bad to his elbow while pitching for Tampa on Saturday night and has been placed on the disabled list. Winston Abreu has been called up. It’s disheartening that Abreu’s promotion had to be tied to what may be a career-ending injury to another player (Isringahusen […]
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Bulls Beat Bisons, Be Best
Despite nearly half the roster changing over in the last few weeks, forcing manager Charlie Montoyo to make third basemen pitch and catchers play second base; despite the departure of the No. 1 pitching prospect in the land, the team’s everyday shortstop and its best hitter; despite injuries to their leading home run hitter and […]
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Bulls Lose at Buffalo, ‘K?
They struck out twice in the first and thrice in the ninth, and in between they struck out six more times and grounded out 147 times, and the upshot is that the Bulls got shut out, 1-0, by a pitcher they’d hammered for six runs in 6 1/3 innings less than two weeks ago at […]
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Bulls on the Move: Re-Joyce!
Matt Joyce is running back to Durham Bad news for Matt Joyce, good news for the Bulls: The team’s leading hitter is coming back to Durham after a stint with the Rays. Joyce got off to a hot start upon being promoted, then cooled off, going 5-21 overall. With Pat Burrell scheduled to return, Joyce […]
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Buffalo Mauls Bulls: Mama Said There’d Be Days Like This
The Bulls have so seldom been routed this season that their 13-5 loss at Buffalo might seem more alarming than it probably should. There’s only one good thing to take away from Thursday afternoon’s blowout defeat, other than the fact that it’s over: Chris Nowak went 3-4 with a triple, a double and four RBIs. […]
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Bulls Fall to PawSox: Another Run Bites the Dust
In their 2-1 loss to Pawtucket on Tuesday—every game in the series was decided by one run—the Bulls stranded 11 runners and went 0-9 with runners in scoring position. They went 4-31 (.129) with RISP for the series against Pawtucket, scoring just 10 runs in four games, and are 15-82 (.183) with RISP over the […]