Rhyne Hughes was called up to Durham Montgomery Biscuits first baseman Rhyne Hughes was promoted to Durham today (well, actually, Pawtucket, where the Bulls are) and infielder Matt Hall sent back down to (Port) Charlotte. It’s the second time this year that Hall has gone up and down the Durham elevator. The transaction probably has […]
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Bulls Beat PawSox Again: Won by One
The Bulls edged Pawtucket again Monday, 3-2, after winning 5-4 Sunday and losing 2-1 Saturday. To complete the sequence, the PawSox need to win 1-0 or 6-5 on Tuesday — but of course, it’s doubtful that they’re mathematicians, and in any case this is a Durham Bulls blog. Wade Davis bulldogged his way through six […]
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Bulls Edge PawSox: Karma?
I happened to listen to some of the radio broadcast of the Bulls’ 5-4 win over Pawtucket on Sunday. Actually, I discovered that you can listen to the broadcast in the privacy of your own internet connection via the Minor League Baseball web site. The advantage of the internet feed over the 99.9 FM broadcast […]
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Smoltz, Pawsox Quiet Bulls
The Bulls who were in the lineup last night can tell their grandkids that they played against John Smoltz, who is probably headed for the Hall of Fame after he retires—not that he’s in a hurry to do that. The 42-year-old is rehabbing from major shoulder surgery last year, just so he can keep on […]
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Bulls Split with Toledo: Juggling With Fire
Chris DBAP/ DURHAM—A special attraction was at the DBAP in Friday night, aside from an iteration of the postgame fireworks that will be ho-hum by early July: Chris “Juggler Boy” Fowler. Fowler made between-inning appearances on the field, juggling balls, pins, big floaty things and pointy flaming things. He dropped a few here and there, […]
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Bulls on the Move: Medlock promoted to Durham
Relief pitcher Calvin Medlock was called up to Durham from AA Montgomery yesterday, presumably as the next contestant on the Dewon for a Day reality show. Chris Mason appeared earlier this week. Like Mason, Medlock pitched in Durham last season, going 3-3 over 41 appearances (63 innings) with a 4.57 ERA. His K/BB ratio was […]
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Mud Hens Douse Bulls, but Don’t Blame It on the Rain
DBAP/ DURHAM—They’ll never say so, because of the codes of sportsmanliness that dictate their opinions, but ballplayers hate hate hate playing in the rain. The ball is wet and can’t be gripped properly; mud cakes into your cleats and your shoes get heavy and you can’t gain traction. The resin bag gets soaked through, so […]
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Mud Hens Beat Bulls: Monstrosity
The 32-foot-high Blue Monster and its attendant Bull DBAP/ DURHAM—To start with the important stuff, Toledo beat Durham this afternoon, 5-2. Bulls’ starter Wade Davis took the loss but struck out 13 Mud Hens in six innings. Eleven of the last 12 outs he recorded were via K’s or backwards-K’s. He fanned Mike Hessman and […]
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Bulls Win in 11: The Comeback Kids
DBAP/ DURHAM—Enlightened baseball commentators in the blogosphere will tell you that there is no such thing as chemistry, no such thing as clutch hitting, and no such thing as momentum (I’m guilty of the latter denial myself). Baseball is an individual sport masquerading as a team game; clutch hitting stats tend to regress (or progress) […]
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Bulls Overtake Bisons: The Elementary
DBAP/ DURHAM—It was Education Day at the DBAP today, which meant lots of screaming kids paying very little attention to the Bulls’ 6-4 win over Buffalo. And it was the sort of game you needed to pay some attention to in order to appreciate it. Mitch Talbot was scratched from his scheduled start with some […]