Other than Chris Richard’s three-run home run, his 10th—he now has the second most in the International League—the Bulls hitters couldn’t do much tonight, and Mitch Talbot got roughed up in a 5-3 loss at Lehigh Valley. Talbot permitted thirteen baserunners in five innings, and was probably fortunate that only a third of them scored. […]
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Bulls on the Move: Brignac, Thayer to Tampa
This just in: Bulls’ shortstop Reid Brignac and reliever Dale Thayer have been promoted to Tampa. These aren’t the two players I might have guessed. The Rays’ starting pitching has lately been, other than Matt Garza, awful, and Wade Davis seemed to be the likely candidate to move up with Andy Sonnanstine coming down to […]
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Bulls Stick IronPigs, Keep Rolling
Near the end of my last post I suggested that James Houser (pictured, left) was under a bit of pressure to rebound from his last start, in which he was thrashed by Louisville. He was also taking the hill after a string of four straight sterling starts (that was alliteration: there, I’m a book critic) […]
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Carlos, Charlie (and Bulls) in Charge
When the Bulls arrived home on May 12th after a 3-3 road trip to Charlotte and Gwinnett, their record stood at 18-14. That left them just behind Norfolk for the International League South Division lead, but manager Charlie Montoyo’s (pictured, left) team had gone just 12-14 since starting the season 6-0. They looked like a […]
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Bulls Blank Wings: Wade Davis’s Command Performance
DBAP/ DURHAM—The Bulls beat Rochester 1-0 last night in just 1:56; the difference was Chris Nowak’s solo home run leading off the fifth inning. The days of the regular <2-hour game are long gone, so this was a rare short evening at the ballpark. We were done just past 9:00, early enough for fans to […]
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Bulls On The Move: Isringhausen To Tampa (and Award to Richard)
Jason Isringhausen was promoted to Tampa. With outfielder/DH Pat Burrell placed on the disabled list, Jason Isringhausen was called up to Tampa yesterday. The move was as much one of scheduling as anything else: Minor-league rehab assignments for pitchers expire after 30 days, so Izzy would have to have been moved by tomorrow anyway. It […]
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Price As Advertised
David Price threw five hitless innings DBAP/ DURHAM—On a chilly, clammy night at the DBAP last night, we saw the David Price we expected in 2009, and then some: In his five innings of work — 82 pitches, 50 strikes — Price (pictured, left) threw a no-hitter (!). Picking up where Mitch Talbot left off […]
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Bulls Clip Red Wings: Mitch’s Mischief
DBAP/ DURHAM—Durham starter Mitch Talbot recovered from a shaky first two innings and proceeded to toss the best four innings I’ve seen from a Bulls starter this season, setting the table for a 4-3 comeback win, the Bulls’ fourth in a row. After getting whacked around with establishing his fastball and changeup early on, Talbot […]
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Fireworks! (History Made at DBAP; I Remain Psychic), or The Evolution of a Headline
DBAP/ DURHAM—For most of tonight’s wild game, which Durham won 13-9 in 11 innings, I couldn’t think where I’d begin my report later. The game took 3:45 to play but didn’t seem all that long because it was thoroughly packed with action, so much as to bewilder a journalist who is only in his fifth […]
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Bulls Beat Bats Again: Practice Makes Imperfect
DBAP/ DURHAM—After the Bulls came back from a 5-0 deficit to thump Louisville last night, 11-6, I asked catcher John Jaso (pictured, left) about the pitching performances of Carlos Hernandez (who evened his record at 2-2) and Dale Thayer. Hernandez had been knocked around a little in the first three innings. He really only made […]
