Adam Sobsey

DBAP/ DURHAM—Durham Bulls outfielder Jesus Feliciano caught the final out of Matt Torra and Cesar Ramos’ combined two-hit, 1-0 shutout of the Indianapolis Indians this afternoon. It was a fairly well-hit drive to center field by the dangerous Jeff Clement. Feliciano’s catch came just a few minutes after he himself drove in the only run […]

DBAP/ DURHAM—I think Durham Bulls reliever Marquis Fleming may have been looking for the phrase “one big blur” last night after the Bulls were crushed, 13-2, by the Indianapolis Indians. The loss was Durham’s 14th in the last 15 games and the team’s 11th in a row. They are two losses away from tying the […]

Well, this isn’t going very well, is it? The Durham Bulls are just over halfway through a grueling, peripatetic 14-game (!) road trip. The yield from the first eight of these games has been alarming: one win, seven losses, all against division rivals Gwinnett and Charlotte (who swept the Bulls). By my calculations, the Bulls […]

DBAP/ DURHAM—The Bulls’ 5-4 win over the Knights yesterday was an 11:00 a.m. affair, one of the “Education Day” early ones the Bulls schedule so as to accommodate school trips. One thing you notice is that most kids really don’t know or seem able follow a baseball game at all, and that makes sense. Baseball’s […]

Photo by Al DragoDan Johnson returned to the DBAP as a Charlotte Knight. DBAP/ DURHAM—Makes perfect sense that Dan Johnson came back to Durham Bulls Athletic Park and the Bulls scored a baker’s dozen runs and drubbed Charlotte, 13-5. The man had a season of massive, almost unmatched run-producing power as a Bull in 2010. […]

DBAP/ DURHAM—Finally, after three nail-biters, an easy one. Well, easy enough, anyway. The Braves actually managed to get the tying run to the plate in the top of the ninth inning of the Bulls’ 7-4 win. So that’s a good measure of just how tight the games between the two teams have been: it’s got […]

Photo by Al DragoDurham Bulls’ pitcher Alex Torres in action at the DBAP, April 6, 2012. DBAP/ DURHAM—”No, I’ve never had back-to-back extra-inning games to open a season,” Bulls manager Charlie Montoyo said, smirking, as soon as we tossed our voice recorders down in front of him after Gwinnett beat Durham, 3-0, in 11 innings. […]

Photo by Al DragoThe Bulls celebrate after Will Rhymes (L) scored the winning run in the 12th inning last night. DBAP/ DURHAM—It isn’t supposed to start this way. Take last year’s home opener in Durham: Alex Cobb led the Durham Bulls to a 4-0 shutout win over Norfolk that took barely more than two hours […]