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Adam Sobsey ·
14 Aug 2009, 5:00 AM ·
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Leave it to the Bulls to get their only win of this grim series against the Braves by overcoming a two-time major-league All-Star. Rehabbing Atlanta pitcher Tim Hudson wasn’t anything like the victim in last night’s 9-5 Durham win, but he didn’t shut the Bulls down either, permitting five hits and two runs in four innings before departing after reaching what I assume was a predetermined pitch-count limit. The Bulls then sloshed around for a while before finally deciding to unload on Gwinnett closer Luis Valdez, whom they bombarded for six runs in the ninth inning and handed his eighth blown save. Had they lost, the Bulls would have staggered home after a sweep at the hands of the Braves, two games back of the division lead. As it stands, they return just a game back, and coming off another electrifying comeback win. No matter how or when or for how long they struggle, this team never quits. You have to give them credit for that.
A few notes follow.
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Baseball, Durham Bulls, Tampa Bay Rays Bronson Arroyo, Bulls on the Move, Dale Thayer, Gwinnett Braves, Jason Childers, Joe Dillon, Joe Nelson, Jon Weber, Jonny Gomes, Kei Igawa, Luis Valdez, Tim Hudson
David Fellerath ·
13 May 2009, 5:35 PM ·
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DBAP/ DURHAM—I’ve been avoiding this post all day, partly because I’m so damn busy but mostly because of the praise lavished on Adam Sobsey, our principal Bulls correspondent, by the redoubtable Bull City Rising. Here it is:
A gold star for Adam Sobsey, who’s covering the Bulls for the Independent Weekly’s Triangle Offense blog — for now. I say “for now” since Sobsey’s writing is stunningly good, and I mean he’s-going-to-get-snapped-up-somewhere-national-someday good.
So, for those of you tuning in because of this endorsement: No, I’m not Adam Sobsey. I covered last night’s game for Adam Sobsey, and I hasten to assure you that Adam Sobsey will be attending tonight’s game between the Bulls and the Louisville Bats.
Due to the Indy production schedule, I didn’t take my seat last night until the bottom of the first, and already David Price had given up two runs. It’s no stretch to say the novelty of having Price here in Durham has worn off a bit: Announced attendance to this game, which saw the Bulls’ ostensible closer give up five runs in the ninth inning to lose 7-6, was 4,112.
No doubt many stayed home to watch the Hurricanes gratefully accept their asses from the hands of the Boston Bruins (a spectacle that claimed the attention of press-box denizens, too), but no-shows missed a pretty good 76-pitch effort from the big lefty. Continue reading »
Baseball, Durham Bulls Adam Sobsey, Bull City Rising, Dale Thayer, David Price, Jonny Gomes, Louisville Bats
Adam Sobsey ·
10 Apr 2009, 9:25 PM ·
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DURHAM/DBAP–The great and irascible manager Leo Durocher once said: “You don’t save your best pitcher for tomorrow. Tomorrow it may rain.” I know what you’re thinking, but incredibly Durocher was not a Scorpio.
Nor did Leo manage in the age of multimillion-dollar bonuses, inflexible pitch counts and Tommy John Surgery. In 2009, you’re damn skippy you save your best pitcher for tomorrow if that’s what the front office tells you to do. So Mitch Talbot started last night’s season-opener for the Bulls as per orders from HQ, and phenom David Price was slated for tonight. At 6:45 PM, the DBAP press box was positively drizzling with excitement.
Guess what? It rained. It also thundered and lightninged. No baseball in Durham. Price will pitch tomorrow instead.
In the mean time, a couple of notes from other pastures:
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Baseball, Durham Bulls Aneury Rodriguez, David Price, Jason Hammel, Jeff Niemann, Jonny Gomes
Adam Sobsey ·
12 Sep 2008, 8:51 AM ·
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Jonny Gomes is a lot of fun to watch at the plate. He’s a truly professional hitter: aggressive but canny, potent, and rarely cheated—even when he strikes out, which is often, he takes a big meaty cut. Gomes has a classic power hitter’s build, with strong legs and sturdy weight that is centered in his torso, which gives maximum torque power when he uncoils and swings.
Gomes has already seen significant playing time in Tampa: he has appeared in the majors every season since 2003, and he finished third in the American League Rookie of the Year voting in 2005 when his OPS was a formidable .906. Yet he hasn’t stuck in the Show—probably, to some degree, because the Rays have a glut of talented outfielders, and also because he strikes out a lot—and so we in Durham get to see him in action.
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Baseball, Durham Bulls, Tampa Bay Rays Jonny Gomes
