David Fellerath ·
2 Oct 2008, 6:25 PM ·
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The Tampa Bay Rays got off to a fast start in Game 1 of the American League Division Series against the Chicago White Sox, behind two record-setting home runs by rookie phenom Evan Longoria. The Rays prevailed, 6-4.
Longoria, who began this season in Durham (albeit briefly), became the first rookie to hit two home runs in his first two post-season at-bats. The only other, non-rookie, player to accomplish the feat? Minnesota’s Gary Gaetti, who is now the Bulls’ batting coach. Continue reading »
Durham Bulls, Tampa Bay Rays David Price, Evan Longoria, Fernando Perez, Gary Gaetti, Joe Maddon, Transactions
Adam Sobsey ·
10 Sep 2008, 2:03 PM ·
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Playoffs. Had you been dropped into the DBAP by helicopter this weekend from, say, Saskatchewan, you would have had a hard time recognizing that you were watching a playoff series. The crowds were sparse, and the energy — on the field and in the stands — was sluggish and somnolent. Unbeknownst, apparently, to most of the Triangle, the Durham Bulls are now just a handful of wins away from claiming the Governor’s Cup, which goes each year to the champion of the AAA International League (the Bulls won it in 2002 and 2003). Entire sections of the DBAP were unoccupied on Saturday and Sunday, and I counted just sixteen people in the entire Diamond View section on both nights combined.
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Baseball, Durham Bulls, Uncategorized Fernando Perez, Jeff Niemann, Justin Ruggiano, Randy Johnson, Seth McClung, Transactions
