Who doesn’t remember the movie Bull Durham, in which the manager called his players lollygaggers. Tomorrow, the Durham Bulls will honor the movie and take the field in special Lollygaggers uniforms. In a desperate move, the head coach throws a bunch of bats into the showers to scare the hello out of them. Then he…
Back in 2014, I wrote a series of blog posts about the origin of minor league team names. Since then, the minor league landscape has changed a lot. Clubs moved, adopted new names. All reasons to have a new series in which the new names are added and explained. This time the letter: D Danville Braves:…
Today, forty years ago, the Durham Bulls returned from a season-opening road trip to Durham Athletic Park for their home opener. But something was going on during that first home game of the 1980 season. As the team’s home uniforms were stolen two days prior to the season, Hank Aaron, the Braves’ Minor League director,…
The Tampa Bay Rays have extended their Player Development Contract with their AAA team, the Durham Bulls with three more years through the 2022 season. Next year the cooperation will enter its 23rd year. The Bulls have not known any other parent club since entering the International League. The Durham Bulls became an AAA team…
Yes, it is a returning event in baseball. A day that must please every baseball nut/Star Wars fan. May 4, in general, promoted as “May the fourth be with you” with a nod to the Star Wars saga’s phrase “May the Force be with you.” Also this year, many MLB and MiLB teams will have a…
It has been a while when you could read the news of Dashenko Ricardo’s contract being picked up by the Tampa Bay Rays. But finally, the Curaçaoan backstop made a comeback in organized baseball. In the first game of a doubleheader, Ricardo was positioned behind home plate. On his own, Ricardo was responsible for a…
Through the years built a small collection of baseball jerseys. It all started in 1991 when I got the jersey of my very first baseball club, now defunct Amstel Tijgers, three-time Dutch champion. From that moment on more jerseys got my way. This is an overview of the favorite jerseys of my collection. Amsterdam Baseball…
At least it is not food the club is named after. The Durham Bulls will adopt the identity of the first professional baseball team that played in Durham in 1902. In the course of the season, the Bulls will be named Tobacconists on April 13, May 18, June 27, July 13, and August 31. The…
The Toronto Blue Jays presented their new manager. The Canadian team went to a division rival to get their new skipper. In Charlie Montoyo, the Blue Jays have an experienced manager who guided teams at all levels of the Tampa Bay Rays organization. You may wonder why I pay attention to this news since I…
The minor league season came to an end yesterday as the Bowling Green HotRods beat the Peoria Chiefs in the fourth game of the Midwest League championship series. Here is an overview of the winners of each affiliated minor league. AAA Both in the International League and the Pacific Coast League last year’s champions repeated….
