Explorer Post Mentor Ken Bland Honored with Scouts’ Highest Honor at Durham Bulls’ Game
Boy Scouts took over the Durham Bulls Athletic Park on Saturday, June 24, 2017, to camp on the outfield, but before they pitched their tents, the organization honored a long-time mentor to CBC’s Explorer Posts. Ken Bland received the William H. Spurgeon III Award, the highest honor given by the Boy Scouts of America within […]
Durham Bulls Sweep Weekly International League Awards
Gillaspie Named League’s Top Batter, Yarbrough Takes Home Pitching Honors Durham Bulls teammates Casey Gillaspie and Ryan Yarbrough were named the International League Batter and Pitcher of the Week, respectively, the league announced on Monday, June 26, 2017, for the week of June 19-25. The honor marks just the second time in franchise history a […]
American Tobacco & the Bulls: Making Headlines about Expansion, Cabin Tours & History
Both of CBC’s Durham entities are making headlines this summer. The American Tobacco recently began talking expansion, Burt’s Bees will be giving tours of Burt’s Cabin – on the ATC campus – for two days in June, and WUNC conducted an interview with an author who’s written about the history of the Bulls. Here’s the […]
Touch A Truck Event, Two Fireworks Shows Highlight Bulls’ Homestand
$1 Concessions, Day Game Also On Tap For Week-Long Home Stretch The Durham Bulls open a seven-game homestand against the Norfolk Tides and Charlotte Knights on Monday, June 19. A day game, $1 Concessions, two fireworks shows and a Touch A Truck event highlight the promotional schedule. The homestand opens on Monday, June 19 at […]
Bulls’ Radio Man Hosts Summer Camp for Future Sportscasters
DBBC Radio Broadcaster/Sponsorship Account Executive Patrick Kinas spent last summer as the radio voice of swimming at the Summer Olympics in Rio and is currently in full swing in his regular gig at the Bulls. In July he will add another broadcasting adventure to his docket. Kinas is the man behind the Triangle Sportscaster Camp, […]
Touch A Truck Event Coming to DBAP June 25
Bulls Pair with Local First Responders for Interactive Pregame Event The Durham Bulls will host a Touch A Truck event on Sunday, June 25 at 3 p.m. in conjunction with local public safety agencies. The event will precede the team’s contest that evening at 5:05 p.m. against the Charlotte Knights, in which Kids Run the […]
Durham Bulls Rank Top 25 in MiLB Merchandise Sales for 25th Straight Season
Franchise is Only Team to Make List Each Year Since 1992 Minor League Baseball released its Top 25 teams in licensed merchandise sales for 2016 on Monday, June 12, 2017, and the Durham Bulls made the annual list for the 25th straight season. The Bulls are the industry’s only team to make the list each […]
Indy Week Readers Vote CBC Into 2017 Best List
Indy Week released their Best of the Triangle 2017 winners in the first week of June, and several CBC personalities and entities made the list. Indy Week readers voted to determine the category winners and finalists. “This is, bar none, the most comprehensive guide to the coolest local stuff out there, imitators be damned,” reported […]
DURM Night, Fireworks Shows Highlight Bulls’ Homestand
$1 Concessions, Kids Run the Bases Also Scheduled for Weekend Series The Durham Bulls open a four-game series against the Norfolk Tides on Thursday, June 8 at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. The weekend set features the team’s second annual DURM Night, $1 Concessions, two fireworks shows and Kids Run the Bases. The homestand opens against […]
Durham Bulls Make Carolina Parent Readers’ Favorites List
Carolina Parent recently released its 2017 Readers’ Favorites awards list, and the Durham Bulls ranked as the Favorite Family Sports Event. The annual list, voted on my Carolina Parent readers, recognizes “the places Triangle families love to visit, explore, dine at and do business with.” Check out the other Favorite Going Places HERE See the […]