SPORTS | BASEBALL
Bulls fight, offense explodes
By Andrew Davis | September 10, 2004Sometimes, a bench clearing incident just gives a team that little extra push it needs to get going.
Sometimes, a bench clearing incident just gives a team that little extra push it needs to get going.
The Durham Bulls, two-time defending champions of the International League, quietly clinched a playoff spot last week.
The Durham Bulls quest for a three-peat begins today.
Although Tuesday nights are usually quiet in Durham, 7,014 fans packed into Durham Bulls Athletic Park to see the final regular-season home game and made plenty of noise.
Monday evening was muggy, and the effects of Tropical Depression Gaston could still be felt.
The floodgates opened up Sunday evening in Durham, but it had nothing to do with the weather.
As he has done several times this season, Matt Diaz carried the Durham Bulls (71-61) on his shoulders.
For the third straight year, students have returned to Duke to find the Durham Bulls (70-61) in playoff contention.