Durham Bulls Back in Town

 The Durham Bulls came home last night and we got to see them play some good baseball against the Gwinnett Strippers, Atlanta’s Triple-A team. Lots of power (6 doubles, 2 home runs) and terrific pitching by Joe Ryan and an 8-3 win. Box.

Meanwhile …

Ballpark Experience — Areas to work on

• You’d think that with two weeks to prepare that the DBAP’s video board would be working. Half of it was. But you could not see the lineup. Which might be ok if …
• We had a program, but we don’t have programs. Gotta say that if I was paying to advertise in the Bulls online program, I’d want my money back. Who’s reading it? Get your program!
• The radar gun wasn’t working at first, but came on later.
• The lights on the manual scoreboard (ball, strikes, outs) were not working at the start of the game.
• The LED board below the fan clubhouse wasn’t working, but I don’t know if it’s been working at all this year.

Ballpark Experience — Attaboys

• Wool E Bull had his gokart running. Not all around the field, but still …
• Some between-inning stuff back near first and third base stands.

By the way, the Bulls are hanging on to first place.