#3 Running of the Bulls

Durham Bulls

During the first five years of the Bulls was one of the best teams in the league. They won four straight American League South division titles and a wild card berth during season 5. They also had even had back to back trips to the World Series where they happen to fall short of winning it all. Now the team really seems to be in rebuilding mode and desperately needing help in the rotation. Can the Bulls find enough help in the rotation to begin to recapture there past glory?

The total percentage of wins for the Bulls is .570 (646 victories and 488 losses). The most wins in a single season were 101 during seasons one and two. The most losses in a season were 92 during season six.

Hacker7 is entering his third season as the general manger of the franchise compiling a 148-176 record for a .457 winning percentage. Hacker7 took over a team that never had a losing record but it look like the team was beginning to hit the wall anyway. I think the big mistake for Hacker7 was trying to get some good pitching on a team that was never known for there pitching and was all about the offense. I believe if he would have stuck with this strategy possible the team would have a couple more winning seasons under there belt.

Future Outlook: Rebuilding

Playoff Appearance: Five
Division Championship: Four
World Series Victory: None
All-Stars: 13
Awards: 1 MVP Award/ 4 Silver Sluggers/ 4 Gold Gloves

All Durham Bulls Team

Catcher: Bernard Lawrence (.291Ave, 60HR, 244RBI, 215R, .466SLG)
First Base: Alvin Silva (.299Ave, 285HR, 797RBI, 729R, .616SLG)
Second Base: Glenn Matheson (.314Ave, 240HR, 837RBI, 670R, .578SLG)
Third Base: Oscar Smith (.278Ave, 52HR, 304RBI, 324R, .334OBP)
Shortstop: Henry Anderson (.296Ave, 108HR, 373RBI, 385R, .548SLG)
Left Field: Grant Barker (.311Ave, 0HR, 178RBI, 408R, 198SB)
Center Field: Richard Evans (.317Ave, 69HR, 335RBI, 401R, .529SLG)
Right Field: Brad Betancourt (.271Ave, 105HR, 313RBI, 247R, .538SLG)
Designated Hitter: Benji Moreno (.313Ave, 131HR, 391RBI, 287R, .682SLG)
Starting Pitcher: Yamil Guzman (4.51ERA, 61-34 Record, 812.4IP, 743SO, 1.42WHIP)
Reliever: Philip Price (3.85ERA, 101-124 Save Chances, 311G, 235SO, 1.32WHIP)

Career Records
Hitting:
At Bats: Glenn Matheson - 3741
Games Played: Glenn Matheson - 961
Runs: Alvin Silva - 729
Hits: Glenn Matheson - 1173
Doubles: Glenn Matheson - 227
Triples: Tim Rooney - 33
Homeruns: Alvin Silva - 285
Runs Batted In: Glenn Matheson - 873
Walks: Alvin Silva - 358
Stolen Bases: Tim Rooney - 219
Batting Average: Tim Rooney – .329
On-Base Percentage: Cliff Mota - .383
Slugging Percentage: Alvin Silva - .616

Pitching:
Games: Philip Price - 311
Games Started: Shane Lomasney - 152
Complete Games: Shane Lomasney - 15
Shutouts: Shane Lomasney – 2/ Yamil Guzman - 2
Wins: Ignacio Mateo – 62
Losses: Shane Lomasney - 57
Saves: Philip Price – 101
Innings Pitched: Ignacio Mateo – 997.5
Strikeouts: Ignacio Mateo - 805
WHIP: Yamil Guzman – 1.42
Earned Run Average: Yamil Guzman – 4.51

Single Season Records
Hitting:
At Bats: Grant Barker - 690 (season 4)
Runs: Alvin Silva - 149 (season 4)
Hits: Richard Evans - 224 (season 1)
Doubles: Tim Rooney - 51 (season 1)
Triples: Richard Evans - 15 (season 2)
Homeruns: Alvin Silva - 61 (season 1)
Runs Batted In: Alvin Silva - 168 (season 4)
Walks: Richard Evans - 76 (season 3)
Stolen Bases: Grant Barker - 74 (season 3)
Batting Average: Glenn Matheson - .366 (season 2)
On-Base Percentage: Glenn Matheson - .438 (season 2)
Slugging Percentage: Benji Moreno - .760 (season 1)

Pitching:
Games: Marshall Jameson - 75 (season 2)
Games Started: Yamil Guzman - 34 (season 4&5)/ Shane Lomasney - 34 (season 3&4)
Complete Games: Shane Lomasney - 8 (season 3)
Shutouts: Shane Lomasney - 2 (season 3)
Wins: Louis Kolb - 21 (season 2)
Losses: Tony Harper - 17 (season 7)
Saves: Omar Diaz - 32 (season 1)
Innings Pitched: Mike Steinbach - 223.0 (season 4)
Strikeouts: Yamil Guzman - 202 (season 3)
WHIP: Harry Santayana - 1.22 (season 2)
Earned Run Average: Louis Kolb - 3.47 (season 2)