This year is the 20th Anniversary of the Durham Bulls Movie and low and behold Kevin Costner decided to grace the Triangle on July 4th in remembrance. His visit brings back a lot of memories and a few reasons why you should try to catch a game at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park(D-BAP) if you're in town. I moved to the Triangle just about the time Bull Durham was being released and the team was still playing in the old athletic park.
Times have changed and the Durham Bulls are still a minor league Baseball team for the Tampa Bay Rays but their digs have changed. The Durham Bulls play baseball in a beautiful stadium in downtown Durham called the Durham Bulls Athletic Park that opened in 1995. The stadium is fabulous and seats up to 10,000!
Another favorite pastime at Durham Bulls games is the infamous snorting bull. It's not the same bull used in Bull Durham but the new bull sure knows how to snort and keep a crowd entertained.
Here's the schedule for the 2008 Season. I hope you and your families will be able to make it out to a fun-filled game soon!
Tracy, I really loved that movie! And that looks like a pretty serious stadium for a minor league team! Durham treats its bulls well!
I love that park and we always have a great time when we go. We just do not get enought time to go.
20 years have gone by so soon. wow.
I didn't know the team really existed, I thought it was another one of those Hollywood teams made up for a movie. How cool, I love baseball and if I ever get down your way, I may have to add that to our places to visit and another team to watch. Our original goal was to visit every stadium in the US and Canada, but I think we can make an extra stop for a game there. (Baseball is baseball, no matter who is playing it is a fun game)
It is as good a place to watch a baseball game as I have experienced. It is AAA ball so there will be plays that will make you laugh from time to time, but it is a much better value than what you get at a typical major league park. There are places to eat just outside the park, so show up early and make it a full evening. It's too bad the Rays don't have a place this nice in which to play.