Sunday, February 11, 2007

Finally, baseball is here

How about a quick blog, huh?

Coming at you from the baseball game Sunday, making it the opening weekend for the new look Bulls.

Coach Lelo Prado is taking over a following 21 years of former coach Eddie Cardieri, and a very disappointing 2006 season.

Anyways, lots and lots of changes, some which were in my article in the Oracle’s baseball preview. Here’s the link for you. Prado's principles

Definitely the major change is taking the time to fix up Red McEwen Field. More paint, new fences, a drinking patio — all in the form, as Prado tells me, to make the experience of a Bulls game more enjoyable.

But not only that he’s looking to get even more people to show up to the games, and he’s already succeeded by at least getting plenty of hometown support.

The attendance numbers from Friday night’s home opener were over a 1,000. Last season that took about 10 games to achieve.

The new uniforms look good as well. Very professional, though I haven’t been able to see just which company is producing them for USF. Anways, this was a quick blog, and the game is winding down here at the Red. Bulls are up 11-3 in the bottom of the seventh. They have outscored the High Point Panthers 30-5 so far, and with a man on third and only one out, there is a mercy run in place — 10 run rule after seven innings, so the Bulls look to be in cruise control at the moment.

More to come this season.

— Mike Camunas

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