The Bulls Are Tied for 1st, This Is Not a Drill

After the Bulls beat Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 8-4 last night, and Charlotte lost to Indianapolis 1-0, Durham now enters today tied for first place in the IL South with a 45-55 record. That’s right. Despite being 10 games under .500, the Bulls are tied for the top spot in their division. To celebrate, we’re going to take a look at some ‘fun’ facts regarding this ridiculous situation:

  • The four teams in the IL South division hold the four worst records in the IL. Any team from any other division would be leading the IL South as of this morning.
  • The IL South has had a complete turnaround from 2015, when the division became the first division in league history in which every team finished with a winning record. The Bulls and Knights tied for last in the division a season ago, finishing 74-70.
  • 26 of Durham’s 44 remaining games come against the IL South. The Bulls are 26-22 against division foes this season, but just 6-11 against Norfolk, which holds the league’s worst record.
  • The Bulls are hitting .232 as a team this season, which is 16 points lower than the team’s worst offensive season in its Triple-A history (.248 in 2014).
  • Most importantly – NONE OF THIS MATTERS. The winner of the division will go to the Governors’ Cup playoffs regardless. So saddle up Bulls fans, the race to the playoffs has begun.

#BULLieve

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