Features on each member of the 1990 Durham Bulls, high-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves as included in that year's team set.
Durham Bulls (25 - In Progress)
- Edwin Alicea started high, then moved down; Vowed not to give up, topped out at AAA, 5/22/23
- Donovan Campbell knew he had to work hard for shot at bigs; Played over four seasons, made high-A, 5/27/23
- Brian Champion used his own ability to play six pro seasons, made AA, 4/10/23
- Popeye Cole used his speed over 10-season pro career; Made AA, saw five independent campaigns, 5/21/23
- Johnny Cuevas looked fastball, hit AA home run; Saw 10 pro seasons, made AAA, 4/28/23
- Brian Cummings pitched well in early 1990 game at Durham; Saw four seasons, made high-A, 5/8/23
- Steve Curry threw everything he had into decade-long playing career, shorter coaching career, 4/8/23
- Chris Czarnik got credit for no-hitter at high-A; Saw three pro seasons, made AAA, 4/18/23
- Todd Dewey looked at new organization as new shot at bigs; Saw six seasons, made AAA, 4/22/23
- Ino Guerrero drew easy comparisons to movie character, later threw in ML home run derby, 4/2/23
- Kevin Harmon spent more than three decades as a trainer in minors - then in the majors, 4/1/23
- Larry Jaster pitched in bigs, then later coached in minors; Once shut out Dodgers five-consecutive times, 5/20/23
- Rich Longuil worked to stay in front of hitters over five pro seasons; Made high-A, 5/29/23
- Phil Maldonado looked fastball at Durham; Saw five seasons, twice briefly made AAA, 5/11/23
- Eddie Mathews played basketball in college, not baseball; But he threw hard, like 90 mph hard, 4/9/23
- Nate Minchey saw time in four ML seasons, then seven successful campaigns in Japan, 5/7/23
- Keith Mitchell improved enough to make bigs over four seasons; Later saw Korea, coached, 5/15/23
- Mike Mordecai did his job when called upon; Saw bigs over 12 seasons, Bartman game, 5/10/23
- Josman Robles got thrown at in 1990 game, then hit home run; Saw three seasons, made high-A, 4/24/23
- Chad Smith turned pro after high school no-hitter; Saw five seasons, made high-A, 5/21/23
- Ryan Thompson loved baseball, got to serve as Durham Bulls bat boy, 3/31/23
- Pat Tilmon continued playing for his love of game; Saw 11 seasons, briefly made AAA, coached, 4/23/23
- Theron Todd worked to improve hitting over seven pro seasons; Made AA, later coached, 4/21/23
- Marcos Vasquez did his job over 11 pro seasons; Saw AAA, Taiwan, but missed bigs, 3/29/23
- Skipper Wright saw his biggest attribute as consistency; Played over four seasons, made high-A, 4/26/23
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