The Durham Bulls are social media darlings after winning their second Triple-A national championship on Tuesday night.
It didn't take long for the praised to start coming in after the Bulls topped the Memphis Redbirds 5-3 in a winner-take-all game between the champions of the International League and the Pacific Coast League that was played in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
When you're better than every other team. #BULLieve pic.twitter.com/riTjZ4adKd
— Durham Bulls (@DurhamBulls) September 20, 2017
Congrats to our @DurhamBulls on your Triple-A National Championship win! You've made #Durham proud! #BullCity #BULLieve https://t.co/bjexhJHmJr
— CityofDurhamNC (@CityofDurhamNC) September 20, 2017
All you gotta do is #BULLieve
— Duke Athletics (@DukeATHLETICS) September 20, 2017
Congrats to the @DurhamBulls, your 2017 Triple-A National Champs!#BullCityProud pic.twitter.com/h0VICBw6D9
Way to go, @DurhamBulls! #BULLieve https://t.co/xeM3sV2C1X
— Carolina Hurricanes (@NHLCanes) September 20, 2017
UnBULLievable! Congratulations to our neighbors, @DurhamBulls on winning the National Championship! You better #BULLieve it! https://t.co/4dhC8mQwWU
— DPAC (@DPAC) September 20, 2017
Congratulations to the @DurhamBulls for winning the 2017 Triple-A National Championship! Durham, NC - City of Champions! #BULLieve https://t.co/vBCvj6sLiC
— NCCU Athletics (@NCCUAthletics) September 20, 2017
Kean Wong, who was the championship game MVP after getting three hits, including a grand slam that turned out to be the game-winner for the Bulls, said winning the last game was a great way to end the season.
#Rays prospect Kean Wong stars at the plate and in the field as @DurhamBulls win Triple-A National Championship. https://t.co/8nqtkchSw3 pic.twitter.com/NSoJgCcCiz
— MiLB.com (@MiLB) September 20, 2017
What a way to end the season!!! 2017 National Champions! Let's gooo!!! #BULLIEVE @DurhamBulls pic.twitter.com/erWyJMxG5r
— Kean Wong (@Keanwong4) September 20, 2017
Potential future owner of the Carolina Hurricanes Chuck Greenberg took notice of the Bulls’ champtionship, too.
Congratulations to @DurhamBulls on capturing @MiLB Class AAA championship. Great organization. Well deserved.
— Chuck Greenberg (@chuckgreenberg) September 20, 2017
News of the Bulls’ championship also made it up to Washington, D.C. where U.S. Rep. David Price, who represents Durham, was paying attention.
Congratulations to the new Triple-A national champions @DurhamBulls! https://t.co/ADS6Kvf92F
— David E. Price (@RepDavidEPrice) September 20, 2017
Bulls’ manager Jared Sandberg had the last word as he congratulated his team.
Couldn't be prouder of this group of men. Not an easy task to win the #TripleANationalChampionship @MiLB @DurhamBulls https://t.co/R63zTBQjRM
— Jared Sandberg (@jlsofoly) September 20, 2017
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