MESA, Ariz. – If you follow A’s reliever Ryan Dull on Twitter, you might wonder about his handle, @DullSnacks11. Where did it come from?
He’s got an answer. More than that, he’s got two answers, both dating back to his time at North Carolina-Asheville.
“One of the explanations is that when I got to college the guys thought I was snack-sized. I mean, I’m not very big,” the 5-foot-9, 175-pound Dull said. “And then there were the road trips we’d take in college.
“I would always bring along lots of stuff to eat. I was a real snack-food guy.