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D’backs sign Ball

Posted in Atlantic League, baseball, minor leagues on February 23, 2009 | 4 Comments »

Jarred Ball has signed a minor league contract with the Diamondbacks, the team that originally drafted him. Ball, 25, started last season with the Barnstormers and was picked up by the Astros after 40 games. The outfielder hit .259 with one homer and 14 stolen bases in 52 games at Double-A Corpus Christi. He was [...]

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Revs make 1st official moves

Posted in Sports, York Revolution on February 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Today the York Revolution made the first player signing announcement for the 2009 season. The team has signed P Corey Thurman, OF Jason Aspito, P Steve Andrade and OF Tommy Collaro.
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Jordan Herr feature

Posted in Sports on February 20, 2009 | 22 Comments »

“I didn’t expect the call to come in. I was sitting at home around my pool when my phone rang,” Jordan Herr said. “The scout said he was congratulating me on playing with the White Sox. I don’t have an agent and knew nothing about this until the call.”
Greg Caldwell of the Intell wrote a [...]

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Cliff Smith interview

Posted in Atlantic League, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, Sports, baseball, minor leagues on February 8, 2009 | 10 Comments »

Cliff Smith was a relief pitcher for the Barnstormers during their inaugural season in 2005. He went 3-3 with a 1.43 ERA in 33 games before being signed by the Pirates and assigned to Single-A Hickory. The righthander had an 8.68 ERA in seven appearances at that level before deciding to retire.
Smith, 29, became the [...]

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Patterson the Padre

Posted in Atlantic League, Lancaster Barnstormers, MLB, Pennsylvania, Sports, baseball, minor leagues on February 5, 2009 | 13 Comments »

It was noted in the comments section that there’s a feature on former Barnstormers closer Scott Patterson at MLB.com. Patterson is about to enter his first spring training with the Padres after being picked up on waivers from the Yankees in September.
Last season was rough for Patterson. He endured a bout of pneumonia after making [...]

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Spring training schedule

Posted in Atlantic League, Lancaster Barnstormers, Pennsylvania, Sports, baseball, minor leagues on February 3, 2009 | 21 Comments »

The Barnstormers announced their spring training schedule today. It might serve as a pick-me-up for anyone tired of dreary, overcast, 30-degree weather. Here it is:
April 13-15: team workouts
April 16: vs. Elizabethtown College, 3:30 p.m.
April 17: at Somerset in Bridgewater, N.J., 1 p.m.
April 18: vs. Somerset, 1 p.m.
April 19: vs. York, 1:30 p.m.
April 20: vs. [...]

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Psychology of winning

Posted in Atlantic League, Lancaster Barnstormers, Pennsylvania, Sports, baseball, minor leagues on February 1, 2009 | 2 Comments »

When Tom Herr met with the media last month, the 2006 team inevitably became a topic of conversation. The Barnstormers have only won 45 percent of their games since capturing the championship that year, so the Denny Harriger-Reggie Taylor group holds a nostalgic place in team history.
One of the most overlooked traits of that team [...]

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