Posted in Atlantic League, Can-Am League, Lancaster Barnstormers, MLB, Nashua Pride, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Phillies, Southern Maryland Blue Crabs, Sports, YouTube, baseball, minor leagues on November 15, 2007 | 8 Comments »
“There are so many players who have it right there in front of them and for one reason or another it just kind of gets away from them and the organization lets them go. A lot of times they come to independent ball with the attitude that baseball owes them something. You can hear that [...]
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Posted in Atlantic League, Can-Am League, Lancaster Barnstormers, MLB, Nashua Pride, Pennsylvania, Southern Maryland Blue Crabs, Sports, baseball, minor leagues on November 3, 2007 | 31 Comments »
It’s time to engage in the sports media’s new favorite pastime: speculation.
But first we bring you the news.
Butch Hobson is coming back to the Atlantic League, but he won’t identify his next team. Tom King of the Nashua Telegraph broke the story in this article. Since there are only two managerial openings in the league [...]
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Baseball America recently published its indy league postseason awards. Two Atlantic League players, Newark’s Javier Colina and Bridgeport’s Jesse Hoorelbeke, were named first team all stars. Three others, including the Barnstormers’ Derrick DePriest, were chosen for the second team.
The magazine also listed the Top 10 prospects from all across independent baseball. Guess how many Atlantic [...]
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According to the Press of Atlantic City, former Barnstormers pitcher Matt Scheuing has signed with the Atlantic City Surf. Scheuing made 26 starts for the Barnstormers in 2005 — finishing 6-6 with a 5.29 ERA. The lefty, who graduated from Penn Manor High, pitched for the Road Warriors last season.
The Where are they now? page [...]
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AtlanticLeagueBaseball.com is reporting that former Barnstormers outfielder Clyde Williams has signed with the New Jersey Jackals of the Can-Am League. So the Barnstormers didn’t bring Williams back and they’re not getting anything in a trade to another Atlantic League team.
I spoke with Williams today. Here’s what happened …
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Tuesday’s New Era will feature a story about Josh Stevens, who is slated to start the second game of the season against the Road Warriors on Saturday.
Seven months have passed since Stevens lifted the Barnstormers into the Atlantic League championship series. That magical night instantly became one of his fondest memories.
“It was
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Posted in Atlantic City Surf, Atlantic League, Can-Am League, Lancaster Barnstormers, MLB, Nashua Pride, Pennsylvania, Sports, St. Louis Cardinals, baseball on March 21, 2007 | 17 Comments »
The New Era story is here.
For those of you anxiously awaiting the next batch of signings, today is your lucky day. The Barnstormers have announced the addition of seven players: second baseman Bo Hart, outfielder Clyde Williams, infielder Mike Woods and pitchers Josh Stevens, Jason Norderum, Gustavo Martinez and Manny Vazquez-Santiago.
Let’s take a closer look:
Hart, [...]
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Josh Stevens has officially been re-acquired from the Nashua Pride in exchange for future considerations. Stevens went 2-0 with 2.63 ERA in two starts for the Barnstormers in September and was the winning pitcher in Game 2 of the team’s playoff series against Atlantic City.
The “future considerations” could mean a player who gets released at [...]
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