SoMdNews.com has a story on the latest transactions by the Blue Crabs. The article notes the team has traded the rights to 1B Ian Bladergroen to the Barnstormers in exchange for future considerations.
That’s not the whole story.
The Barnstormers have acquired Bladergroen, who played with the Road Warriors last season. They actually traded the rights to [...]
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The Barnstormers made a smart, under-the-radar move when they signed C Manny Mejia last week.
One of the weaknesses of last season’s team was the performance of the backups to C Lance Burkhart, who had the best season of his three-year Atlantic League career. When Burkhart wasn’t in the lineup, the team often struggled.
Mejia is [...]
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Posted in Atlantic League, Camden Riversharks, Lancaster Barnstormers, Long Island Ducks, MLB, Newark Bears, Pennsylvania, Road Warriors, Somerset Patriots, Sports, York Revolution, baseball, minor leagues on September 21, 2007 | 23 Comments »
Derrick DePriest was the only member of the Barnstormers to make the postseason All-Star team. Rather than snubbing a big name, the Atlantic League also honored Danny Graves. So they’re co-relievers of the year.
Jeff Scott of the Road Warriors won manager of the year. Brian Adams of Somerset is pitcher of the year. Victor Rodriguez [...]
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VS ROAD WARRIORS
Kieran Mattison (3-1, 7.61 ERA) vs.
Zack Parker (5-1, 2.62 ERA)
The air is crisp and the shadows are long. Those are the unmistakable signs of September. A season of mostly unfulfilled expectations reaches the end today. It’s last call for the 2007 Barnstormers. It’s also, presumably, the last time many of these [...]
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VS ROAD WARRIORS
Darwin Soto (7-7, 5.38 ERA) vs.
Jason Benson (NR)
Benson is making his Barnstormers debut tonight. It seems like the appropriate time to ask the question: Who is this guy? He’s a 6-0, 175-pound Michigan native who went undrafted and has never played affiliated ball. The righthander spent one season in the Central [...]
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VS ROAD WARRIORS
Charlie Hesseltine (3-5, 7.28 ERA) vs.
James Lira (7-7, 6.35 ERA)
The Barnstormers look to salvage a split of their four-game series against the Road Warriors. They’re also looking to stay out of last place in the South Division. Lancaster has just eight home games remaining. The defending champs are 31-33 at Clipper Magazine [...]
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VS ROAD WARRIORS
Kieran Mattison (2-1, 2.70 ERA) vs.
Gustavo Martinez (8-8, 4.47 ERA)
Chris Flinn (0-1, 8.10 ERA) vs.
Rob Henkel (6-9, 5.63 ERA)
It’s doubleheader No. 9. The Barnstormers can only hope it’s also their last. Martinez and fellow starter Josh Stevens still have a chance to reach double digits in wins. Only Denny Harriger (with [...]
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VS ROAD WARRIORS
Darwin Soto (5-6, 6.41 ERA) vs.
Zack Parker (4-0, 1.59 ERA)
The Road Warriors haven’t been a pushover in the second half. They’re 19-28 and just a half-game out of third place in the North Division. They’re also just 3½ games worse than the Barnstormers. Give the travel team credit for hanging in there [...]
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VS. ROAD WARRIORS
Damien Myers (2-11, 5.31 ERA) vs.
James Lira (5-5, 6.47 ERA)
The Barnstormers’ game against the Road Warriors was postponed Thursday night. It will be played as part of a doubleheader during the Road Warriors’ next series at Clipper Magazine Stadium on Sept. 2.
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VS. ROAD WARRIORS
Charlie Hesseltine (1-3, 7.23 ERA) vs.
Zack Parker (0-0, 0.00 ERA)
There’s something new to discuss today. The Barnstormers, for the first time since Clayton Andrews’ sudden retirement on June 25, have a starter other than Josh Stevens, Rob Henkel, Gustavo Martinez, James Lira or Brett Evert on the mound. It’s Parker, who is [...]
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