Barnstormin’

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Jason Scobie
1-3, 4.05 ERA

Jose Lima
2-4, 6.81 ERA

Jose Lima is among the most accomplished pitchers to ever filter down to the Atlantic League. He has 89 career big-league wins. He started three playoff games. He even made an All-Star team.
But the 35-year-old righthander is known more for his antics than his […]

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Chris Steinborn
0-2, 11.32 ERA

Kevin Walker
0-0, 6.75 ERA

While the focus for the past two months has been on the Barnstormers’ pressing need to find another outfielder, what the team really needs is for Jutt Hileman to regain his old form.
Hileman was among the best center fielders in the league last season. He batted .287 with 17 […]

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Erik Dessau
0-0, 2.25 ERA

Mike Bumstead
12-6, 5.16 ERA

Everyone who followed the Barnstormers in 2007 knows this tidbit of Atlantic League history: No team has ever repeated as the champion. The Barnstormers, of course, continued that trend when they finished 57-69 and failed to make the playoffs last year.
This season the task falls in Newark’s lap. […]

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Ben Fritz
0-0, 6.75 ERA

Pat Stanley
9-6, 4.72 ERA

Manny Mejia will make his first appearance at Clipper Magazine Stadium tonight since being traded to Newark on Aug. 1. The Barnstormers felt they needed a defensive upgrade behind the plate and ultimately jettisoned Mejia and Kevin Kotch in favor of David Castillo and Brian Munhall.
This is one […]

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Chris Steinborn
0-0, 6.23 ERA

Jose Paniagua
1-0, 6.00 ERA

The Barnstormers’ inability to hit with men in scoring position is becoming the story of their season. Although it’s widely acknowledged that they don’t have a great offense, it could be performing much better with a few more timely hits.
During the series against Southern Maryland, we compared the Barnstormers […]

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Ricardo Gomez
3-2, 4.50 ERA

Alay Soler
3-2, 5.33 ERA

The Barnstormers’ disabled list grew a little longer today. The team has deactived P Yamel Guevara. It’s the latest injury to deplete a pitching staff that is in disarray. At the moment, the Barnstormers have 18 pitchers under contract and six of them are on the DL.
The team is […]

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Nick Renault
4-6, 6.30 ERA

Aaron Fultz
2-3, 5.18 ERA

Over the next three games, the Barnstormers’ pitching staff will be put to the test. With Shane Youman and Eric Ackerman out, the team is down to 11 available arms. The next three starts will be made by Nick Renault, Erik Dessau and Chris Steinborn.
This illustrates life in the […]

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Ricardo Gomez
3-2, 4.57 ERA

Jim Magrane
4-8, 5.88 ERA

The Barnstormers’ latest offensive funk can be traced to a long-lamented problem: poor lineup depth. While Von Hayes has shuffled different guys into different spots recently, the bottom third of the order remains the issue. It’s simply not producing.
Over the past six games, the 7-through-9 slots are a combined […]

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Jason Scobie
1-1, 3.20 ERA

Brian Adams
8-5, 5.08 ERA

In case you missed it Sunday night, the Barnstormers completed a merry-go-round of transactions. They traded P Matt Sweeney to Bridgeport in exchange for C Brian Munhall. Ultimately, the team made two moves designed to upgrade their backup catching spot. They […]

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Eric Ackerman
5-6, 4.42 ERA

Corey Thurman
6-6, 5.02 ERA

There is a numerical way to calculate what Matt LeCroy means to the Barnstormers. His statistics since returning from the disabled list on June 25, a span of 33 games, indicate he’s among the most valuable players in the league.

.403
5 HR
32 […]

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