Barnstormin’

Josh Hall
5-1, 4.52 ERA

Clint Nageotte
0-3, 5.29 ERA

Although you never want to get too wrapped up in one game during the 140-game grind, this one carries a little significance for the Barnstormers. They have a shot to enter the All-Star break at 4-2 and at least tied for first place. For a franchise that hasn’t been […]

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Shane Youman
1-2, 6.55 ERA

Vic Darensbourg
0-1, 3.75 ERA

The reality has become as redundant as the results. The Barnstormers don’t match up with the elite teams in this league. That was true against Somerset and Newark in the first half. It was true against that big-league crew fielded by Long Island Friday.
“You can beat a team […]

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Tom Herr * Butch Hobson *
Wally Backman * Gary Carter *
Andy Etchebarren * Bob Robertson
VON HAYES
A month ago, Tom Herr appeared likely to return to his old job. So how did Von Hayes ultimately vault to the top of Lancaster’s list?
The Barnstormers can thank the Long Island Ducks for helping find Lancaster’s new manager. Well, […]

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Rick Wise returns as pitching coach;
Butch Hobson to manage Southern Maryland Blue Crabs

Von Hayes is the new manager of the Barnstormers. He was selected from a top-notch field of candidates, which included former Lancaster skipper Tom Herr.
“I can’t imagine a better place than Lancaster to manage in minor league baseball,” Hayes said in a team […]

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“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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In this segment of Lancaster Newspapers’ interview with Von Hayes, the former All-Star talks about his up-and-down big-league career. How difficult was it being part of that 5-for-1 trade? What is his opinion of Phillies fans? Why did his career end so abruptly?
There are some interesting anecdotes in here that even diehard fans may not […]

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The Barnstormers are near the end of their managerial search and it’s time to make the difficult decision. Can they really choose someone besides Tom Herr?
Think about it. He’s a Lancaster native. He won a championship here. He’s probably the most well-known person to ever wear the uniform. He’s basically a sure thing. If Herr […]

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“I tell my players I’m pretty easy going. I’m very soft spoken but I’m certainly not one to be taken advantage of. I’m as intense as anybody. I treat my players as professionals. If you’re working hard every day, and working as a team, we’ll never have a problem.”

This is the first installment of an […]

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A week ago, Von Hayes wasn’t even on the Barnstormers’ radar. Now he could be a frontrunner for the managerial opening. Hayes wowed team president Jon Danos and head of baseball operations Keith Lupton during his interview at Clipper Magazine Stadium Wednesday.
Hayes is a candidate without an apparent flaw. He’s accomplished (.578 career winning percentage […]

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“When I get into something, and I make a commitment to something, I give it 110 percent. So if I do this, I guarantee you that I’m going to be into it. I’ll treat it like it’s the big leagues. That’s the way I played the game. I played it every day the hardest and […]

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