2006 Birmingham Barons

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The 2006 Birmingham Barons opened their 2006 campaign on April 6 with a home game against the West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx. The Barons compete in the South division of the Southern League along with the Jacksonville Suns, Mississippi Braves, Mobile BayBears and Montgomery Biscuits and are playing for a Southern League record 7th consecutive playoff berth. They play their home games at the Hoover Metropolitan Stadium. All games are broadcast on WYDE 101.1 FM "The Source" and called by Curt Bloom.

This marks the Baron's 21st season as the Chicago White Sox AA affiliate. It is the first season under new owners Don Logan and his sons Jeff and Stan.

Roster

Pitchers

  • Lance Broadway, RHP (6-6, 2.77 ERA)
  • Tyler Lumsden, LHP (9-2, 2.64 ERA) (traded to Royals July 23)
  • Corwin Malone, LHP (9-6, 3.42 ERA) (on DL May 30 - June 5)
  • Ray Liotta, LHP (3-8, 4.93 ERA) (sent to Winston-Salem July 12)
  • Ryan Rodriguez, LHP (4-7, 4.89 ERA) (sent to Winston-Salem July 15)
  • Adam Russell, RHP (1-1, 6.43 ERA) (received from Winston-Salem July 12)
  • Lucas Harell, RHP (0-1, 11.57 ERA) (received from Winston-Salem July 15)
  • Dwayne Pollok, RHP
  • Jeff Little, RHP (released April 28)
  • Fraser Dizard, LHP (inactive May 5 - June 8, DL July 12-)
  • B. J. LaMura, RHP (4-0, 2.06 ERA) (traded to Dodgers July 23)
  • Rusty Tucker, LHP (on DL June 5 - 13, released June 15)
  • Ehren Wassermann, RHP (14 saves, 1.50 ERA)
  • Brian West, RHP
  • Edwardo Sierra, RHP (claimed off waivers April 28)
  • Nate Cornejo, RHP (received from Charlotte May 30, promoted back June 5)
  • Arnie Muñoz, LHP (received from Charlotte June 5)
  • Tim Bittner, LHP (traded from Angels, received from Winston-Salem July 12)

Catchers

  • Gustavo Molina
  • Carlos Lee (activated from DL April 18, released April 28)
  • Wally Rosa (promoted to Charlotte April 28, returned May 28)
  • Cole Armstrong (received from Winston-Salem April 28, sent back May 28)

Infielders

  • Chris Getz
  • Corey Smith (signed as free agent April 20)
  • Michael Myers
  • Rob Sasser (on DL April 15 - 28, retired June 13)
  • Micah Schnurstein
  • Robert Valido (on DL June 8 - 29, sent to Winston-Salem June 29)
  • Pedro Lopez (received from Charlotte June 15)

Outfielders

  • Cory Aldridge (signed as free agent May 18)
  • Chris Amador (sent to Winston-Salem May 18, promoted back July 3)
  • Darren Blakely (received from Charlotte May 18, released June 22)
  • Thomas Collaro
  • Ricardo Nanita
  • Mark Quinn (DL May 18-July 25)

Coaches and trainers

  • Chris Chron, manager
  • Andy Tomberlin, hitting coach
  • Richard Dotson, pitching coach
  • Joe Geck, athletic trainer
  • Ryan Carroll, strength and conditioning
  • Aaron Wooten, clubhouse manager
  • Ken Dunlap, visting clubhouse

Southern League All-Stars

Outfielder Ricardo Nanita, Designated Hitter Corey Smith, and Pitchers Lance Broadway, B. J. LaMura, Tyler Lumsden and Ehren Wassermann were selected on June 28 to suit up for the 2006 Southern League All-Star Game in Montgomery.

Results

As of June 6, 2006 the Barons are 40-47 with an 18-24 record at home and 22-23 on the road. In the first half they went 31-39 (15-20 at home, 16-19 on the road).

April (11-14)

  • 6-10: Won 1 of 5 vs West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx (3-6, 1-2 in 11, 1-0, 0-3, 2-3)
  • 11-15: Won 3 of 5 at Huntsville Stars (8-0, 8-4, 2-0, 3-4, 2-6)
  • 16-20: Won 3 of 5 vs Tennessee Smokies (0-10, 8-1, 4-3 in 10, 4-0, 1-2)
  • 21-25: Won 1 of 5 at Jacksonville Suns (3-4, 1-2, 5-6, 4-9, 7-2)
  • 26-30: Won 3 of 5 at Montgomery Biscuits (3-8, 1-0, 7-1, 9-6, 4-8)

May (12-18)

  • 2-6: Won 3 of 5 vs Jacksonville Suns (3-1, 4-5 in 10, 7-6, 6-5 in 14, 5-11)
  • 7-11: Won 2 of 5 at Tennessee Smokies (5-13. 2-0, 3-6, 5-3, 4-5)
  • 12-16: won 2 of 5 vs Mississippi Braves (0-2, 5-7 in 13, 5-2, 5-2, 2-3)
  • 17-21: won 1 of 5 vs Montgomery Biscuits (0-2, 5-10, 5-1, 2-5, 0-5)
  • 23-27: won 3 of 5 at Mississippi Braves (5-4, 5-4, 8-0, 2-8, 0-8)
  • 28-31: won 2 of 4 at Mobile BayBears (2-3 in 10, 1-2, 10-9 in 10, 0-2)

June (15-13)

  • 1: Won 1 of 1 to finish with 2 of 5 at Mobile BayBears (7-4)
  • 2-6: Won 2 of 5 vs Huntsville Stars (3-11, 3-7, 4-12, 4-2, 5-4 in 10)
  • 7-11: Won 2 of 5 at West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx (5-4, 4-6, 3-1, 2-5, 6-9)
  • 13-17: Won 3 of 5 vs Carolina Mudcats (6-4, 2-1, 3-5, 3-5, 3-2)
  • 19-23: Won 3 of 5 vs Tennessee Smokies (5-2, 3-14, 2-6, 3-2*, 2-0) *2006 Rickwood Classic
  • 24-28: Won 3 of 5 at Mississippi Braves (3-6, 4-3, 0-1, 11-2, 4-2)
  • 29-30: Won 1 of 2 vs Mobile BayBears (4-5, 7-6)

July (2-3)

  • 1-3: Won 2 of 3 to finish with 3 of 5 at Mobile BayBears (6-7, 7-4, 5-3 in 10)
  • 4-5: Won 0 of 2 vs Huntsville Stars (1-13, 0-8)

Remaining schedule

  • July 6-8: vs Huntsville Stars
  • July 12-16: at Chattanooga Lookouts
  • July 18-22: vs Mobile BayBears
  • July 24-28: at Huntsville Stars
  • July 29-August 2: vs Montgomery Biscuits
  • August 4-8: at Tennessee Smokies
  • August 9-13: at Carolina Mudcats
  • August 15-19: vs Jacksonville Suns
  • August 20-24: vs Chattanooga Lookouts
  • August 25-29: at Montgomery Biscuits
  • August 31-September 4: vs Huntsville Stars
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