Article: Adjusting to short notice Rockies' Barmes is at peace with his game - and he's beginning to make a name for himself.(Sports)

Article: After fall, Barmes still trying to get on his feet
The Gazette;  May 16, 2007 ;     556 words ...Two seasons ago, Clint Barmes fell down, and he still...battling myself," he said. Barmes is back in the minor leagues, playing for the Colorado Springs Sky Sox. He was, not so...quickly. On June 5, 2005, Barmes was carrying a load of...manager Clint Hurdle is a Barmes fan. He believes ...

Article: BARMES IS FINDING HIS FOOTING SHORTSTOP MOVING BETTER, MORE CONFIDENT IN FIELD.(Sports)
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  September 22, 2004 ;     700+ words ......a few times this year, Barmes said. I feel I'm more...Pittsburgh on Aug. 14, Barmes, 25, returned to Class AAA Colorado Springs, where he hit .328 with...in hits (175). It was Barmes' second full season with...Espy, who worked with Barmes when he was in ...

Article: BARMES POSITIONS HIMSELF AT SHORTSTOP.(Hardball)
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  August 4, 2003 ;     700+ words ......wisdom on Class AAA Colorado Springs shortstop Clint Barmes keeps changing...inconsistent. Barmes, 24, lacks Uribe...better player. ``Barmes is a blue-collar...win a game,'' Colorado Springs manager Rick Sofield...and so bright.'' Barmes is hitting .269...think the key ...

Article: Barmes ends slump with record
The Gazette;  June 2, 2005 ;     312 words ...DENVER - Clint Barmes ended his hitting slump by tying a Colorado record. Barmes, just 6-for-51 (.118) in his previous...doubles in a game. Before the game, Barmes was hitting .318, the 10th-best...biggest adjustment is being patient," Barmes said. "When I was in a groove...need to get deeper ...

Article: BARMES SUFFERS FALL FROM GRACE FREAK ACCIDENT SIDELINES ROOKIE AT LEAST 12 WEEKS.(Sports)
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  June 7, 2005 ;     570 words ......talking about the team. Barmes said he initially did...don't know what to say. Barmes has been a big part of...Atkins, who signed, as did Barmes, out of the 2000 draft...play and he plays hard. Barmes will be out out least...in Greenwood Village. Barmes said he has been a quick...Tim Olson ...

Article: BARMES TO BEGIN A REHAB ASSIGNMENT NEXT WEEK.(Sports)
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  August 17, 2005 ;     672 words ......rehabilitation assignment sooner than expected. Barmes was scheduled to travel with the Rockies when they...Angeles against the Dodgers on Aug. 23. Instead, Barmes is about six days ahead of schedule and will begin...never happened, and that's where I'm at right now, Barmes said. In any activity they ...

Article: BARMES TURNS PAGE ON APRIL UPS, DOWNS.(Hardball)
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  May 3, 2004 ;     700+ words ......Mountain News Clint Barmes had grown accustomed...The Class AAA Colorado Springs shortstop would...For example, Barmes hit .276 last...heavens because of Barmes' approach at...ball away from Barmes, who said that...closed stance, Colorado Springs hitting coach...Marv ...

Article: Barmes eyes June boom after May swoon Rockies shortstop believes he finally is rediscovering stroke.(Sports)
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  June 9, 2006 ;     700+ words ......sessions before games in an indoor batting cage. Barmes did all that, and the descent continued. Depending...don't know if that helped. It's a forlorn image. Barmes has just played a game at shortstop for the Colorado...don't seem to come. It was a pretty sleepless month, Barmes said. It was hard ...

Article: BARMES' STORY IS ONE THAT IS SHORT, SWEET ONCE UTILITY PLAYER, HE'S HOME AT SHORTSTOP.(Sports)
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  March 2, 2005 ;     686 words ......probably break my neck. Barmes is more the working man...change. The Rockies decided Barmes was their shortstop of...was only for one year so Barmes could spend a second year at Class AAA Colorado Springs and polish his skills, as Barmes explained it. Now, he...desperation the coach ...

Article: Hard work pays off for Barmes.
Gazette (Colorado Springs, CO);  May 10, 2005 ;     626 words ......base from catcher JD Closser. Ten minutes later, Barmes bunted for almost 20 minutes. He laid bunts down...stood at several different points in the infield and Barmes bunted the ball directly to the coach each time. Barmes would later say that he was just working on another...place nearly an hour before ...

Article: No shirt off his back - yet Barmes offers his No. 12, but Finley is not in any rush.(Sports)
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  February 27, 2007 ;     673 words ......will tell if he adds the Rockies to that list. Barmes isn't concerned. He said maybe a new number would...expect a challenge every year I play the game, Barmes said. Playing the game is what is important to Barmes, and it is something Barmes feels came last season even though he hit only...need to ...

Article: AN OPTION AT SECOND ADD BARMES TO MIX AT POSITION FOR NEXT SEASON.(Sports)
Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO);  September 27, 2003 ;     661 words ......SAN DIEGO -- Add Clint Barmes to the list of candidates...Colorado Rockies next spring. Barmes has played exclusively...134 starts at Class AAA Colorado Springs were at short, with the...Francisco) Duane (Espy) said Barmes reminded him a little of...catcher this summer at ...

Article: NATIONAL LEAGUE UPDATE: BARMES MAKING MAJOR-LEAGUE MARK AS ROOKIE.(Sports)
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  May 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......too, but Colorado's Clint Barmes is leaving little doubt...month into the season, Barmes, 26, has positioned himself...University (think Larry Bird), Barmes spent most of his minor-leag...full season at Triple-A Colorado Springs last year so he could develop...the true turning point ...

Article: Fatherhood changes Barmes on, off field
The Gazette;  May 21, 2008 ;     525 words ......longer equated to life. Baseball no longer gave Barmes the greatest joy nor the greatest sorrow. Just being...League Rookie of the Month honors in April 2005 -- Barmes batted .410 that month. Barmes got by with smoke and mirrors then. He was a neophyte...performing that well. So, when the going got ...