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Article: HAS BARMES FINALLY CAUGHT HIS BREAK? Slump that began with freak injury may be ending
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- The Gazette
- Article date:
- June 25, 2006
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DENVER - Maybe, finally, Colorado's Clint Barmes has found solid
footing in a season of quicksand.
On Friday night, in an 8-6 loss to the Texas Rangers at Coors
Field, Barmes went 3-for-4 with a sacrifice bunt and a pair of
doubles. It ended a stretch of 54 games during which Barmes never had
more than two hits, and -- maybe, finally -- was the spark he needs
to break out of the type of slump that typically results in a trip to
the minors. And sometimes results in a trip with no return.
Barmes was pegged as one of the cornerstones in the Rockies'
buildwith-youngsters blueprint after getting his 2005 rookie campaign
off to a roaring start. But a bizarre injury derailed his season, and ...