Happy Opening Day 2016 Sky Sox fans! Welcome back to the Sky Sox blog for the 2016 season. Here you’ll find game previews, game notes, interviews, and a whole lot more information throughout the season. The big-league club has the day off today, so all of #Brewers nation can focus on the MiLB openers from Colorado…
By Aaron Cheris (@AaronHowie) It’s finally that time of year again. The time of year when two words can mean optimism, hope, and promise for a good season to come. Those two words: Opening Day. For the Colorado Springs Sky Sox, Opening Day is tonight on the road against the Memphis Redbirds. First pitch is…
The Sky Sox have returned to Colorado Springs. On Tuesday afternoon, the team took to Security Service Field for a practice before heading on the road to begin the 2016 season. The Sky Sox start the season on an eight game road trip before returning to Security Service Field for their home opener against the…
Just two months ago, Yohan Flande and Tsuyoshi Wada were squaring off against each other in a PCL bout between the Colorado Springs Sky Sox and Iowa Cubs in Des Moines, Iowa. On Monday, the pitchers remained the same, but the stage was one of the biggest in all of baseball — Wrigley Field. Both…
BROWN MAKES ML DEBUT: Before yesterday’s game, RH Brook Brown (above) had his contract purchased by the Rockies to take the place of injured righty Nick Masset. Brown made his Major League debut against the Dodgers later in the day and tossed 1.2 scoreless innings giving up just one hit and striking out two. Brown…
IT TAKES TWO: Heading into Sunday’s game, Sky Sox infielder Rafael Ynoa had yet to hit a homer on the season. That changed quickly as Ynoa lead off the game with a solo homer to right. In the 7th, he followed that blast up with a second bomb to right for just the second multi-homer…
When RHP Brett Tomko took the mound Wednesday prior to the rain delay, he became the third oldest player ever to suit up for the Sky Sox, and the oldest starting pitcher to ever start a game for the franchise. The 41-year-old was drafted in the second round of the 1995 draft by the Cincinnati…
It’s been years in the making, but Christian Bergman finally made it. On Saturday, the Colorado Rockies announced the 26-year-old right-hander will make his Major League debut Monday against the Atlanta Braves, starting in place of the injured Jordan Lyles. Bergman, who had a rough couple starts in April, turned it on in May to…
SOX TRANSACTIONS: Since the Sky Sox’ last game, there have been several transactions. C Michael McKenry, 3B Ryan Wheeler and P Chris Martin all have been recalled by Colorado. OF Evan Frey (from Tri-City) and C Michael Ramirez (from Tulsa) have been activated to the Sky Sox. HOME COOKIN’: While at Security Service Field, RHP…
‘It’s a hitter’s park,’ or ‘You can’t keep the ball from flying out.’ You hear these things quite frequently about Security Service Field — home of the Triple-A Colorado Springs Sky Sox. However, when Christian Bergman toes the rubber at the nation’s highest altitude ballpark, none of that matters. Over the past three weeks, the…
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