Last night former Sky Sox Jim Thome hit his 599th and 600th runs of his career, becoming the eighth player in baseball history to accomplish the feat. Here is the writeup by espn.com. Thome who was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 13th round of the 1989 Amateur Baseball Draft played for the Sky Sox in…

Last week Carlos Gonzalez conducted a press conference before his first rehab start with the Sky Sox. On the difficulties of waiting through an injury: It’s been hard. It’s difficulty when you’re used to playing every day. Obviously we’re not playing great baseball right now and it’s not the best time for me to be…

Earlier this afternoon, Jason Giambi held a press conference in the Sky Sox dugout to address his rehab assignment and his future in baseball. On how he feels physically: I feel great. You know I played last night and had to go first to third and had to run out a ground ball. I’m happy with…

The Colorado Springs Sky Sox have announced that there will be a special gate opening on Wednesday, August 10th before the Sky Sox 7:05 PM game with the Memphis Redbirds. With Wednesday being the last time that fans will be able to see Rockies slugger Jason Giambi in a Sky Sox uniform this season, the team is…

Rehabbing Rockies first baseman Jason Giambi will conduct a short press conference at 3:45 PM today. Quotes to follow.

Rockies first baseman Jason Giambi will begin a rehab stint in Colorado Springs starting tonight as the Sky Sox take on the Memphis Redbirds at 7:05 PM MT. Here is the official release from the team: COLORADO SPRINGS, CO The Colorado Rockies announced this morning that infielder Jason Giambi is scheduled to begin a rehabilitation assignment with the…

Macri’s walk-off hit The Colorado Springs Sky Sox scored four runs in the final two innings to walk-off with a 4-3 victory over the Nashville Sounds. Trailing 3-0 in the eighth, Mike Jacobs crushed a two out two-run home run to cut the deficit to 3-2.  It was Jacobs’ team-leading 23rd home run of the…

With a myriad of player movement during the first half of the season, the one constant was first baseman Mike Jacobs. Jacobs is hitting .300 (125-for-416) while leading the team in home runs (22), doubles (29), hits (125), runs (68), RBI (95), total bases (222) and walks (56). He also leads the league in games…

The Colorado Springs Sky Sox have announced that there will be a special gate opening on Friday, August 5th before the Sky Sox 7:05 PM game with the Nashville Sounds. With Friday being the last time that fans will be able to see Rockies superstar Carlos Gonzalez in a Sky Sox uniform this season, the…

Last night’s game between the Nashville Sounds and Colorado Springs Sky Sox was postponed due to rain. The game has been rescheduled as part of a double-header Thursday, August 4th with game one starting at 5:05 PM MT. Game one of the twin bill will feature RHP Clayton Mortensen  (1-5, 9.82) against RHP Mike Fiers (3-0, 2.25). The starters…