By Aaron Cheris The Colorado Springs Sky Sox have had many roster moves this season. Players have accomplished their dreams and were called up to the Brewers, and others took the next step toward that dream with a promotion to the Sky Sox from Double-A Biloxi. For many players, Colorado Springs became a place to…
By Aaron Cheris Every ballplayer dreams of the moment they get the call to the Major Leagues. It’s the culmination of a lifetime of hard work, dedication and sacrifice. For Sky Sox relief pitcher Jacob Barnes, that call came on Wednesday afternoon at Security Service Field. For Barnes, the moment began with a meeting with…
By Aaron Cheris For most relief pitchers, at-bats are few and far between. When they rarely happen, rarely do they provide a moment that can provide the spark that a team needs to begin a winning streak. So when Colorado Springs Sky Sox relief pitcher Tim Dillard strolled to the plate with two outs and…
By Aaron Cheris Orlando Arcia is currently one of baseball’s top prospects and the top prospect in the Milwaukee Brewers organization. The shortstop is in the midst of his first season at the Triple-A level, and he hopes to impress in Colorado Springs to earn a trip to Milwaukee. After popping up to leave the…
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…
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…
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…
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