Author: Brian Gomez
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FOCUS ON THE SPRINGS | License plate to honor Pikes Peak International Hill Climb
As the 100th running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb approaches, Colorado Springs lawmakers are seeking to honor the annual race with a new license plate. If passed, Senate Bill 107 would create the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb special license plate. This would be Colorado’s 40th special license plate, available for drivers to…
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Opera Theatre of the Rockies offers free opera, musical theater concert in Colorado Springs
It’s an ideal afternoon for opera and musical theater lovers, and those who might fall in love with such art forms. After canceling its Vocal Arts Festival last year due to the pandemic, Opera Theatre of the Rockies will offer Vocal Arts Week, a condensed version that features a free virtual concert by baritone singer…
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Tulowitzki re-injures groin after hitting HR for Sky Sox
Troy Tulowitzki was supposed to play five innings with the Sky Sox. He lasted only three innings because he got hurt. And now, there’s no timetable for his return to the Rockies. The two-time All-Star shortstop hammered a two-run home run and ripped a single in his only at-bats of a major-league rehabilitation stint Wednesday…
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Tulowitzki to play Wednesday for Sky Sox in rehab stint
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Get ready for Tulo mania. The All-Star is back, and he’s dropping by Colorado Springs. Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki is expected to begin a major-league rehabilitation stint Wednesday with the Sky Sox at Security Service…
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Stephen Drew recovering from ankle injury; Sky Sox beat Reno
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The criticism is behind him. Now, Stephen Drew wants to show he’s closer to returning. Diamondbacks managing general partner Ken Kendrick blasted Drew last week, asserting the team’s starting shortstop should have recovered by now…
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Manny more approachable; Sky Sox lose again to Sacramento
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Manny Ramirez calmly stepped to the plate, greeted with the response from Sky Sox fans that you would expect for one of baseball’s most despised players, a two-time drug cheat. From the bleachers near the…
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Elements a challenge in Springs; Sky Sox split doubleheader
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save There has been a bunch of rain and a little bit of snow. There’s always a good amount of wind. Hail and lightning aren’t uncommon. That’s just baseball in Colorado Springs. Overcoming the elements sometimes…
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Manny Ramirez in town, could suit up Friday vs. Sky Sox
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Manny Ramirez took batting practice two hours before first pitch, showing the power that vaulted him to 555 home runs, while also resembling a 40-year-old with a nagging injury. He then took his bat to…
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Impact of humidor being discovered; Sky Sox fall to Tucson
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Baseballs aren’t flying over the fences as much. Pitchers sometimes look in control. The humidor has had such a stabilizing effect, the Sky Sox record book might get rewritten. Through the first two months, the…
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Torres pitches steady again, Sky Sox outdueled by Tucson
A pair of call-ups to the Rockies in the past month gave Carlos Torres some perspective. He learned what to do, what not to do. He figured out how to become a better pitcher. Making growth every time he takes the mound is the main goal for Torres, who continued his string of consistency Monday,…