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Sky Sox lose out on the playoffs but help Rockies win
Carlos Gonzalez looks like a fixture in Colorado’s outfield. Eric Young Jr. is an exciting up-and-comer. Franklin Morales, Matt Daley and Josh Fogg continue to throw pivotal innings for the National League wild-card leaders. Each player honed his skills this year in Colorado Springs. So in the grander scheme, this was a successful season for…
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Sky Sox season recap
Fast start The Sky Sox won their first three games and didn’t slow for four months. They went 14-6 in April and reached their high-water mark above .500 in July at 49-33. Perfection Brandon Hynick threw the first perfect game in team history with a seven-inning gem June 30 against Portland. It was the ninth…
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Rockies win fifth straight game
DENVER — Jason Marquis scattered four hits over 7 1-3 innings, Eric Young Jr. hit his first major league homer and the Colorado Rockies beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-1 on Tuesday night. The win was the fifth straight by the Rockies, and moved them 19 games above .500 (79-60) for the first time in franchise…
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Series preview: Diamondbacks at Rockies
With a 23-22 record since the All-Star break, Arizona hasn’t turned itself into a contender but does have the look of a formidable spoiler. The Diamondbacks are especially tough with ace Dan Haren on the mound. In Haren’s starts, the team has a .593 winning percentage. Without Haren, Arizona is a .421 team. GAME 17:10…
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Ramsey: Despite Rockies’ run, Dodgers still rule West
DENVER • The Los Angeles Dodgers had been expert at playing dead. It was starting to look as if they were running in place. For weeks, the Colorado Rockies had been gaining steadily. The Dodgers appeared to be yesterday’s team, the best team in the National League before the All-Star break and a mediocre, stumbling…
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Welcome to Colorado Springs, Jason Giambi
A rusty Jason Giambi met new Sky Sox teammates Monday and flashed the power stroke that prompted the Colorado Rockies to sign him. The 38-year-old slugger isn’t expected to play for Colorado Springs until Wednesday but took batting practice during regular pre-game drills on his first day in town. “I felt great,” said Giambi, who…
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Report: Giambi to join Sky Sox, Rockies
Jason Giambi may indeed be coming to Colorado Springs, but nobody has informed the Sky Sox. Reports began circulating Saturday afternoon that the former Athletics and Yankees slugger is on the verge of signing a minor-league deal with the Rockies and reporting to the Sky Sox. The San Francisco Chronicle apparently broke the story, with…
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Series preview: Cubs at Rockies
A couple of teams headed in the general direction of the postseason meet up at Coors Field for a long weekend as the Cubs (57-49 and tied with St. Louis in the NL Central) are in Denver for four games against the Rockies (59-49 and one back the NL wild card race). The Cubs are…
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Series preview: Rockies at Phillies
The Rockies take their four-game winning streak into Philadelphia today for the start of a three-game series with the defending champions. Colorado, still tied with the Giants for the lead in the NL wild card race, are 8-14 against teams currently holding a division lead — a list that includes the Phillies, who beat the…
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Sky Sox notes: Chacon’s freefall continues
Shawn Chacon’s descent to the baseball depths continued Friday with an inefficient dud of a start against the Sky Sox. Chacon, a Rockies All-Star in 2003, gave up nine runs on nine hits to go with five walks in three innings. He drew visits from the pitching coach in each inning and needed 98 pitches…