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Murton’s hit, and a little help, and Sky Sox win in 11
Matt Murton plans to track down Corey Patterson some time to thank him – or at least ask his former teammate what the heck he was thinking. Patterson seemed to momentarily give up on Murton’s fly ball to the right-field corner that turned into the game-winning two-run double in a 6-5 come-from-behind, 11th-inning win for…
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Hynick hopes right ‘stuff’ results in promotion
Brandon Hynick’s pitching motion could fit in an airplane bathroom. A short step back, tiny swivel with the hips, five-inch slide step forward and a straight up-and-down release. It’s quiet, but it’s been more than effective — perhaps too much so — this season. “I feel the simpler it is, the easier it is to…
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Sky Sox split a pair with Nashville
The theme of Friday night’s doubleheader at Security Service Field was pretty easy to pick out – the team that used its speed most effectively was rewarded with a win. In the first game that team was the Sky Sox, with Eric Young Jr. handing his team a pair of runs before Kenny Perez knocked…
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Sky Sox can’t survive wild late innings
Bats were not needed for an unlikely finish on Thursday night — it was all about eyes, speed and Alcides Escobar’s arm. Nashville topped the Sky Sox 8-7 after a flurry of a final inning and a half at Security Service that featured three runs scored without putting a ball in play. But it was…
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Sky Sox’s Ortmeier finding his sweet spot
Baseball scouts and executives love prototypes, which may explain Dan Ortmeier’s struggle to find a home. At 6-foot-4 and 230 pounds, he looks the part of a power-hitting corner infielder or outfielder. But those looks are deceiving, as he’s a switch-hitter with a skill set based more on speed and putting the ball between outfielders…
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Young’s slide caps Sky Sox winning rally in second game
If anybody but Eric Young Jr. had been on third, the series against Sacramento might have had a different finish for the Sky Sox. Instead of leaving town on a three-game losing streak, the speedy Young slid under a tag to cap a two-run rally and help Colorado Springs salvage the second game of a…
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Sky Sox succumb in 12 innings
After 20 runs, 33 hits and five home runs, it was a slight bobble on a slow roller to second base in the 12th inning that allowed Sacramento to finally beat the Sky Sox. With the infield drawn in, Eric Young Jr. couldn’t get a clean handle on Cliff Pennington’s bouncer. Young recovered in time…
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Must feel like a Holliday for prospect with trade to A’s
Mark McGwire, Rickey Henderson and Jason Giambi used to smile down on Brett Wallace in their Oakland Athletics uniforms from posters hung in his childhood bedroom. In later years, when his own baseball potential started to flourish, Wallace patterned his game after Oakland’s Eric Chavez — a fellow left-handed hitting third baseman. On Friday, Wallace…
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Sky Sox game postponed – again – by rain
In the Sky Sox clubhouse, a schedule is posted detailing the players agenda for the day. Colorado Springs manager Stu Cole might have to start scheduling time for rain delays because they’ve been about as common at Security Service Field as an Eric Young Jr. stolen base. “Yeah, lately it seems like we’ve been having them…
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Sky Sox hits just keep on coming, 19-0
Mark Bellhorn has been-there-done-that when it comes to home runs, having hit one in 23 major-league ballparks and three during Boston’s storied postseason run in 2004. But even in the most lopsided shutout win in Sky Sox history – a 19-0 thrashing of Sacramento on Friday – a pair of shots felt pretty good. “Always,”…