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The Colorado Springs Sky Sox are a franchise facing substantial changes in the near future, so it seems that their 2018 “Cheers to 45 More Years” promotion is as much a way to put fans at ease as it is a celebration of the team’s history. The Sky Sox will
The majestic Pikes Peak, one of 53 mountains in the state of Colorado that ascend above 14,000 feet, was named for Zebulon Pike, who led an 1806 expedition to the base of the mountain. The mountain has been called a lot of names, including the Arapaho “Heey-otoyoo” (Long Mountain), El Capitán (by Spanish explorers in the 1700s), Highest
Since 2019, Colorado Springs has been home to the Pioneer League’s Rocky Mountain Vibes. The Vibes recently unveiled two new jerseys that are a bit of a departure for the team: a powder blue Hometown Series top that pays homage to Colorado Springs and a mostly white Home Field jersey
When the Triple-A Colorado Springs Sky Sox moved to Texas to become the San Antonio Missions before the 2019 season, the void left in professional baseball’s highest-elevation stadium was filled by the short-season single-A Helena Brewers, who moved to Colorado from Montana. From the outset, the process of naming the
Since the invention of the colour wheel by Isaac Newton in 1666, art teachers around the world have been using it to torture unwitting students. But we’re here to prove that the colour wheel can also be used for humane purposes! It’s Opening Day for Minor League Baseball, and with
An offseason merry-go-round of minor league baseball franchise relocations culminated today with the introduction of the Rocky Mountain Vibes. The team’s Brandiose-designed logos feature a s’mores-based theme with a marshmallow character named Toasty. The new name was not one of the five finalists in a name-the-team contest, but it derived
An offseason Ferris wheel of franchise relocations will bring affiliated Minor League Baseball back to the city of Amarillo, Texas, for the first time since 1982. In an announcement made just moments ago, the Double-A San Antonio Missions franchise is moving 500 miles to the north to become the Amarillo
The Triple-A Colorado Springs Sky Sox are moving to San Antonio next season. The city’s baseball void will be filled by the short-season Single-A Helena Brewers, who are moving in and taking on a new name. With both the Sky Sox and the Brewers owned by the Elmore Sports Group,
In 2019, Amarillo, Texas, will play host to affiliated minor league baseball for the first time since the Amarillo Gold Sox left town in 1982. The city will welcome the franchise that is currently playing its last season as the Double-A San Antonio Missions. San Antonio will become home to
The origin of minor league baseball’s triple-A Salt Lake Bees’ nickname traces back a couple thousand years—to the Biblical “land of milk and honey.” Utah’s Mormon settlers called the state “Deseret,” a word from the Book of Mormon that means honey bee in the Jaredite language. It’s the reason the
The Colorado Springs Sky Sox, the Triple-A Pacific Coast League affiliate of the Colorado Rockies, announced yesterday that they will be wearing a special jersey this Saturday, July 28th to honour their local police officers and firefighters. A blazing inferno with the silhouettes of a firefighter and a police officer
