We have personnel news to pass along from the Frederick Keys (High Class A; Carolina League), Akron RubberDucks (Class AA; Eastern League), Colorado Springs Sky Sox (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League), Reading Fightin Phils (Class AA; Eastern League) and the summer-collegiate Coastal Plain League. (more…)
And with this we close the books on open Triple-A affiliations, as the Milwaukee Brewers and the Colorado Springs Sky Sox (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) formally announced a two-year player development contract (PDC). The announcement was made by Brewers President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Doug Melvin and Sky Sox officials. “We are […]
We have the last affiliation changes at the Triple-A level, with the Houston Astros signing with Fresno Grizzlies and the Milwaukee Brewers going by default to the Colorado Springs Sky Sox. The two Pacific Coast League teams were the last two teams standing, as the San Francisco Giants — Fresno’s old parent — signed a […]
Another good year at Security Service Field, where the Colorado Springs Sky Sox (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) set a season attendance record after a big crowd Tuesday night. The Sky Sox welcomed 7,630 fans through the gates Tuesday night and in the process set a new single-season attendance record. The 344,523 fans to enter […]
Natural promo here: The Omaha Storm Chasers (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) are offering 1,800 complimentary ticket vouchers to their July 6th game with Colorado Springs if the Broncos win the Super Bowl. Why natural? The last two weeks the national media has been heavily covering Denver QB Peyton Manning‘s use of Omaha as an […]
We have personnel news to report today from the West Virginia Power (Low Class A; Sally League), the Colorado Springs Sky Sox (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League), the Staten Island Yankees (short season A; NY-Penn League) and the Holyoke Blue Sox (summer collegiate; NECBL). In Charleston, Will Bell, Adam Marco and Jordan Pence have been […]
A surprise decision on a new Atlanta Braves ballpark, the debut of a Richmond ballpark plan, and the sale of the Memphis Redbirds made headlines. The top stories on Ballpark Digest this past week, as measured by page views. Braves to leave Turner Field, will build new Cobb County ballparkTurner Field to be torn down […]
City officials have removed a new downtown Colorado Springs Sky Sox (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) from an application for state funding, keeping the team at Security Service Field. The application to the Colorado Economic Development Commission requested funding for a new Sky Sox ballpark — a development not necessarily embraced by Sky Sox ownership […]
The Colorado Springs Sky Sox (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) are renovating the playing surface and field drainage system at Security Service Field. The last renovation of the field took place in 2004 and after ten seasons of use in over 700 baseball games it was time for the surface to be redone. The renovation […]
A tepid response from Colorado Economic Development Commission officials on state funding of a new Colorado Springs Sky Sox (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) ballpark s raising issues about the proposal’s future. As you’ll recall, the city’s requested $82 million in sales-tax incentives from the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade to help […]
A poll to determine citizen views of a proposed downtown Colorado Springs ballpark is under wraps for now, deemed a confidential work product by city officials. The 40-question poll was sent to 40,000 Colorado Springs Sky Sox (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) email-list subscribers and members of the Colorado Springs Regional Business Alliance. Only 2,000 […]
Colorado Springs Mayor Steve Bach is asking the state for $82 million in sales-tax incentives to help fund a variety of projects, including a new $60.7 million ballpark for the Colorado Springs Sky Sox (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League). The application, filed yesterday with the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade, would be […]
Lost in the announcement that Colorado Springs residents are being asked about a new downtown ballpark is a key issue: exactly who is pushing for a replacement for Security Service Field? Colorado Springs Sky Sox (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) GM Tony Ensor says the team is perfectly happy at Security Service Field, which has […]
