Category Archives: Baseball

Cubs vs. Rockies — Coors Field

Posted on April 21, 2018 by Roger

I had a hard time getting tickets to this game because the Rockies tried to keep Cubs fans away. In the spring, when tickets from all other games were released, these were only available as part of a package. I … Continue reading →

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National Ballpark Museum

Posted on April 21, 2018 by Roger

This tiny museum is crammed into a storefront kitty-corner from Coors Field. The collection features artifacts from MLB ballparks built between 1909 and 1923 — or so the woman at the desk informed me. In fact, there was stuff from … Continue reading →

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Colorado Springs Sky Sox vs. Memphis Redbirds

Posted on September 1, 2017 by Roger

Let’s review. We had tickets to a Sky Sox vs. Iowa Cubs game earlier in the season. It was cancelled due to rain. I traded our rain checks for tickets to a double-header against Iowa the next night. Both games … Continue reading →

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My Sole Journey into Poetry

Posted on August 15, 2017 by Roger

I’m no poet. But once, for reasons I can’t recall, I was inspired to write a poem about the 1987 MLB All-Star Game. The game went into the 13th inning with no score. The National League finally crossed the plate … Continue reading →

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Colorado Springs Sky Sox vs. Tacoma Rainiers

Posted on July 28, 2017 by Roger

Perseverance pays off. Our two previous attempts to see a Sky Sox game were unsuccessful — the first because of rain, the second because the field was in bad shape from rain the night before. As we walked out of … Continue reading →

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