Jeff Tipton, left and Richard Roskowinski stand inside The Main Event sports bar which opened in 2014. Tipton will throw the first pitch in Saturday’s Colorado Rockies game in Denver.
Jeff Tipton, left and Richard Roskowinski stand inside The Main Event sports bar which opened in 2014. Tipton will throw the first pitch in Saturday’s Colorado Rockies game in Denver.Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald file photo

It turns out it pays to serve Coors and Coors-related products, he said. Out of the 12 taps at the Main Event bar, eight are for MillerCoors products. A rep for the company saw that, and it bought Tipton a trip to the mound, a seat in the Coors box and a jersey, among other swag.

Tipton played softball in high school and college, so he’s comfortable on the diamond, he said. His position was catcher, so he’s used to throwing the other direction.

Tipton and his 17-year-old son, Ryan, have started the countdown to the big moment.

Game time is 6:10 p.m.

Strike!

Herald Staff