ˈæftɚ bˌiːɪŋ wˈʌn ʌvðə mˈoʊst səksˈɛsfəl mˈaɪnɚ lˈiːɡ tˈiːmz, ðɪ ˈaɪləndɚz fˈɔltɚd ænd ˈʌltᵻmətli mˈuːvd tə ðə mˈeɪnlənd æz ðə kˌɑːlɚɹˈɑːdoʊ spɹˈɪŋz skˈaɪ sˈɑːks ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt.
After being one of the most successful minor league teams, the Islanders faltered and ultimately moved to the mainland as the Colorado Springs Sky Sox in 1988.