Purple Dinosaur Podcast

You asked for it, and here it is. Tyler's traveling this week and Anthony's -- I dunno -- probably doing something, too. So no regular PDP for the final week of August. HOWEVA, for the first (and probably only) time, we're bringing you a throwback edition of the Purple Dinosaur Podcast with one of our most sought-after interviews.

Back in the early days of the PDP, the world of podcasts was the Wild West. Our fancy new intro music hadn't been discovered yet, and you used to have to walk the podcast to the podcast station to be uploaded onto iTunes -- uphill, both ways, in the snow. It was in that unforgiving era that we came upon Adam Cayton-Holland, favorite son of Denver and perhaps the greatest Rockies fan you know. In March of 2014, when this interview was recorded for our second episode (the first we ever did on the PDP, by the way), Adam had just found out that he'd be throwing out a first pitch at a Rockies game in April, the culmination of a social media campaign united under the banner of #ACHFirstPitch. Since then, Adam has gone on to create and star in "Those Who Can't" on TruTV, one of last year's brightest comedy debuts that returns for its second season in October, as well as continue building himself as one of the top rising stars in comedy. We love Adam. Adam loves the Rockies. You should love Adam, too. He's cooler than all of us combined.

So for those of you wishing you had a way to hear this episode: here it is. You're welcome.

The Purple Dinosaur Podcast returns with not one but TWO (2) conversations this week, and you don't want to miss either of 'em. Top 2016 Colorado Rockies draft selection Riley Pint talks to Tyler from Grand Junction where he dishes on his first season in pro ball, Pioneer League road trips, what he's most excited about for his first professional offseason, and more.

Plus Nick Stellini of Baseball Prospects, places elsewhere on the internet, and of the great Spoonerism names on Twitter joins the show. Noted Yankees fan Nick doesn't seem like the regular PDP guest because, you know, Yankees. HOWEVA, since we cheer for a team in a place where drafting and developing prospects was once called "a scam" by a prominent sports columnist in a city with too few of them, we discuss that philosophy through the eyes of a different system. If you're struggling to see the positives in what the Rockies are doing by building within, we use the Yankees' similar modern approach as an allegory to tease it out. Trust us, you'll be surprised by just how much the two franchises are on the same track. Just ignore the fact that the Yankees will have a quarter-billion-dollar payroll to supplement their developed stars because that part is depressing to us.

Jeff Hoffman made his debut and flashed a lot of promise, despite his final line against the Cubs at Coors Field. We break it down and discuss the positives to an extended audition for Hoffman and his fellow rookie Tyler Anderson. All that and more comes your way on the 86th edition of the PDP.

The Purple Dinosaur Podcast returns to talk about a Colorado Rockies team that has fallen mostly out of the playoff picture. It's probably because we all noticed and started talking about it. Dang. But hey! Still things to get excited about.

Doug Maurer, friend of the PDP and radio voice of the Class A Asheville Tourists, joins this week's edition of the show to talk about the Tourists' 2016 season and dive into an evaluation of top prospect Brendan Rodgers's first full professional campaign. Beyond that, we discuss slugging first baseman Brian Mundell, struggling pitcher Jesus Tinoco, three-toddlers-stacked-on-top-of-each-other-wearing-a-trenchcoat Peter Lambert, and much more.

Will the Rockies call up pitching prospect Jeff Hoffman? The answer is YES, but we didn't know that when we recorded this. So you'll get a lot of discussion of why the Rox will or won't call him up (reminder: they already are) and what it could look like if they do (again).

Finally, we'll discuss what the Rockies' affiliate family could look like in 2017 with the club likely forced out of Class A Advanced Modesto via that team's purchase by the Seattle Mariners. Could the Rox head back to the Carolina League? It's possible. We'll break it all down.

Yeah, that Nolan! Colorado Rockies third baseman and three-time Gold Glove Award winner Nolan Arenado joins this week's show to talk about playing meaningful games in August, the future of the franchise, being a leader at just 25, and more.

We'll break down a rough week of Rockies baseball, including the mighty struggles of the bullpen in crucial games of late, but also give you reasons to feel positive about the way things are heading. David Dahl is on a record-shattering pace. Jon Gray is still an ace. They're playing ball at a clearly .500-or-better rate.

On this week's show, we also attempt to answer the question of what the Rockies do with outfielder Gerardo Parra, who is healthy and off the disabled list but still struggling to find a way on base. Parra's rough season comes at a time when Dahl is breaking out and Charlie Blackmon continues to surge. What does it mean for the outfield picture going forward?

Plus, Bryan Kilpatrick of Purple Row joins us to talk about the Rockies' 2016 season, look at what could be ahead for the offseason, discuss Walt Weiss' current status as manager, and much more.

Holy cow, you guys, the Colorado Rockies are playoff contenders in August of 2016. How did we get here? How long will it last? What will our crushing depression do to us in the inevitable event that they don't win the World Series?

On the 83rd episode of the Purple Dinosaur Podcast, we attempt to answer all those questions and more. Jon Gray and Tyler Anderson have been eye-openers. How? David Dahl refuses to go a game without getting at least one hit. How? Also, why does he have to be so good looking Is Walt Weiss a competent manager now? If so, what does that mean? Trevor Story is out for the rest of the (regular) season, but can the Rockies replace his production with a rebounding Nolan Arenado and a surging Carlos Gonzalez?

Plus Richard Bergstrom from Rockies Zingers joins the show to offer up his takes on the Rockies' inaction at the trade deadline, what has made Colorado's pitching staff successful in recent weeks, and what he'd do in the 2016-17 offseason.

STOP FREAKING OUT, OK? THEY'RE CONTENDING, AND NONE OF US KNOWS HOW TO HANDLE IT, BUT JUST STOP FREAKING OUT.

Last season, the Colorado Rockies won their 49th game to pull within 21 games of an even record at 49-70. Last night, they won their 49th to pull to 49-52. Progress is here, and its name is Jon Gray. Actually Jon Gray is just one of many pieces, and we'll discuss his ace-like performance for 2016, David Dahl, the Rockies' successes in pitching -- and winning -- on the road this season and much more in the 82nd edition of the Purple Dinosaur Podcast.

PLUS, Craig Goldstein of Baseball Prospectus joins the show. We talk a bit of Dahl, a bit of Brendan Rodgers, a bit of Jeff Hoffman, and a whole hell of a lot more that has nothing to do with baseball in our longest PDP interview ever. Come for the analysis, stay for the riveting coverage of '90s sitcom crossovers, a stirring game of "Which Golden Girl Are You?" and Anthony's surprising knowledge of boy bands.

Nearing August, the Colorado Rockies are falling out of any sort of meaningful conversation in the 2016 season which is basically what we all expected. But hey, that's not necessarily a bad thing.

In the 81st edition of the Purple Dinosaur Podcast, Anthony and Tyler break down what a selling mindset could mean for the Rockies as the MLB non-waiver trade deadline approaches on August 1. Plus Purple Row's Chris Jackson joins the show from Albuquerque, and the guys go long discussing Jeff Hoffman, David Dahl, Tommy Murphy, and much more.

Also, we explain where the term "bush league" came from, just because we can, and explain just how ugly the seasons have been for the only two teams below the Rockies in the National League West.

Bobby DeMuro is one of the scribes at noted Rockies $hill site Purple Row, and he was so kind as to join us for the 80th edition of this noted Rockies $hill podcast. Inside, you'll find all kinds of goodies about the Modesto Nuts, like Tyler Matzek's journey through rediscovering himself, top prospects such as Dom Nunez and Forrest Wall, and more. Plus, Bobby reveals if he'd rather fight 100 duck-sized Anthonys or one Anthony-sized duck and answers the question that spawned the headline to this episode.

After visiting with Bobby, we dive into a topic we've been teasing for a bit. Rockies fans exist outside of Colorado (really!) and even outside the United States (seriously!). We had some of those brave souls tell us why they'd subject themselves to the torture of being fans of this team, and their stories are pretty awesome

We recorded a really good version of this episode today until we got finished with it and realized that the recording didn't work. So what you're getting is the shorter, probably not-quite-as-good edition of this week's edition of the Purple Dinosaur Podcast. Consider yourselves lucky.

JUST KIDDING, we've got a ton on the show for you this week, our first episode back after a three-week hiatus due to Anthony getting engaged and then leaving the country without his fiancee becuase he's sweet like that. Inside, we talk about Trevor Story's predictable All-Star Game snub because the Final Vote is stupid, Carlos Gonzalez's trade demand meeting that never occurred, Tyler Anderson's historic start, Adam Ottavino's remarkable return from Tommy John surgery, and much more.

We spent like six hours recording this nonsense today to bring you an hour's worth of beautiful, sweet content. So enjoy! Hope it doesn't suck for you. But, as always, we make no guarantees.

We recorded the 78th episode of this Colorado Rockies baseball podcast prior to the official word coming down about the Rockies' decision on Jose Reyes. And in this episode, we explain all the options laid out before the Rockies and why they would likely not DFA him.

And then they DFA'd him. ¯\_(?)_/¯

Nobody ever accused us of being smart. But HEY, there's lots of other fun stuff in this episode including a look at the Rockies' options on the roster in light of Gerardo Parra's injury and possible DL stint, the successful run of the rotation over the last 10 days, Tyler Anderson's debut, the signing of first-round pick Riley Pint and more. Plus we take your PDP questions on everything from walk-up songs and visiting fans at Coors Field to fast food restaurants and more!