Purple Dinosaur Podcast

With the rousing success that was #PDPositivity on Thursday night, Anthony and Tyler are back in your ear drums with a softer take on all things Rockies baseball. Just kidding, it's the standard buffoonery.

This week, we discuss stories that are non-stories, the release of Drew Stubbs, and who we envision in the Rockies' rotation come Opening Day 2016.

Plus Matt Repplinger, Rocky Mountain SABR legend and yoga guru joins us to talk about what his yoga plans could be bringing to players in the Arizona Fall League and possibly a ballpark near you.

Former Rockies pitcher Jason Hirsh, now of ROOT Sports, joins the 56th edition of the PDP to break down some of the major storylines in Rockies pitching. What's behind Eddie Butler's struggles? What's with Jon Gray's pitch limit? Just how good does Gray have the potential to be? Are the Rockies choosing a new path in their organizational pitching philosophy? We tackle that and more in an arduous interview that took us two days to complete.

Plus Anthony and Tyler discuss other Rockies-related things, we're sure. That's usually what goes on this podcast.

Intro and outro music this week from The Knew! Check them out at theknew.bandcamp.com.

Finally. Finally. FINALLY. Jon Gray has arrived with your Colorado Rockies. We'll break down the rookie's Major League debut as well as what the rest of his season could look like for the Rockies.

Also on tap this week, a discussion of Kyle Parker's first week back in the big leagues, a recap of how the three pitching prospects the Rockies acquired in the Troy Tulowitzki deal are performing, and a lengthy conversation with Chris Jackson of the Albuquerque Examiner about some of this season's highlights and biggest storylines with the Isotopes.

The 54th episode of the Purple Dinosaur Podcast is a short one because the Rockies did nothing at MLB's non-waiver trade deadline. Carlos Gonzalez, John Axford, Wilin Rosario, Charlie Blakmon, and a whole lot of others have one thing in common: they're still Colorado Rockies. We'll attempt to explain why the club stood pat at the deadline (especially in light of the Troy Tulowitzki trade on Monday night) and give you an idea of moves that could (COULD) still be on the way.

WHAT JUST HAPPENED? Troy Tulowitzki is gone, and in return, the Rockies got a bunch of prospects you've probably never heard of (and Jose Reyes). We'll break down the deal, our thoughts on it, what you can expect from these prospects and more.

Mike Ferrin of MLB Network Radio joins this special edition of the show to discuss the trade from a national standpoint including what the Rockies received, what it means for the Jeff Bridich administration, and what Jeff Passan's Tuesday for Yahoo! Sports says about the Rockies' front office.

Just breathe. Everything's going to be fine. We promise.

Benjamin Hochman returns to the PDP to talk about his outstanding "Nine Innings" series for The Denver Post. We'll discuss Hooch's inspiration for the series, his favorite profiles and pieces so far, his most recent story on former Denver Zephyrs slugger Joey Meyer's monstrous home run at Mile High Stadium and much more.

Plus we dive into an interesting topic inspired by a conversation Anthony had with Pete Rose: could a player/manager work in today's MLB? And if so, which Rockies player could fit the bill?

Our hero returns from his sojourn to Cincinnati for the 2015 MLB All-Star Game, and he's here to tell you all about it. We'll discuss harrowing tales of Anthony taking creepshots of Raimel Tapia from his seat in the outfield during the Futures Game. We'll hear electrifying yarns about the weather that almost killed Anthony and the rest of the Queen City (that's actually not too far from the truth). And we'll discuss the 2015 Home Run Derby and All-Star Game which were both awesome.

Plus this week we bring you a conversation with our good pal Bryan Kilpatrick of Purple Row previewing the back half of the 2015 season. What will the Rockies do at the trade deadline? Anything would be an upgrade on nothing which has been the organization's philosophy for the last 15 years

We're back! After a holiday hiatus, the PDP returns with Baseball Prospectus swing guru Ryan Parker. We'll discuss what makes Raimel Tapia such an elite offensive prospect, David Dahl's continued development and return from injury, Class A second baseman and Tyler man crush Forrest Wall, the problem with hitting at Coors Field, and much more.

Plus the Rockies make a push to get Troy Tulowitzki to the All-Star Game in Cincinnati. You enraged local media members with your willingness to vote on Twitter, so that makes us happy. Finally, we'll chat about Nick Groke's latest story on the team's feelings regarding Jon Gray still kicking around Triple-A.

Seriously, how did you people let us get to 50 episodes of this show?

It's true! We made it! This week's show is guest-free and all banter, just the way you love (read: probably hate) it. We'll talk about some concerning steps backward for Eddie Butler and Tyler Matzek but some steps in the right direction for other things Rockies-related.

It's all coming your way on the Jamie Moyer (he's old and so are we) Memorial Edition of the PDP! Thanks to all of you who have stuck with us through the first 50. Here's to 50 more to come.

Short-season baseball has arrived as the Grand Junciton Rockies and Boise Hawks open their season with a wealth of talent at the Rockies' lower minor league levels. We'll chat with Grand Junction general manager Tim Ray on Episode 49 of the PDP. We'll preview the Rockies and Hawks and their outlook for 2015 as well as discuss Colorado's recent draft signings.

Plus a discussion of Jon Gray's impending promotion which will be ridiculous if it doesn't happen for Sunday. All that and more on the Byung-hyun Kim Memorial Edition of the show!