Purple Dinosaur Podcast

On this week's edition of the Purple Dinosaur Podcast, Anthony and Tyler are in the same location where they are joined by Anthony's wife, Nicole, and Tyler's dog, Laika! Thanks to the folks at Chain Reaction Brewing Company, who unwittingly hosted this episode and provided no resources for it but still served us some delicious beverages for Episode 165.

The Rockies are coming off an insane win over the San Francisco Giants in which they gave up 11 runs but still somehow came away victorious. We'll discuss Kyle Freeland's start and whether or not Rockies fans should be worries about where their hometown ace is at this point in the season.

Plus, another division rival arrives this weekend for a three-game series at Coors Field. We'll run through the pitching matchups with the Padres and how this set stacks up for Colorado before hitting the road again. Also thrown in here, a discussion of what the worst lineup in Rockies history would look like which required way more thought and consideration than we anticipated.

All that and more is here on the 165th episode of the Purple Dinosaur Podcast! Order a couple extras. It's Friday!

Your, my, and our Colorado Rockies return from a seven-game road trip to open up a nine-game homestand this weekend at Coors Field, and they do so at 15-17 overall this year. Last year at this point? They were 17-15. So basically, what we're saying, is that 3-12 start to the year that had us all tearing our hair out and losing our minds has meant virtually nothing. It also means that they're trending in a terrific direction as they return home for this season-long homestand.

The Rockies have won 12 of their last 17 games and arrive at Coors Field with 22 runs over their last 18 innings, finishing off their seven-game swing away from Denver with two straight wins over the Milwaukee Brewers. A lot of things are headed in the right direction for this team, including its continued hot bats and steady enough starting pitching.

There are still points to discuss with some areas of concern. Though Ian Desmond has shown improvement in certain categories, his overall numbers are still quite bad. With Raimel Tapia's ascension, has Desmond been relegated to platoon status? Tyler Anderson has scuffled mightily this season. As he gets the ball to kick off this nine-game homestand, is he pitching for his job? Who could potentially fill his spot if the Rockies have to make a change in the rotation?

Plus, we take your #AskPDP questions on everything from a sequel to the Toddfather commercial to the Mount Rushmore of Denver sports to when Brendan Rodgers might make the climb to Denver.

All that and more is here with the 164th episode of the Purple Dinosaur Podcast. Use it to dig the mud out of your spikes if you're pitching on a rainy day!

Your favorite Colorado Rockies podcast is back for another week, and your favorite baseball team looks like a real baseball team again! After nabbing the series finale over the Nationals on Wednesday, the Rockies have now won eight of their last 10 games since a 3-12 start. Some of the reasons behind that include: a resurgent Nolan Arenado, Raimel Tapia discovering himself as an everyday player, and solid pitching that has been steady on its rough days and great on its best. We'll discuss all of those elements.

Plus, does Tapia's emergence mean that Ian Desmond is finally being pushed into a platoon or reserve role? That seems unlikely given the team's steadfast dedication to getting him at-bats and playing time no matter, you know, the results. But the Rockies' young outfielder is crushing everything thrown his way lately -- just like he did at every stop in his minor league career -- and making himself a viable option to be a big league regular.

We'll discuss the strangely tepid start to the season for most every team in baseball, as well, and what the Rockies' next month brings schedule-wise for a team that opened April nine games below .500 and could finish above .500 with a strong run to the end of the month.

All that and more on this week's episode of the Purple Dinosaur Podcast. Free with your subscription to Sports Illustrated for Kids!

For the first time this season, we bring you an episode of the Purple Dinosaur Podcast with your, my, and our Colorado Rockies on a winning streak. After literally the worst start in franchise history, the Rockies have now won three games in a row and return home playing their best ball of the young season. Nolan Arenado is finally getting his bat going, belting homers over his last three games, and dudes like German Marquez are stepping up with huge performances. Better late than never, right?

On this week's show, we'll dive into some of the positives of the last few games including Nolan's performances, Garrett Hampson and Raimel Tapia finding traction, and a decent early season showing from Tony Wolters both at the plate and behind it. We'll also discuss some of the things that are still a bit concerning with this Rockies club from Charlie Blackmon's struggles to Kyle Freeland's issues through his last three outings.

Plus, a brief conversation about the new baseballs at Triple-A and how they're influencing numbers across the highest level of the minors.

All that and more is on this week's episode of the Purple Dinosaur Podcast! Add it to your next tank of gas for cleaner engine performance!

It's probably no stretch to say that this is the worst start to a season in Colorado Rockies franchise history, and that's because of one thing: expectations. It's also cool that SCIENCE released the first pictures ever taken of a black hole this week because that's pretty much what the 2019 baseball season has felt like so far.

FEAR NOT, loyal listener! Things will (maybe?) be fine (or they might not be, actually). We'll discuss some of the reasons the Rockies find themselves mired in a 3-10 start, what is to blame, how to cope with it, and -- most importantly -- some ways perhaps to get out of it. There are still some positive things to look at in the brutal beginning to this year, so we'll put a spotlight on those for a minute, but yeah, everything else feels pretty rough.

We'd love to tell you that this is just a blip on the radar screen and all will be well, but the thing about baseball is that you never really know how anything is going to go. That's beautiful when things are going well. It's agonizing when they're not. Still, we'll suffer (and hopefully cheer) through it all with you.

Plus we debut a new segment called "Let's Remember Some Rockies" this week, which we thoroughly enjoyed and hope you will, too.

It's the 161st episode of the Purple Dinosaur Podcast. Pull it out of the Nintendo and blow in the cartridge and restart it for hopefully a better outcome!

Baseball returns to the Greatest Place on Earth (TM), Coors Field this weekend! That is the salve that cures all wounds which is good because the Rockies offense looked rather wounded the last week in Florida. It wasn't what you would call a great road trip through Miami and Tampa, but it also wasn't the abject disaster it felt like at one point. The Rockies will come home to Denver at 3-4 and get set to face the million-time reigning National League West-champion Los Angeles Dodgers.

We'll discuss some of the things that seem to have plagued the Rockies' offense this past week from the injury to and absence of Daniel Murphy to young bats getting their first regular big league work to the fact that the Marlins and -- especially-- the Rays have some really damned good pitching.

This week also brought the news of a contract extension for German Márquez, who has pitched quite well through his first two times out. We'll discuss that and break down some of the other items of note and concern and praise around Rockies pitching to begin the year.

Plus a breakdown of Rockies Minor League affiliates' Opening Night rosters, a discussion on how annoying Bryce Harper's stupid bow is, and a debate on the merits of the extension economy currenly running through Major League Baseball.

All that and more is here on the 160th episode of the Purple Dinosaur Podcast. Happy (home) Opening Day!

Another season of baseball is upon us. The winds and cold of a winter past are behind us, and the green grass and blue skies of the summer await. At least until, like, mid-April when some annoying blizzard forces the Rockies to postpone a couple of games but whatever.

The 2019 PDP Season Preview Episode is here! We'll break down the Rockies roster position-by-position and give our thoughts on how they stack up with the rest of the division and the National League.

Plus, we got a raft of #AskPDP questions in for this week's edition. I mean...not a literal raft, that would be a weird way to submit questions. but we got a bunch of questions, and we'll dive in.

It's the 159th episode of the Purple Dinosaur Podcast! Get up early on Opening Day and dunk your donut in it!

On this week's episode of your favorite Colorado Rockies podcast, we talk a whole lot of baseball-related things that aren't even the Colorado Rockies! Either we are sorry or you're welcome. This week's topics include Mike Trout's insane extension and a larger conversation about the changing economic realities of the game that have led to things like contract extensions for young stars such as Blake Snell, Alex Bregman, and Eloy Jimenez. What does that mean for the Rockies and teams like the Rockies? We'll examine.

Plus, the Cactus League is nearly behind us! What do spring training stats mean, exactly? Well...not much. But there are still some things we can glean from them. We'll tell you what they are.

The Rockies entered the 2019 spring without a whole lot of question marks on their roster. That feels like a massive change from (checks notes) every other season in franchise history. We'll discuss a couple of areas in which personnel moves will still need to be made. All that and more are on this week's episode of the Purple Dinosaur Podcast. Call Mike Trout and see if he'll pay you for a copy of it!

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Yes, Manny Machado is now a Padre. Yes, one or two or three National League West teams are still in on Bryce Harper. Despite it all, Anthony and Tyler are oddly upbeat in the latest episode of the Purple Dinosaur Podcast.

On this week's edition of the show, we dive into Machado's deal and what it could mean for Nolan Arenado's extension situation with the Rockies. Plus the Padres are obviously a better team today than they were last week, but does Machado's signing put San Diego near contention in 2019? What are the odds Harper ends up in the division and, depending on which team it's with, does that shift the balance of power?

Ian Desmond is headed to center field as Charlie Blackmon and David Dahl will flank him in right and left respectively. Just how much does that help or diminish the Rockies' defensive prowess in the outfield? And remember when we were all flipped out for 24 hours after a tweet that suggested Mark Reynolds was going to get a look at second base? Phew! That was a close one.

It's the 156th episode of the Purple Dinosaur Podcast! Slather it on your skin if you're headed down to the Cactus League to protect against that Arizona Sun!