Today is June 1, and your Colorado Rockies currently have the best record they've ever had on June 1 in franchise history. Read that again. Today is June 1, and your Colorado Rockies currently have the best record they've ever had on June 1 in franchise history. So why is everyone flipping out about a three-game slide? We'll dive into the psyche of why we're all afraid to love gain because we've been hurt so many times before but ALSO why this year's team feels different. Plus Triple-A Albuquerq...
Jun 01, 2017•1 hr
It's getting close to the end of May, and they're still playing well. YOUR Colorado Rockies have the most wins in the National League and just finished yet another series victory away from Coors Field. This week, we discuss some of the reasons behind why that success is sustainable and what changes could be in the offing. Is Tyler Chatwood's rotation spot secure? After another shaky outing on Thursday, we'll debate how long his leash goes to stay in the starting five. Plus a lengthy breakdown of...
May 19, 2017•37 min
The season keeps going, and the Rockies keep winning baseball games. This week on your favorite (?) Rockies podcast, Anthony and Tyler discuss Colorado's hot start to the season while doing it with an absurd amount more work coming from rookie starting pitching than any other team in baseball. Plus Trevor Story heads to the 10-day disabled list. We'll talk about some of the reasons behind his early season struggles and whether a similar move could be in the offing for Carlos Gonzalez as he conti...
May 12, 2017•1 hr 18 min
Hello, dorks. We're back. Even though baseball season was canceled after the Rox got obliterated by the Nationals at home last week, they continued playing games (wishful thinking or something?), and when they did, they played well! Colorado regurns home for a big three-series homestand coming off of series victories over Arizona and San Diego. We'll discuss their turnaround. We'll also take a look at Carlos Gonzalez's slumping start to the 2017 season ad what it means in the immediate future. P...
May 05, 2017•59 min
Many people say the first 100 episodes of the Purple Dinosaur Podcast were greater than any first 100 episodes any other podcast has ever done. We've accomplished incredible, incredible things. Our next 100 episodes will be even greater, and it's going to be a spectacular, beautiful, tremendous achievement of love, people. We kick off our second 100 with one of the best minds in baseball, Jonah Keri of CBS Sports and elsewhere. Jonah goes from talking to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on...
Apr 28, 2017•1 hr 23 min
For over three years, you have downloaded, listened, subscribed, rated, reviewed, and encouraged us with this podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Purple Row, social media, and elsewhere. So now that we've made it to the watershed moment that is our 100th episode, we have settled on one thing: it's your fault you still have to deal with this on a weekly basis. But hey, we love you for it! #PDP100 is here, and it's one of our longest (and arguably best) ever. Denver comedian Andrew Orvedahl joins the sho...
Apr 21, 2017•1 hr 35 min
Barely over a week into the 2017 campaign, baseball season has come to a close due to the Rockies' first back-to-back losses and Twitter's subsequent reaction. But the good news is they've qualified for a playoff spot, so we'll preview that. PDP 99 is arguably our most unscripted, meandering, stream-of-consciousness episode, and to be honest, while writing this description, I don't even remember half of what we discussed. The Rockies are 5-3 and took down Clayton Kershaw over the weekend. That's...
Apr 11, 2017•1 hr 6 min
The home opener is here. YOUR Colorado Rockies return from their season-opening road trip to Milwaukee on a 3-1 roll behind timely offense and a bullpen that has been -- dare we say -- #good. Now the home tests begin. Denver native Kyle Freeland takes the ball for Friday's home opener against the National League West-champion Dodgers at the ballpark where he grew up attending games. That's pretty cool. We'll talk about it. Plus, we'll give our initial reaction to the series in Milwaukee with dis...
Apr 07, 2017•33 min
The 2017 Major League Baseball season is upon us which means it is nearly time to stare into the abyss of our own mortality and wonder why we bother caring about anything when love and happiness are fleeting emotions that will consume and destroy us all. Or HEY MAYBE NOT. The Rockies look like they could be good this year. Seriously. This week on the PDP, we're going long (literally, it's our longest episode ever) with the inimitable Jesse Spector for the national perspective, Bryan Kilpatrick o...
Mar 30, 2017•1 hr 40 min
Hours from first pitch of the United States' first appearance in a World Baseball Classic championship game, Anthony and Tyler are live together in Los Angeles. The guys preview the Americans' matchup with Puerto Rico and discuss the tournament and atmosphere so far through two semifinal games at Dodger Stadium. Also, Nolan Arenado is going to be fine, you clowns. Plus, the Rockies got some rough news with the announcement that Chad Bettis's cancer has returned. Wishing Chad all the best, PDP di...
Mar 22, 2017•44 min
A week into spring training, the Rockies have gotten their first hit of bad news. David Dahl's back is a bigger issue than originally thought, threatening to keep the dreamiest Rockies player off the field for possibly the rest of the Cactus League slate. We'll discuss what that means for Colorado's Opening Day roster and who, if anyone, should play instead of Gerardo Parra if Dahl isn't 100 percent healthy by the start of the season. The World Baseball Classic's fourth installment is here, and ...
Mar 06, 2017•1 hr 1 min
Spring training is here and, with it, actual games are on the horizon. This week, Anthony and Tyler go long on the Rockies' strengths and weaknesses as camps open. Colorado's bullpen, one would think, will be decent this season, and after discussing newcomers to the relief corps last episode, the guys discuss returning players who could factor in with pivotal roles in 2017. The Rockies' minor league affiliates have a change this year with the Lancaster JetHawks in as the club's new Class A Advan...
Feb 24, 2017•1 hr 9 min
So the Colorado Rockies' bullpen was historically bad last year. In the interim, they've tried signing players to make it less bad. That, of course, has generated nothing but mockery from many segments of the media, both local and national. In this week's edition of the Purple Dinosaur Podcast, we break down how the Rockies' relief corps could be (gasp!) improved in 2017 because of the additions of players who are less bad than good. Plus former Double-A New Britain/Hartford manager and 2017 Alb...
Jan 28, 2017•57 min
The Purple Dinosaur Podcast returns for 2017, much to your dismay. This week, we're talking Ian Desmond and how we were pretty positive we'd be talking way more than just Ian Desmond by January 3rd. But hey, we're not. Ian Desmond may well be the Rockies' starting first baseman on Opening Day, so I guess we all start getting used to that idea. What does it mean for the club, and what does it say about the front office and its plan for the future (or lack thereof)? Former Sporting News MLB editor...
Jan 04, 2017•1 hr 9 min
Two years after we brought Craig Goldstein onto the show to preview his family's monumental pie collection for Thanksgiving 2014, he returns with a recap of Thanksgiving 2016. We'll discuss what almond substances are best use to adhere filings to crust, what a "black bottom" pie is, and other pie-related things. Also, we talk a few crumbs -- ;) ;) ;) -- of baseball with Craig, since he works for Baseball Prospectus. Included is a discussion of the now-agreed-upon Collective Bargaining Agreement,...
Dec 01, 2016•1 hr 13 min
The Rockies are headed into the meat of the offseason with a new manager. Former Padres skipper Bud Black will take the reins for 2017, making him the seventh manager in Rockies history and second with a name that's some type of variation on "Bud" somehow. On this week's edition of the show, we discuss the hire and what it means for the organization. With Black's experience as a manager, pitching coach, and pitcher in the big leagues, how will he approach handling the Rockies' staff at altitude?...
Nov 10, 2016•59 min
The Walt Weiss Era has come to an end in Colorado. That's the big topic of discussion for Episode 89 of your favorite Colorado Rockies podcast. Who will Weiss' replacement be? What's his legacy as a manager? What does the move mean for Jeff Bridich? Also, David John LeMahieu won a National League batting title this week, which of course was cause for the Denver sports media to dump all over him and try to delegitimize it by questioning Weiss' decision to sit DJLM during the season's final week. ...
Oct 06, 2016•1 hr 7 min
Jorge De La Rosa's days as a Colorado Rockies pitcher are likely done. So are those of the Class A Advanced Modesto Nuts as a Rockies affiliate on the farm. First, we discuss DLR's complicated legacy. For nine seasons, he's been the Rockies' most consistent presence on the mound and has done things at Coors Field that no other pitcher has accomplished. Yet at 35, he leaves a Rockies team with a pitching staff full of young prospects eyeing the future. We break down what he's meant in Colorado an...
Sep 22, 2016•58 min
After a couple weeks away, the Purple Dinosaur Podcast returns to talk Colorado Rockies baseball and finds itself stunned that the Rockies have only gone 9-10 since the last episode of this podcast. That's strange because it feelsl ike they've gone 0-the century. This week, we're back to talk about Colorado's continued struggles against bad teams with Episode 87 coming on the heels of a thrilling three-day head-bashing at Arizona. We'll also discuss the rookie wall pitchers like Jon Gray, Tyler ...
Sep 15, 2016•1 hr 2 min
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 podc...
Sep 01, 2016•25 min
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 ...
Aug 25, 2016•54 min
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. Be...
Aug 19, 2016•1 hr 4 min
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 stil...
Aug 12, 2016•1 hr 9 min
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 l...
Aug 04, 2016•54 min
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 j...
Jul 28, 2016•1 hr 23 min
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, ...
Jul 22, 2016•1 hr 15 min
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 ...
Jul 15, 2016•1 hr 1 min
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...
Jul 08, 2016•1 hr 3 min
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 possibl...
Jun 15, 2016•55 min
After checking in on the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes last week, we continue down the Colorado Rockies affiliate chain on the 77th edition of this here baseball podcast. Double-A Hartford Yard Goats radio voice Jeff Dooley joins the show to discuss the strong starts of prospects like Raimel Tapia, David Dahl, and Kyle Freeland as well as give an update on Antonio Senzatela's return form injury, Ryan McMcMahon's roller coaster 2016, the Yard Goats stadium situation and much more. The Rockies con...
Jun 09, 2016•1 hr 14 min
