On this edition, Andrew and I discuss the following topics and more:
- The weather.
- Jose Lopez, Seth Smith, and Chris Iannetta as three players who performed well this series.
- The outfield defense's performance in the first series.
- Andrew getting recognized at Coors Field.
- Finger injuries and pitchers.
- We are joined by Eric Stephen of True Blue LA to preview our upcoming series with the Dodgers.
- Eric breaks down some of the Dodgers roster for us.
- Eric shares his thoughts on Matt Kemp, Hiroki Kuroda and others.
Make sure to check our Eric's writing at True Blue LA, as well as SB Nation Los Angeles.
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Purple Row Radio - 3/28/11
Welcome to Purple Row Radio. On this edition, we are joined by fellow Purple Row staff writer Andrew T. Fisher for a segment on Spring Training, as we prepare for official Major League Baseball this Friday.
Listen in as Andrew(s) and I discuss the following topics, and more:
- Esmil Rogers' response to winning the fifth starter position.
- Chris Iannetta's late-Spring surge.
- Will Jordan Pacheco end up playing for the Sky Sox to start the season?
- Andrew Fisher joins us to discuss his week long trip to Scottsdale earlier in the month, sharing much insight on the facility, the players, and the experience in general.
- How did ATF manage to get a free seat in a Salt River Fields suite?
- ATF shares experiences with some of the minor leaguers, including Kyle Parker and Josh Muecke.
- What do Andrew Martin and I think about the variety of positional depth in the infield, and how will it effect players making regular consistent starts at the same position?
- Ty Wigginton in right field or at second base; will we see him at either?
Listen in as Andrew(s) and I discuss the following topics, and more:
- Esmil Rogers' response to winning the fifth starter position.
- Chris Iannetta's late-Spring surge.
- Will Jordan Pacheco end up playing for the Sky Sox to start the season?
- Andrew Fisher joins us to discuss his week long trip to Scottsdale earlier in the month, sharing much insight on the facility, the players, and the experience in general.
- How did ATF manage to get a free seat in a Salt River Fields suite?
- ATF shares experiences with some of the minor leaguers, including Kyle Parker and Josh Muecke.
- What do Andrew Martin and I think about the variety of positional depth in the infield, and how will it effect players making regular consistent starts at the same position?
- Ty Wigginton in right field or at second base; will we see him at either?
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Purple Row Radio - 3/23/11
Welcome to this special midweek episode of Purple Row Radio!
On this edition, Andrew and I discuss:
- Matt Reynolds, Franklin Morales, Rex Brothers and the state of lefty relief depth in the organization.
- Reminiscence of Garrett Atkins in the late 2000s.
- More thoughts on the fifth starter battle, as Andrew explains why he's more impressed with Greg Reynolds this Spring than Esmil Rogers.
- The amusing trivia behind the Clay Mortensen acquisition.
- The effect the amassing of mid-upper tier pitching talent at the AAA level of the Rockies organization will have over the next couple of years.
- Why Rogers and Reynolds are both lucky this starter battle won't mean the end of a Rockies career for the loser due to rules regarding free option years.
We'll be back on our regular schedule this Monday 3/28 with our end of the Spring show. The following week, on 4/4, we'll begin our discussion of the regular season. As always, please post anything you'd like to see us talk about in the future.
Subscribe here.
There is an iTunes page up now, but it's been acting a little wonky so for now I would consider subscribing at the website above more reliable.
On this edition, Andrew and I discuss:
- Matt Reynolds, Franklin Morales, Rex Brothers and the state of lefty relief depth in the organization.
- Reminiscence of Garrett Atkins in the late 2000s.
- More thoughts on the fifth starter battle, as Andrew explains why he's more impressed with Greg Reynolds this Spring than Esmil Rogers.
- The amusing trivia behind the Clay Mortensen acquisition.
- The effect the amassing of mid-upper tier pitching talent at the AAA level of the Rockies organization will have over the next couple of years.
- Why Rogers and Reynolds are both lucky this starter battle won't mean the end of a Rockies career for the loser due to rules regarding free option years.
We'll be back on our regular schedule this Monday 3/28 with our end of the Spring show. The following week, on 4/4, we'll begin our discussion of the regular season. As always, please post anything you'd like to see us talk about in the future.
Subscribe here.
There is an iTunes page up now, but it's been acting a little wonky so for now I would consider subscribing at the website above more reliable.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Purple Row Radio - 3/14/11
Welcome to Purple Row Radio! On this edition, Andrew and I welcome our first official PRR guest, Matthew Muzia of SB Nation Denver.
During the show, we discuss the (nice) following topics and more:
- How very nice it is to see a first base prospect on the radar again in Ben Paulsen.
- How very nice it is to see Greg Reynolds of some significance in the organization's plans again (even if it will be only for a short time)
- How very nice it is to see Todd Helton quelling worry once again regarding his health this Spring.
- How very nice it would be to see Helton play well for another few seasons and make a serious run for the Hall of Fame.
- How very nice it would be if Jonathan Herrera or Eric Young Jr.'s talents could translate into big league production.
And most importantly...
- Does Greg really like Bronson Arroyo? REALLY? Or is this contrarian nonsense? You decide.
How very nice. I feel like I've been repeating myself.
Check out Matt's writing at SB Nation Denver, and keep an eye out for him in the comments section at Purple Row under the tag Muzia.
As always, please drop your comments and questions into the comments section and we will address them on our next show, time permitting.
Important Scheduling Note: Andrew will be out of town this weekend, so the podcast will be delayed 1-2 days next week, meaning the show will be up on either Tuesday 3/22 or Wednesday 3/23. We'll see you then.
During the show, we discuss the (nice) following topics and more:
- How very nice it is to see a first base prospect on the radar again in Ben Paulsen.
- How very nice it is to see Greg Reynolds of some significance in the organization's plans again (even if it will be only for a short time)
- How very nice it is to see Todd Helton quelling worry once again regarding his health this Spring.
- How very nice it would be to see Helton play well for another few seasons and make a serious run for the Hall of Fame.
- How very nice it would be if Jonathan Herrera or Eric Young Jr.'s talents could translate into big league production.
And most importantly...
- Does Greg really like Bronson Arroyo? REALLY? Or is this contrarian nonsense? You decide.
How very nice. I feel like I've been repeating myself.
Check out Matt's writing at SB Nation Denver, and keep an eye out for him in the comments section at Purple Row under the tag Muzia.
As always, please drop your comments and questions into the comments section and we will address them on our next show, time permitting.
Important Scheduling Note: Andrew will be out of town this weekend, so the podcast will be delayed 1-2 days next week, meaning the show will be up on either Tuesday 3/22 or Wednesday 3/23. We'll see you then.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Purple Row Radio - March 7, 2011
On this edition of Purple Row Radio, Andrew and I discuss the following topics:
- How Jonathan Herrera, Jordan Pacheco, and Greg Smith have seen their career paths changes over the past season.
- Advantages and disadvantages to Felipe Paulino or Esmil Rogers potentially replacing Aaron Cook in the rotation.
- Why Andrew is upset with Jon Heyman's tweets during Sunday's game.
- How safe are Seth Smith, Chris Iannetta and Ian Stewart's positions with the team, and will any of them be considered for long term contracts with a breakout season?
- The differences between Baseball Reference's and Fangraphs' versions of Wins Above Replacement, and what each one means in regards to Jason Hammel.
Production Notes:
- Andrew's mic was hyper-sensitive during the recording, I edited out as much background noise as I could with standard filters, but this is far from our smoothest audio.
As always, please post questions for our next show in the comments here or on the website.
Someone last week asked if we could put the podcast onto Stitcher. We'll look into it, but no promises, as least not yet.
- How Jonathan Herrera, Jordan Pacheco, and Greg Smith have seen their career paths changes over the past season.
- Advantages and disadvantages to Felipe Paulino or Esmil Rogers potentially replacing Aaron Cook in the rotation.
- Why Andrew is upset with Jon Heyman's tweets during Sunday's game.
- How safe are Seth Smith, Chris Iannetta and Ian Stewart's positions with the team, and will any of them be considered for long term contracts with a breakout season?
- The differences between Baseball Reference's and Fangraphs' versions of Wins Above Replacement, and what each one means in regards to Jason Hammel.
Production Notes:
- Andrew's mic was hyper-sensitive during the recording, I edited out as much background noise as I could with standard filters, but this is far from our smoothest audio.
As always, please post questions for our next show in the comments here or on the website.
Someone last week asked if we could put the podcast onto Stitcher. We'll look into it, but no promises, as least not yet.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Purple Row Radio - February 28, 2011
On this edition of Purple Row Radio, Andrew and I discuss the following topics:
- Seeing a game take place at Salt River Fields for the first time.
- Our impressions of where Hector Gomez is going into the year.
- A few other younger players, including Adam Jorgenson and Jordan Pacheco.
- Our impressions of the 2011 bullpen.
- Some of the young pitchers that have left our organization recently.
- The Carlos Gonzalez and Troy Tulowitzki contracts.
Those lost three topics are in response to questions asked by rowbots Prettyinpurple and Charlie77. Please, if you have a question for is, leave it in the comments or shoot us an e-mail. We will discuss as many as we can on the show.
- Seeing a game take place at Salt River Fields for the first time.
- Our impressions of where Hector Gomez is going into the year.
- A few other younger players, including Adam Jorgenson and Jordan Pacheco.
- Our impressions of the 2011 bullpen.
- Some of the young pitchers that have left our organization recently.
- The Carlos Gonzalez and Troy Tulowitzki contracts.
Those lost three topics are in response to questions asked by rowbots Prettyinpurple and Charlie77. Please, if you have a question for is, leave it in the comments or shoot us an e-mail. We will discuss as many as we can on the show.
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Purple Row Radio - 2/21/11
Purple Row's official podcast is back with a new title, new features, and many more new things.
This introductory episode, however, is much like our old show Rowbot Radio. On this episode, Andrew Martin and I discuss the following topics.
- The new podcast format.
- Why some fans have more confidence in Jose Lopez than others.
- Eric Young Jr's role in the organization through this year and next, and how it relates to Hector Gomez.
- Our first impressions from what we've seen from the new Scottsdale Facility, Salt River Fields at Talking Stick.
- The Rockies' choice to take it easy on their pitchers early in the Spring.
- Desperate begging for some listener feedback.
Here's the deal everyone. On the new show, we're going to devote at least 5 minutes every show to discuss questions and comments from listeners. We made the same promise last year, but people stopped sending in stuff so we forgot about it. But this year, we need a lot less hour long ramblings between just Andrew and I. In addition to regular guests, we want the listeners to have some control over the content we choose to cover.
So please, either in the comments or through e-mail, let Andrew and I know what you want discussed on a future show.
I'd like to thank Purple Row's own Hollidayrain for once again allowing us to use his music for the show. The piece that is there now is temporary, and at some point when schedules allow, we're going to produce a piece specifically for the show.
I'd also like to thank Purple Row's Charlie77 and oo nrb (as well as anybody else who took the time to submit a logo) for providing us with two awesome new logos for Purple Row Radio.
This introductory episode, however, is much like our old show Rowbot Radio. On this episode, Andrew Martin and I discuss the following topics.
- The new podcast format.
- Why some fans have more confidence in Jose Lopez than others.
- Eric Young Jr's role in the organization through this year and next, and how it relates to Hector Gomez.
- Our first impressions from what we've seen from the new Scottsdale Facility, Salt River Fields at Talking Stick.
- The Rockies' choice to take it easy on their pitchers early in the Spring.
- Desperate begging for some listener feedback.
Here's the deal everyone. On the new show, we're going to devote at least 5 minutes every show to discuss questions and comments from listeners. We made the same promise last year, but people stopped sending in stuff so we forgot about it. But this year, we need a lot less hour long ramblings between just Andrew and I. In addition to regular guests, we want the listeners to have some control over the content we choose to cover.
So please, either in the comments or through e-mail, let Andrew and I know what you want discussed on a future show.
I'd like to thank Purple Row's own Hollidayrain for once again allowing us to use his music for the show. The piece that is there now is temporary, and at some point when schedules allow, we're going to produce a piece specifically for the show.
I'd also like to thank Purple Row's Charlie77 and oo nrb (as well as anybody else who took the time to submit a logo) for providing us with two awesome new logos for Purple Row Radio.
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