Purple Row Radio - 12/15/12

On this final edition for 2012, Andrew, Paul and I discuss the following topics and more:
- Dexter Fowler and Jeff Francis, what else?
- Fielding splits, and how they relate (or don't) to Fowler's trade value.
- The Wilton Lopez acquisition.
- How does Jeff Francis fit into the 2013 team?
- Danny Rosenbaum, Coty Woods and more on the 2013 bullpen.
- Trevor Bauer, Didi Gregorius, Zack Greinke, and more Winter Meetings wrap-up.
- Ghostface weighs in on offseason events.

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Purple Row Radio - 11/15/12

Welcome back to Purple Row Radio!

On this edition, Andrew, Paul and I discuss the following topics and more:
- The hiring of Walt Weiss and Dante Bichette, their pros and cons, and what we think this means for the team.
- The San Francisco Giants winning their second championship in three seasons, and what it means for the division.
- The losses of Josh Roenicke and the other players outrighted and waived
- The giant Toronto/Florida trade.

We'll be back in December to recap the Winter Meetings.
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Purple Row Radio - 10/10/12

Welcome back to Purple Row Radio! On this edition, Andrew, Paul and I discuss the following topics and more.
- BRONSON ARROYO.
- The departures of Jim Tracy, Carney Lansford and Rich Dauer.
- How and why we think people are reading into the situation behind the scenes with the Colorado Rockies moving into the offseason.

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Purple Row Radio - 9/28/12

On this edition, Andrew, Paul and I discuss the following topics and more:

- Teaching baseball to the uninitiated.
- Is there a significant difference in pitcher mentality when Jordan Pacheco is behind the plate as opposed to Wilin Rosario?
- Tyler Chatwood's most recent starts, his delivery and his effectiveness compared to the beginning of the year.

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Purple Row Radio - 9/21/12

Welcome back to Purple Row Radio! On this edition, Andrew, Paul and I discuss the following topics and more:
- Do we really want to bring Jeff Francis back, and in what capacity?
- The abandonment of Project 5183, and what it means for our pitching staff.
- What approach do we want to take with our young starters moving into next year?
- Thoughts on the 2013 schedule.

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Purple Row Radio - 9/14/12

Welcome back to Purple Row Radio! On this edition, Andrew, Paul and I discuss the following topics and more!
- We wrap up our minor league coverage with reviews of the Nuts, Tourists, Dust Devils and GJ Rockies.
- Lots of discussion on Tyler Matzek.
- The top prospects from our lower levels, including Trevor Story, William Swanner and David Dahl.
- Other interesting stories surrounding players at these levels.
- Lots of name butchering.
- Definitely not Jim Tracy.

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Purple Row Radio - 9/7/12

Welcome back to Purple Row Radio! On this edition, Andrew, Paul and I discuss the following topics and more.
- The inefficiency of Alex White and Drew Pomeranz.
- How Project 5183 relates to pitch development.
- Minor league wraps for the Sky Sox and Drillers.

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Purple Row Radio - 8/31/12

Welcome to another edition of Purple Row Radio! On this edition, Andrew, Paul and I discuss the following topics:
- The implications of the giant Dodgers/Red Sox trade for the near future.
- The Rockies series against the Dodgers this past week.
- Carl Crawford and bookstores.
- September callups.
- Next year's projected bench, especially Todd Helton and Chris Nelson.
- More topics? WHOOOO KNOOOOWS?!

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Purple Row Radio - 8/24/12

Welcome back to Purple Row Radio! On this edition, Paul and I discuss the following topics and more.
- Cats
- The return of Jhoulys Chacin
- The injuries to Michael Cuddyer, Eric Young Jr. and more.
- Some discussion on who is getting play time in their stead.

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Purple Row Radio - 8/17/12

Welcome back to Purple Row Radio! On this edition, Andrew, Paul and I discuss the following topics and more:
- Crickets
- The Rockies' better player over the past three series.
- What to think about project 5183 moving forward.
- More Eric Young Jr. discussion.

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Purple Row Radio - 8/10/12

Welcome back to Purple Row Radio! On this edition, Andrew, Paul and I discuss the following topics and more:
- Injuries in 2012.
- Health of our young pitchers.
- Todd Helton's injury and what to expect in the future from the face of the franchise.
- Eric Young Jr.'s recent ability to play baseball.
- A team made entirely of Adam Dunn and Rich Harden.

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Purple Row Radio - 8/3/12

Welcome back to Purple Row Radio! On this edition, Andrew, Paul and I successfully recorded a podcast! Wooo! An improvement from last week.

On this edition, we discuss the following topics and more:
- The NL West action at the trade deadline.
- The Rockies' inaction at the deadline.
- Should Michael Cuddyer have been a priority trade chip?
- The newest restructuring of the front office.


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Purple Row Radio - Failure Edition

Paul and I were in the middle of recording the most amazing podcast ever a fairly average podcast, when what do you know, technology let us down. The recording as lost, and we were forced to spend the last 10 minutes of recording time summing up what he had talked about in a lot more depth.

Sigh

We'll be back next week. Technology permitting.


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Purple Row Radio - 7/20/12

Welcome back to Purple Row Radio! On this edition, Andrew, Paul and I discuss the followinbg topics and more:

- The All Star Break and the Carlos Gonzalez Home Run Derby controversy.
- The recent inujury wave, with emphasis on Chris Nelson and Jonathan Herrera.
- Tyler Chatwood's demotion.
- Josh Rutledge, Andrew Brown and some other new faces we may see sooner or later.
- The upcoming trade deadline and how it relates to certain players.
- The lottery drawing for 2013's supplemental draft picks.


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Purple Row Radio - 7/5/12

Welcome back to Purple Row Radio! On this edition, Andrew, Paul and I discuss the following topics and more:

- Carlos Gonzalez' All-Star selection.
- The All Star rosters and some notable selections.
- The Rockies current pitching setup.
- Tyler Chatwood's future.
- All sorts of other pitching notes (this was recorded before Josh Outman was sent down and Carlos Torres recalled, so when we talk about that as though it were a speculative point, at the time it was).


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Purple Row Radio - 6/28/12

Welcome back to Purple Row Radio! On this edition, Andrew, Paul and I discuss the following topics and more:

- The reassignment of Bob Apodaca.
- Apodaca's significance as a coach for the past decade of Rockies history.
- The Edwar Cabrera start that none of us had actually seen at the time.
- Heat
- The best MLB stadiums.
- Neil McDonough


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Purple Row Radio - 6/21/12

Welcome back to Purple Row Radio! On this edition, Paul and I discuss the following topic:

-WHATINTHEWORLDISUPWITHTHISFOURMANROTATIONINSANITYAAAAAAAAH?


And more, too. Don't you worry. But mostly that.

Purple Row Radio - 6/14/12

Welcome to Purple Row Radio, moving to Thursdays for the next few weeks!

On this particularly mean-spirited and hilarious episode, Andrew, Paul and I discuss the following topics and more:
- The Esmil Rogers trade.
- The organization's connections to the Cleveland Indians.
- Some of the 2012 draft picks we've signed.
- The Twitter feeds of 2012 draft picks.
- Whale songs.
- The past and future of Jeff Francis.


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Purple Row Radio - 6/8/12

Welcome back to Purple Row Radio! On this edition, Andrew, Paul and I are all at last reunited and talk about the following topics and more.

- Thunderstorms.
- What to like and dislike about a return of Jeff Francis.
- Random baseball oddities and dreams.
- Joey Votto and foul balls.
- The resurgence of Adam Jorgenson.
- The Rockies' draft strategy and why we think it worked.
- Funny baseball names, as is a standard subject in any draft discussion.


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Purple Row Radio - 6/1/12

Welcome back to Purple Row Radio! On this edition, Andrew and Paul trade places, with Paul out of town and Andrew back on the show.

On this edition, Andrew and I discuss the following topics and more:
- What Andrew missed during his time in Switzerland.
- Jamie Moyer's designation for assignment.
- How much chance is there that Josh Rutledge is next year's opening day second baseman from this point?
- How does minor league camp in Spring Training work for NRIs?
- Three players the Rockies have been tied to in the upcoming MLB first year player draft: Courtney Hawkins, Max Fried and Kyle Zimmer.
- Dexter Fowler's month of may, and how fan perception of him has changed since 2011.


Note: It had not yet been announced that Josh Outman would be starting Friday's game.


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Purple Row Radio - 5/25/12

Welcome back to Purple Row Radio! On this edition, Paul and I discuss the following topics and more:

- Why we're confused about Dick Monfort's decision to "accept responsibility" for the team's failures.
- Why we think Monfort's statement doesn't make sense and accomplishes little.
- Comparisons of fanbases, and how sometimes fans feel as though only their own team / manager / ownership is faulty when we hear these complaints from everywhere.
- Revisiting the decision to fire Clint Hurdle, and how managerial firings may or may not impact baseball teams moving forward.
- What is there to read into regarding the organization's failure to develop long-term MLB pitchers? Is there a systemic problem somewhere along the chain?


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Purple Row Radio - 5/18/12

Hello everyone, and welcome back to Purple Row Radio! On this edition, while Andrew fends off wild animals in Switzerland, Paul and I discuss the following topics and more:

- The current state of the Rockies and why we're both surprised people developed such high expectations for 2012.
- What exactly was the team's plan this offseason, and what do we see it as going forward?
- How do the issues reflected upon this 2012 squad reflect upon the team's front office?
- With the array of young pitching in our possession, what do we expect to become of these players in the near future?
- Dexter Fowler's 2012, and his development as a player overall.


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Purple Row Radio - 5/11/12

Welcome back to Purple Row Radio. On this edition, Andrew, Paul and I are joined once again by former Rockies minor league pitcher Craig Baker. As a friend and peer of Christian Friedrich, Baker has lots of insight on the newest Rockies pitcher, who made his MLB debut on Wednesday. Even better, he actually got to watch the game, while the rest of us were stuck with audio, if anything at all.

Listen as we discuss the following topics and more:
- Craig discusses his impressions, positive and negative, of Friedrich's start, and breaks down his overall skills as a pitcher.
- What does Craig think might have been holding Friedrich back over the past couple of years? What sorts of injury concerns did he have in 2010?
- Craig reveals tons of fascinating information on the relationship the front office has with the minor league players, how they formulate their opinions on them at a distance, and how that can lead to misconceptions of a player's character.
- We discuss what is going to happen to Friedrich in the near future, as the returns of Jeremy Guthrie, Jorge De La Rosa and perhaps eventually Jhoulys Chacin will soon be sending at least two more youngsters back down.
- A breakdown of what situations might lead to Jamie Moyer being sent to the bullpen or released.
- Andrew's upcoming vacation.


One other note: the quality of this episode is a bit lower than normal. Both my normal production and post-production processes went through version changes and other randomness this week, so give me some time to adjust and hopefully the sound will be back to normal soon


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Purple Row Radio - 5/4/12

Welcome back to Purple Row Radio! On this edition, Andrew, Paul and I discuss the following topics and more:

- Recap of the month of April, and some of the early stories of the season.
- The differences between line drives and fly balls.
- Carlos Gonzalez' amazing week.
- The demotion of Jhoulys Chacin, and who could replace him (we learned about Carlos Torres taking the job after we recorded this)
- Rex Brothers, and how he should he handled in this time of struggle.


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Purple Row Radio - 4/27/12

Welcome back to Purple Row Radio. On this edition, Andrew returns from his two week dinner trip, while simultaneously, Paul got lost in the woods and had an encounter with killer clowns, and couldn't make the show. He's okay, by the way. Except psychologically.

Listen to Andrew and I discuss the following topics and more:
- Five minutes of random behind the scenes nonsense.
- Injuries around MLB, including Michael Pineda and Mike Pelfrey.
- Christian Friedrich's injury, and why we hope the recovery time is quick.
- Greg explains to Andrew why Tyler Chatwood was probably the replacement for Josh Outman instead of Edgmer Escalona.
- Going forward, how will the bullpen need to change when Outman is ready to be activated?
- Esmil Rogers' success as a reliever this year so far.
- More future of the rotation topics.


Blogger has redesigned their system and is refusing to make the post title link directly to the podcast, so from here on out, I will be doing it below as I do on Purple Row itself. So click below to download the podcast.

Purple Row Radio - 4/27/12

Purple Row Radio - 4/20/12

Welcome back to Purple Row Radio! On this edition, Andrew abandoned us and so we had to go on with just two of us.

Listen to the show to hear Paul and I discuss the following topics and more:
- Troy Tulowitzki's defensive issues.
- Jamie Moyer's historic win.
- What do we think will happen to the rotation when Jorge De La Rosa returns?
- The minor league system's overall positivity so far, including Edwar Cabrera's near perfect game.
- How having a humidor in Colorado Springs is significant.
- We share our thoughts on the bad drafts from the middle of the decade, and what the system looks like now that those are starting to fade away.

Purple Row Radio - 4/13/12

Welcome back to Purple Row Radio!

On this edition, Andrew, Paul and I discuss the following topics and more:
- Reactions to the very poor showing at opening day.
- How has Jhoulys Chacin's stock and the way he is looked at by the fanbase changed since the Ubaldo Jimenez trade?
- What are some of the scenarios we might see in the rotation when Jorge De La Rosa returns?
- Christian Friedrich and Tyler Matzek's recent starts in the minors, and how do we feel about each of them and their chances of helping the team someday?
- Purple Mondays.
- Why are we excited (and also not excited) about Nolan Arenado?

Purple Row Radio / Crawfish Boxes Crossover Podcast - 4/6/12

Hey everyone, and welcome back to Purple Row Radio! On this edition, Andrew, Paul and I are joined by Tim De Block and David Coleman from The Crawfish Boxes podcast, in a special opening day crossover edition.

For those of you not paying attention, the Rockies open their season in Houston against the Astros, a team entering their final year in the National League.

Come listen to the five of us discuss the following topics and more:
- The Crawfish Boxes guys introduce us to Wandy Rodriguez and Bud Norris, two pitchers we will see in our opening series.
- Purple Row discusses the current state of our rotation, specifically the role Jeremy Guthrie will play, and what we expect out of Juan Nicasio and Drew Pomeranz.
- Crawfish Boxes breaks down some of their more interesting position players, including J.D. Martinez and Jason Castro.
- Purple Row breaks down the Michael Cuddyer signing as it relates to franchise history.
- Crawfish Boxes describes the evolution of their feelings on the Carlos Lee signing, and their excitement about a new ownership.
- Most importantly.... what do we think of crinkle fries?

Purple Row Radio - 3/23/12

Welcome back to Purple Row Radio! On this edition, Andrew, Paul and I are joined by one of Purple Row's newest contributors, Craig Baker. Baker was a 4th round pick by the Rockies in 2006, and played in our system through Spring Training 2011.

Come listen to us ramble about the following topics, and more:
- Is the fact that everyone (including me, apologies in advance for the terrible voice) in Denver is suddenly getting sick somehow related to the recent local football changes?
- A breakdown of all of the potential candidates at the third base position, including some discussion on Jordan Pacheco, Brendan Harris, and even the possibility of Michael Cuddyer.
- An update on everyone's thoughts on the fifth starter battle, including the return of Jamie Moyer.
- Craig explains some of the humorous fan encounters players have during Spring Training.
- What did Craig feel were the most notable upgrades Salt River Fields provided to the players?

Purple Row Radio - 3/16/12

Welcome to another edition of Purple Row Radio! On this edition, Andrew, Paul and I discuss the following topics and a LOT more:

- Where does Neifi Perez rank among the worst baseball players of all time?
- Will Brandon Wood sneak into a starting third base role this Spring?
- On the spot decisions about who has the edge for the final rotation spot at this point.
- Joshes and Matts.
- Silly online MLB depth charts.

Purple Row Radio - 3/9/12

This year, Purple Row Radio will be going up on Friday mornings. We're unsure if we'll be doing a show this next week (it will depend on whether or not there is enough material worth discussing; Spring Training podcasts can be rather dull), but there should definitely be one up March 23rd at the latest.

On this edition, Andrew, Paul and I discuss the following topics and more:
- Our favorite "premature Spring Training conclusions" based off the first few games of the season.
- More seriously, what are our impressions of certain things the team is banking on to succeed this season?
- Alex White's DUI troubles; how will they and should they contribute to his role with the team this year?
- Ubaldo Jimenez' recent interview that he was looking to be traded a year ago at Spring Training.
- A whole lot of other nonsense.

Purple Row Radio - 2/13/12

Welcome to the first 2012 edition of Purple Row Radio! Be especially sure to welcome Paul Agnello, aka "Resolution", to the podcast as our official third co-host.

On this edition, Andrew, Paul and I discuss the following topics and more:
- Andrew has a lot to say about Juan Pierre.
- Catching up on the 2011/12 offseason.
- The Jeremy Guthrie trade.
- What is to come for pitchers like Esmil Rogers and Josh Roenicke, who are on the bubble, plus how the Rockies may try to stash rotations candidates in the bullpen instead of the minors.
- The recent accusations towards Jhoulys Chacin, and similar stories from the past.