Purple Dinosaur Podcast

Admittedly, this year's season preview episode is just WAY too long, but apparently some of you enjoy listening to this podcast which is weird but should serve you well for this one. We've got a jam-packed look at the 2018 Rockies and what to expect starting on Thursday when the season opens in Arizona! D-backs pre- and postgame host Mike Ferrin joins us to give the scoop on Arizona's offseason an...

Anthony and Tyler thought they should do a podcast from Salt River Fields at Talking Stick, aaaaaaaaand that's about as far as they thought. There's some rambling in here about David Dahl, Ryan McMahon, and Raimel Tapia and who will be with the team on Opening Day (if anyone). Plus there's a bunch of stuff in here about the atmosphere of the Cactus League and what games during the month of March....

Spring training baseball games are underway, and with that, the 2018 season is basically here. The Rockies are set to head into the new year putting the weighty responsibility of their starting first base on Friend of the Podcast™ Ryan McMahon. We love Ryan McMahon. Would the Rockies be well served to have a security blanket at that position, however? We'll discuss. Plus, the pitching staff is NOT...

It's been a weird offseason for Major League Baseball, so Tyler and Anthony decided to make yours worse by saddling you with a new episode of the Purple Dinosaur Podcast. In this week's hallowed walls, we'll dive into some of the discussion behind the cold (read: frozen) free agent market and what it could mean for labor peace in the big leagues. Plus, Larry Walker didn't make the Hall of Fame. Yo...

It is now the Year of our Nolan 2018, and that is just preposterous. We welcome in the new year -- perhaps the last in human existence based on how things are going! -- with an all-new PDP. The Rockies are building the most formidible bullpen in franchise history, capped off by last week's signing of Wade Davis. What does it say about the state of the team and its leadership under Jeff Bridich? An...

It's Thanksgiving Week, so you know what that means for the ol' PDP. Craig Goldstein from Baseball Prospectus joins the show to dive headlong into his epic annual #PieNight spectacular. Craig's #PieNight2017 features some old favorites as well as bold new entrants into the Goldstein pie orbit. We'll cover it all. Plus, as with any episode with Craij, we talked for about an hour and covered topics...

The 2017 Major League Baseball offseason is here and with it comes the 120th edition of the Purple Dinosaur Podcast. Our fearless heroes dive in this week with why Nolan Arenado and Charlie Blackmon were snubbed in National League Most Valuable Player recognition (COORS) and why that same snubbing reason doesn't also give credit to pitchers who succeed at Coors Field. Plus, the baseball world and...

The Rockies' 2017 season is over with a bummer of a National League Wild Card Game loss to the D-backs, and that stinks. But you know what doesn't stink? The lessons of the 2017 season as a whole. For the last few years, 2017 looked like the year that could open the window to a strong run for the Rockies, and it played out that way. That's a positive no matter how you slice it. And we as members o...

For the first time since we started this plucky little podcast -- the first and greatest Rockies podcast in history -- four seasons ago, the Colorado Rockies are headed to the Major League Baseball Postseason. Sure, it's only one guaranteed game. Sure, it's in Phoenix. Sure, it's against a team they've already played 19 times this year. None of that matters, you wet blanket. It's the playoffs, and...

Holy smokes, apparently Nicole is really going to go through with this! Anthony's getting married to a good and decent human woman on Saturday! So on Thursday, we sat in the Arizona sun and sweated our faces off to basically bring you a podcast consisting of content along the lines of "hope the Rockies win." There isn't a whole lot left to say about the 2017 baseball season heading into its final...

This time last week, we would not have been expecting to talk about a 6-2 Rockies road trip through Los Angeles and Phoenix that started with a six-game winning streak and a sweep of the Dodgers, but here we are. The Rockies may well have saved their 2017 season over the last eight days, provided they don't screw the pooch over the final two weeks against mediocre opponents. We'll discuss what wen...

We know you've been waiting a while for a return of the PDP, so here it is, with some international flavo[u]r. Tyler is off in Canada broadcasting some U18 World Cup baseball while Anthony is in the final run-up to his wedding day, but nothing is more stressful than the Rockies, who are doing everything they can to hand away a Wild Card berth while heading into the most crucial road trip of the ye...

The Rockies' most inspiring story hit its highest point so far when cancer-slaying hero Chad Bettis returned to the Coors Field mound on Monday and turned in seven shutout innings. It felt so much bigger than baseball to so many, and we'll attempt to break down our thoughts from that day. Plus, Bettis's return gives the Rockies something they have to be thrilled with right now: a full -- and stron...

Thursday on Twitter, we invited you to submit your #AskPDP questions for this week's show, and boy oh boy, did you come through. You came through so much, in fact, that we decided this week's show would be nothing but your #AskPDP queries. We run the gamut of Rockies topics from why Raimel Tapia isn't an everyday player to how Pat Neshek's delivery makes him effective. Plus we dissect how "player...

With the Major League Baseball trade deadline in the rear view mirror, the PDP returns to review the movess the Rockies made -- and didn't make. Pat Neshek and Jonathan Lucroy seem good! The fact that the Rockies didn't overspend for someone else also seems good! What does it all mean going toward the stretch run? Who knows, man. Life is an incredible tapestry of mystery. Tyler Chatwood got the st...

The Major League Baseball trade deadline is just three days away, and YOUR Colorado Rockies have already made a pretty impressive move, acquiring All-Star reliever Pat Neshek at not-too-high a cost. What will the next few days look like, and how will the roster stack up come Tuesday? Enough of that craziness, let's get to the stuff you're excited to hear. Rockies prospect Ryan McMahon joins this w...

We didn't forget about you over the last few weeks, but we apologize for the layoff. Either way, the PDP is back! Lucky you. This week, we're diving into a Rockies team that has played better ball since their homestand before the All-Star Break (although it would be hard to have played worse than they did in the losing streak leading up to that). The MLB trade deadline looms. What will the Rockies...

Things have not been what you, the viewing public, would call "good" lately for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball. Losing is afoot. Is the dreaded June swoon finally rearing its head to sink the early season good fortunes of the strong baseball men in purple? Eh, probably not. Sometimes teams play like garbage for a couple of weeks. The 2007 Rockies went 1-9 on a road trip and lost eig...

So this whole three-team race thing doesn't seem to be going anywhere, yeah? It's nearly the end of June, and YOUR Colorado Rockies are caught in one heck of a battle with the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Los Angeles Dodgers of Los Angeles for first place in the National League West. This week, we're diving into the heat of the race with D-backs pre- and postgame host and one of your favorites on...

The Rockies won a baseball game Thursday night in which their bullpen blew a lead of eight (8) runs with three (3) innings to play. Generally, that approach is not good, but it worked last night. While the walk-off celebration was fun for everyone who wasn't Giants broadcaster Jon Miller, did it unmask a soft underbelly in this Colorado bullpen that's been so strong this year? And, if so, should y...

In case you've ever wondered what it's like to attend a Rockies game with Tyler and Anthony, wonder no more. In a lengthy full inning of Wednesday's victory over Cleveland, the guys flipped on the ol' recorder and had at it. There are some thoughts about the Rockies in here. There's some cheering. There's a replay review to determine the outcome of a play we called correctly live from atop The Roo...

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 b...

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 Thur...

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 earl...

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 loo...