Purple Dinosaur Podcast

Benjamin Hochman returns to the PDP to talk about his outstanding "Nine Innings" series for The Denver Post. We'll discuss Hooch's inspiration for the series, his favorite profiles and pieces so far, his most recent story on former Denver Zephyrs slugger Joey Meyer's monstrous home run at Mile High Stadium and much more. Plus we dive into an interesting topic inspired by a conversation Anthony had...

Our hero returns from his sojourn to Cincinnati for the 2015 MLB All-Star Game, and he's here to tell you all about it. We'll discuss harrowing tales of Anthony taking creepshots of Raimel Tapia from his seat in the outfield during the Futures Game. We'll hear electrifying yarns about the weather that almost killed Anthony and the rest of the Queen City (that's actually not too far from the truth)...

We're back! After a holiday hiatus, the PDP returns with Baseball Prospectus swing guru Ryan Parker. We'll discuss what makes Raimel Tapia such an elite offensive prospect, David Dahl's continued development and return from injury, Class A second baseman and Tyler man crush Forrest Wall, the problem with hitting at Coors Field, and much more. Plus the Rockies make a push to get Troy Tulowitzki to...

Seriously, how did you people let us get to 50 episodes of this show? It's true! We made it! This week's show is guest-free and all banter, just the way you love (read: probably hate) it. We'll talk about some concerning steps backward for Eddie Butler and Tyler Matzek but some steps in the right direction for other things Rockies-related. It's all coming your way on the Jamie Moyer (he's old and...

Short-season baseball has arrived as the Grand Junciton Rockies and Boise Hawks open their season with a wealth of talent at the Rockies' lower minor league levels. We'll chat with Grand Junction general manager Tim Ray on Episode 49 of the PDP. We'll preview the Rockies and Hawks and their outlook for 2015 as well as discuss Colorado's recent draft signings. Plus a discussion of Jon Gray's impend...

Denver-area guy Tom Ley from Deadspin joins the Jason Hirsh Memorial Edition of the PDP. We'll chat about what it's like to be a Rockies fan working at a national media enterprise plus Coors Field memories, and more. With the Rockies hitting the road to Miami and Houston, could Jon Gray's debut come on this trip? We discuss in-depth and also review what Eddie Butler's demotion to Albuquerque means...

Top Rockies prospect Jon Gray joins Episode 47 of the Purple Dinosaur Podcast live from Albuquerque where he continues to do stellar work with the Triple-A Isotopes. We'll talk about his 2015 season, the MLB Draft, expectations for the future, and much more. Surprise, surprise: the Rockies are playing good baseball. We'll discuss what's been going right for Colorado as well as how things stack up...

Get ready for 60 minutes of Tyler and Anthony listening to themselves spout about the Rockies. (Nothing new.) This week on the Kent Bottenfield Memorial Edition of the show, we've got an update on top prospect David Dahl after his scary injury on May 28. What does Dahl's surgery and the loss of his 2015 season mean for the outfielder's developmental timetable?  Plus the Rockies have (seriously) pl...

Anthony's in Los Angeles. Tyler's in New York. Istanbul is somewhere in this general area. We're taking the PDP nationwide for the Jhoulys Chacin Memorial Edition. This week, Fox Sports 1 analyst C.J. Nitkowski joins the show to talk about a range of topics including the Rockies (obviously), the oddity of inexperience in recent Major League managerial hirings, applying foreign substances to baseba...

It's been 44 episodes (probably 40 of which have included our show-ending joke about Ben Badler coming up next week, but...seriously, Ben Badler is on this week's edition of the show. We'll talk lots of Rockies prospects, Colorado's player development reputation, the future of Cuban baseball, and much more with Baseball America's National Writer. The Rockies snapped the second-longest losing strea...

It's been a rough couple of weeks of Rockies baseball. You're angry. We explain why your anger matters and what it means for the franchise and its fanbase on the Mike Munoz Memorial Edition of the Purple Dinosaur Podcast. Colorado's rough stretch and six-game losing streak are on tap for PDP 43. We'll visit with Doug Maurer, radio voice of the Asheville Tourists, to get an update on the Rockies' S...

It's the biggest edition of the Purple Dinosaur Podcast ever, and it's coming to you on PDP 42, the Jackie Robinson Edition. We're taking a trip to the Rockies' glory days of our childhood with interviews with the man to throw the first pitch in franchise history David Nied, four-time All-Star Dante Bichette, and arguably the franchise's greatest player Larry Walker. We'll continue our early seaso...

We're campaigning for a nickname for the Rockies' Gold Glove-winning shortstop, D.J. LeMahieu, inspired by World's Greatest Human Being Vin Scully. Hop aboard the bandwagon by using #CallHimHighPockets. We'll explain on this week's show. The Brian Bohanon Memorial Edition of the PDP has us talking about the Rockies' rebound from their five-game skid. We'll discuss Wilin Rosario's optioning down to...

It's probably safe to say that no one expected a 7-2 start from the Rockies (should be 8-1!) with two road series sweeps, but hey, here we are. This week, we're talking about what has been most impressive about Colorado's hot start and what to look for when things begin to level out. We'll dive into discussion on some hot starts for Rockies prospects in the minors, too. Trevor Story and Tom Murphy...

It's Opening Day in Denver (FINALLY)! The Rockies are 3-0 after a season-opening sweep on the road at Milwaukee. Seriously. A road series sweep. That happened. Now it's back to face the Cubs and a bro central Opening Day crowd at 20th and Blake. For the Steve Reed Memorial Edition of the Purple Dinosaur Podcaste're talking on Opening Day Friday with Mike Ferrin of MLB Network Radio. We'll discuss...

We got followed by 31,000 Twitter spam bots this week, so it's safe to say we're feeling pretty good about ourselves here at the PDP. In our final (!) preseason episode, Anthony and Tyler give predictions for the 2015 campaign including breakout performers, best-case scenarios, and much more. We'll discuss the Opening Day rotation (including how the Rockies will maneuver with four starters until J...

We're just two weeks away from the start of the 2015 big league season, and already the Rockies are in midseason form with injuries, meaning they're dropping like flies. Does that mean Jon Gray should get the ball on Opening Day (or before his service time requirements are past)? Hell no. We'll explain why. Plus Jonah Keri of Grantland.com joins the show to talk Rockies, Expos, and a whole lot of...

We've got an abbreviated edition for you this week, but we make up for it by coming to you from Salt River Fields at Talking Stick! Listen to the excitement as Anthony and Tyler forecast a big night for Jon Gray just minutes before the big righty goes out and gets tagged for three runs in his first inning of work. We discuss the spring training experience, good food around the ballpark, update som...

With Cactus League action underway, the John Vander Wal memorial edition of the PDP is comin' in hot. In this week's edition, we're prospect-heavy, going over Baseball America's Top 10 Rockies prospects and discussing the early spring action of Jon Gray and Eddie Butler. Troy Tulowitzki's back in action and looking healthy, so naturally everyone's freaking out that bad luck is sure to follow. We'l...

A very special Rockies legend joins the Pedro Astacio-Shawn Chacon Memorial Edition of the PDP in Episode 34. He's likely much older and much cooler than you and has already won more Rockies Fantasy Camp championships and MVP awards than you have. This week, as Rockies pitchers and catchers report, we're talking pace of play rules changes, the early storylines of spring training, the weird things...

The first 2015 edition of the PDP is here! After fighting through the horrors of jury duty and a brief Skype outage that thwarted earlier recording attempts, Anthony and Tyler are prospect-heavy and guest-free this week, going over MLB.com, Baseball Prospectus, and Keith Law's prospect rankings ahead of the 2015 season. The guys also talk about Tyler Anderson's latest injury news, the continuation...

Heading somewhere for the holidays? Take Episode 32 of the PDP with you! This week, we're talking about the insanity that has overcome the National League West in recent weeks and looking at the Rockies' offseason with former Colorado starter and current ROOT Sports analyst Jason Hirsh. Plus, we'll do our own debating about the Rockies' start to the offseason. Is it time to panic, or does the Brid...

It's the Thanksgiving edition of the Purple Dinosaur Podcast, and we're talking with an actual real baseball player! Rockies prospect Dan Winkler joins the 31st episode of the PDP. We'll talk about his rehab from Tommy John surgery and look ahead to 2015. Baseball Prospectus sandwich/pie guru Craig Goldstein joins the show to talk about...we don't know, a lot of stuff that isn't really baseball-re...

The first big player transaction news of the offseason is here: Michael Cuddyer has rejected the Rockies' qualifying offer to head to the Mets, giving Colorado a supplemental first round pick in 2015 and more roster flexibility heading into the 2014 Hot Stove campaign. What does the move mean for the offseason and next year? We'll discuss and probably be wrong. Plus, the Rockies are rportedly dipp...

The last time the PDP was in your eardrums, we were talking about how nothing had changed. Now: PANDEMONIUM. We're talking lots of Jeff Bridich and administration change at 20th and Blake on the 29th edition of the show. The Rockies made a change in the front office. How much worse could things get than the last group? Plus a ton of non sequiturs as Anthony and Tyler record in the same place for t...