Rocky Mountain Rooftop: A Colorado Rockies podcast.

Skyler and Evan process the first week of the Colorado Rockies offseason by saying... now what? The Rockies have yet to announce Bud Black's future and it's been mostly radio silence from the organization. Meanwhile, there are multiple teams in the playoffs the Rockies could learn a thing or two from. We wrap things up with the first of many offseason games by spinning the wheel of fate and drafti...

This week, Skyler and Evan send off the 2024 Colorado Rockies regular season with a bang by saying their final goodbyes to longtime fan favorite Charlie Blackmon. After a 14-year career in purple, Blackmon rides off into the sunset... and Rockies fans are left with many questions about what comes next for their beleaguered franchise. Does Bud Black stay or go? What other players will be leaving th...

This week, Skyler and Evan discuss the position battles for 2025 that seem to have already started. Top catching prospect Drew Romo hasn't seen the field in 11 days and appears to have been supplanted by Hunter Goodman. What's the reasoning, and can we expect Goodman to start at catcher next year? Meanwhile, when it comes to fourth outfielder, the Rockies need to make a decision between Sam Hillia...

In this new Rooftop Mingle session, Evan is joined by Colorado Rockies 2024 17th round draft pick, infielder Nolan Clifford. At time of recording Nolan Clifford had just made his professional baseball debut... All the way up with the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes. He played a key role in an explosive come from behind victory where he had his first professional hit, RsBI, and runs scored. The forme...

This week, Skyler and Evan present a conundrum that finally needs to be talked about. The Colorado Rockies and being frequently outnumbered by a sea of visiting fans at Coors Field. What has this organization done to foster a fan culture that would bring a wave of purple to the ballpark? On the bright side, Antonio Senzatela is back, the young bullpen has been very impressive, and your High-A Spok...

In this new episode of Every Rockie Ever, Skyler and Dustin are joined by Purple Row writer and co-host of Affected by Altitude for Rocky Mountain Rooftop, Evan Lang. Evan has been a fan of the Rockies his whole life and therefore has an affinity for plenty of Rockies, often obscure ones. However his fandom helps him remember some solid players that may be forgotten at times. They talk about the s...

This week, Evan and Skyler are joined by Dustin "Mr. T-Spanish" Timmins to discuss the Rockies' problem with strikeouts. The Colorado Rockies are a league leader in strikeouts, and not in a good way as they are on pace to set a franchise high. Meanwhile, Kris Bryant is running out of time to return in the 2024 season... should he return at all? Should the Rockies just tear off the bandaid and let...

In this new Rooftop Mingle, Skyler and Evan are joined by former 1st round pick Ryan Rolison of the the Albuquerque Isotopes. They talk about his journey back from multiple injuries over the past two years. Once considered the top prospect in the Rockies organization, Rolison seemed to be on the fast track to the big leagues because injuries robbed him of two years in the minors. Now healthy, Roli...

This week, Evan and Skyler crack open the final month of the 2024 MLB season as the Colorado Rockies continue their youth movement, especially in the bullpen. Luis Peralta, Bradley Blalock, and Seth Halvorsen have all made debuts while September roster expansion has brought Evan Justice and Hunter Goodman back into the fold. Meanwhile, dread him, run from him... Ty Blach arrives all the same. We a...

Spokane Indians third baseman and Rockies No. 19 prospect Kyle Karros sits down with Evan and Skyler for a Rooftop Mingle! They discuss his stellar season in Spokane, his relationship with his dad, and former big leaguer, Eric Karros now that he is a professional ball player himself. They also discuss his approach at the plate and his efforts to do online classes while playing pro ball! Learn more...

This week, Evan and Skyler discuss the youth movement of the Colorado Rockies as more and more we've been seeing the young guns-from pitchers to position players-get their names penciled into the lineup. Much of the starting nine is home-grown and frequently under the age of 26 as the Rockies focus on rebuilding in the dog days of summer. As part of that rebuild, the future of manager Bud Black mu...

There have been a lot of notable players to suit up for the Colorado Rockies. In the past we've talked about players like Michael Cuddyer, Justin Morneau, and Jason Giambi but there are have a been several others that were some definite legends that made a brief stop in Colorado. Skyler and Dustin look back on the Mr. 3000-esque appearance of Dale Murphy, the acquisition of Bret Saberhagen, the un...

This week, Skyler and Evan discuss Todd Helton's very special weekend at Coors Field as the Colorado Rockies honored his induction into the Baseball Hall of Fame and wreathed his retired number in gold. They then say farewell to longtime catcher Elias Díaz, who has been released from the team after five seasons, praise the youngsters for their ongoing positive performances, and look at some genera...

Jared Thomas, the Colorado Rockies 2nd round draft pick from the University of Texas in 2024, sits down with Skyler to talk about his transition to pro ball with the Fresno Grizzlies. He also expands on his efforts to improve as a hitter in college under the tutelage of Rockies legend Troy Tulowitzki while talking about the defense side of his game as an outfielder and first baseman. Also, he shar...

This week Evan and Skyler discuss the ongoing shuffling of the Colorado Rockies starting rotation as injuries, demotions, promotions, and alien abductions have caused the team to make some changes in the dog days of summer. Meanwhile, what's going on with Ryan McMahon? His glove is as sure as ever but his bat has cratered since returning from the All-Star Break. At the same time, Brenton Doyle mig...

In this new episode of Every Rockie Ever Skyler and Dustin look back on 3 successful closers for the Rockies. They look back on the brief, yet stellar, relief record of José Jiménez, the human rain delay Rafael Betancourt and his unherald success as a backend reliever, and check back on the dominance of Huston Street who really cemented himself as one of the best closers in baseball history. Learn...

Skyler and Evan are joined this week by Patrick Lyons to discuss the 2024 trade deadline... More specifically the Colorado Rockies and their inaction during said deadline. The Rockies made no moves on the day of the actual deadline and obtained just three prospects in exchange for Nick Mears and Jalen Beeks. Meanwhile the front office feeds us the same lines we usually hear about how contention is...

In this interview excerpt from Affected by Altitude episode 123 on July 29, Skyler and Evan are joined by Albuquerque Isotopes catcher and No. 9 prospect per MLB Pipeline Drew Romo. They talk about Romo's approach and work to develop as a catcher. He also talks about his approach to switch-hitting while talking about the advice he's gotten from coaches and fellow teammates. Additionally, he shares...

This week Evan and Skyler discuss the rapidly approaching trade deadline after the Colorado Rockies made their first move in dealing right-handed pitcher Nick Mears to the Milwaukee Brewers. Rockies fans also dealt with a little scare when Brenton Doyle was removed from Sunday's game early, but no other trades have been made at time of recording. The Rockies also had a fun series with the Boston R...

In this initial Livestream episode from Thursday, July 18, 2024, Skyler and Dustin are joined by Purple Row's Evan Lang and Locked on Rockies' Paul Holden to chat about Mr. Rockie. For 17 years Todd Helton manned first base for the Rockies and made a name for himself as one of the greatest players of his generation and one of the best first basemen of all time. They talk about his historic 2000 se...

This week, Evan and Skyler discuss the long awaited 2024 Major League Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremony as Colorado Rockies legend Todd Helton takes his rightful place among the best baseball players of all time. Former Rockies manager Jim Leyland was also inducted and had kind words about the Rockies organization. Next up it's time to discuss expectations for the second half of the season...

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The first half of the MLB season has come to an end as we enter the All-Star break, and with that comes the draft. The Colorado Rockies made an excellent selection as 3B/OF Charlie Condon from the University of Georgia fell into their laps at third overall. Skyler and Evan discuss the first round of the draft (with a full draft recap to come later this week) and Chase Dollander in the Futures Game...

This week, Skyler is rejoined by a smoky-voiced Evan as the Colorado Rockies have had their lone All-Star Game representative revealed to be one Ryan McMahon. It's also as good a time as any to complain about fan voting. Meanwhile, Brenton Doyle is off to a molten hot start in July while Ezequiel Tovar is slumping hard. We wrap things up by discussing the departure of Dakota Hudson via DFA, the ca...

After the awful first half the Colorado Rockies endured in 2024, Evan is physically ill leaving Skyler to find some comfort in talking to his older brother Dustin Timmins who serves as his co-host for the Every Rockie Ever podcast. In this new episode, the Timmins brothers talk about the unexpected removals of Alan Trejo and Elehuris Montero from the roster. They then lament some of the frustratin...