There’s nothing better than a surprise birthday party. When it’s for our very own Suzie Hunter, it reaches another level. It’s one of the most fun shows of the year with guest appearances from Jeff Dooley (voice of the Hartford Yard Goats), Kevin Collins (Communications for the Rockies), Josh Suchon (voice of the Albuquerque Isotopes) and Katie Woo (The Athletic).
At 6’5” and 226 lbs, Michael Toglia was built to hit baseball a long, long way. Toglia launched three home runs with the Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes on August 27. That gave him 30 for 2022, third-most this season among Colorado Rockies minor leaguers. After only 97 games at Double-A earlier in the year, Toglia set the Hartford Yard Goats single-season…
The time has finally arrived. The Colorado Rockies are calling up their top infield prospect, Ezequiel Tovar. It’s Tovar Time. Daniel Alvarez of El Extra Base first reported the news of Colorado promoting Tovar following his 2-for-4 performance with Triple-A Albuquerque on Wednesday afternoon. The next generation of Rockies have been arriving all throughout the 2022 season. Michael Toglia, Elehuris…
The Colorado Rockies drop another to the San Francisco Giants – but at least C.J. Cron has 101 RBI! Suzie talks with Giants beat writer Susan Slusser about the state of women in sports, the future of the Oakland A’s, and why the 107 win season in 2021 ended up hurting San Francisco this year. We also get an update on…
Michael Toglia is not someone who wastes time introducing himself to fans of the Colorado Rockies. In his first game in front of the Coors Field crowd at the Futures Game in 2021 as part of the MLB All-Star Game festivities, he slugged a home run. Upon getting promoted to Triple-A Albuquerque on August 9, he promptly swatted seven home…
Colorado had everything going in their favor on Monday night, namely a 5-1 early lead over the slumping Giants who didn’t arrive at their hotel until after 2 a.m. Alas, Chad Kuhl got Coors Field-ed and the seven run from the Rockies’ lineup wasn’t enough. How did it fall apart? What kind of infamous MLB debut did we just witness?…
The Rockies failed to get a win today in the first game in their series against the Cubs. Voice of the Yard Goats Jeff Dooley joins the show to tell us more about the latest call up, Noah Davis. Plus, it’s Tovar Time in Albuquerque. Broadcaster Josh Suchon tell us about the highly hyped Rockies prospect and his first game…
On Tuesday afternoon, the Colorado Rockies selected the contract of 1B/OF Michael Toglia. The 23rd overall selection in the 2019 MLB Draft, Toglia presents the arrival of the next generation of players. Ezequiel Tovar, Zac Veen, Drew Romo, Benny Montgomery and many more top picks and international talents are ready to follow suit. The 24-year-old from UCLA was taken with…
Wynton Bernard has played baseball professionally all over the planet. On Friday night, he finally played his first game in a big league city at the age of 31. It was a 5-3 victory for the Colorado Rockies, but it was a victory for perseverance and inspiration to witness a player who has spent 11 years in the minor leagues…
The entire crew is joined by Rockies’ prospect Coco Montes who shares tales of the shenanigans he and his Isotopes’ teammates get into down at Triple-A Albuquerque. We also dive into how critical this trade deadline can be for the Rockies if they are stagnant. Who will leave via free agency in the next season or two? And what would…
The voice of the Albuquerque Isotopes, Josh Suchon, joins us with insight on the Rockies prospects knocking on the door for a big league opportunity. Which pitchers have been a commodity and what hitter has found his power stroke sans batting gloves? Also, McCovey Cove Dave discusses the deal for Charlie Blackmon’s 200th career home run along with all of…
Imagine a player with Garrett Hampson’s speed, Brendan Rodgers’ power and Trevor Story’s defensive ability. Then imagine those skills being a notch above what you’re expecting. Now place it all inside a 20-year-old shortstop. That’s Ezequiel Tovar. The youngest player on the Colorado Rockies’ 40-man roster has been turning heads since batting .550 (11-for-20) with three home runs and seven…...
After dropping to one game under .500 for the first time since an Opening Day loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Colorado Rockies’ roster is undergoing a few changes this week. The most intriguing move on Tuesday was the one made out of choice: the club’s backup catcher. Dom Nuñez was optioned to Triple-A Albuquerque and Brian Serven was…...
The voice of the Albuquerque Isotopes, Josh Suchon, stops by to discuss pace of play in the minors and break down some of the top prospects for the Rockies’ Triple-A affiliate. We also look at what went wrong in Philadelphia while previewing – and salivating – over the upcoming home series against the lowly Cincinnati Reds. DON’T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE…
The defense disappointed behind Kyle Freeland who only gave up one earned run despite striking out seven through five innings. What did K-Free do on Monday night that no other Rockies’ starting pitcher had done this year? Plus, way more than you’ve ever wanted to know about the 519 batters Freeland has faced in his career. Who’s struck out the…
Colton Welker was poised to start 2022 with a bang after his first normal offseason in nearly three years. Then, life happened in the form of a bacterial virus in his right eye that sidelined him through the final week of Spring Training. “I was definitely bummed, but it’s just the hand I was dealt,” Welker said of his time…...
Aaron McBride and Tyler Paddor from Blake Street Banter join the podcast to discuss the excitement currently surrounding the 2022 Colorado Rockies. We break down the more underrated acquisitions from this active offseason and highlight those prospects that simply don’t get enough love in the Rockies’ farm system. “Legacy High School’s Lucas Gilbreath continues to find success with the Colorado…
Before he entertained on AT&T SportsNet and starred on MLB Network Radio, the player known as Ryan Spilborghs and the man known simply as Spilly has been delighting Rockies fans since the 2007 World Series with his play on the field as well as his antics off the field. Ryan Spilborghs Award for Fan Favorite Connor Joe Heading into the…...
It may not have quite been the journey of Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride, but Colton Welker racked up a lot of frequent flyer miles during his path to the majors. The 24-year-old corner infielder made four different stops after making essentially zero in 2020, given the cancellation of the Minor League season due to the pandemic. At Double-A Hartford in…...
Since the end of the shortened 2020 season, it seems a lot has gone wrong for the Colorado Rockies. Following baseball’s best record (11-3) on August 8, the team crashed and burned to a second consecutive fourth-place finish in the National League West only to see their rival and bully Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series. From there, things…