1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:02,560 Speaker 1: If you're not putting Brenton Doyle and top two or 2 00:00:02,600 --> 00:00:06,200 Speaker 1: three center fielders in MLB, I challenge you to watch 3 00:00:06,640 --> 00:00:07,880 Speaker 1: a few more Rockies games. 4 00:00:14,320 --> 00:00:17,480 Speaker 2: Hey, here we go, Kelsey Winger Lynch joining us right now. Kelsey, 5 00:00:17,480 --> 00:00:19,480 Speaker 2: good to see you. It's been a minute. Kelsey covers 6 00:00:19,520 --> 00:00:22,520 Speaker 2: the Rockies TV field reporter, the whole deal. 7 00:00:23,200 --> 00:00:26,600 Speaker 1: How you doing, I'm doing good. I just flew in 8 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:29,920 Speaker 1: from Denver. They're awful storms in Atlanta. So I had 9 00:00:29,920 --> 00:00:32,520 Speaker 1: a red eye last night that got moved to four 10 00:00:32,479 --> 00:00:37,000 Speaker 1: to twenty five, and so I've made it. I'm good. 11 00:00:37,840 --> 00:00:38,120 Speaker 3: Good. 12 00:00:38,200 --> 00:00:40,200 Speaker 2: Well, we're glad you made it so that you could 13 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:43,720 Speaker 2: join us too, because this is the time right for 14 00:00:43,880 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 2: the Rockies and their fans to watch young players emerging here. 15 00:00:47,920 --> 00:00:51,000 Speaker 2: They need something to hope for. Chase Dolander just made 16 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:54,200 Speaker 2: his debut this weekend. Zach Nan gets called up now, 17 00:00:54,280 --> 00:00:56,040 Speaker 2: So can you give us the goods on what to 18 00:00:56,160 --> 00:00:56,760 Speaker 2: expect here? 19 00:00:57,240 --> 00:00:59,560 Speaker 1: Yeah? I mean these are two guys. When you're looking 20 00:00:59,560 --> 00:01:02,600 Speaker 1: at spring training, people were thinking that they were probably 21 00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:05,640 Speaker 1: going to break the opening day roster. Chase Dolander not 22 00:01:05,720 --> 00:01:07,640 Speaker 1: as much as a surprise as somebody who's only made 23 00:01:07,680 --> 00:01:09,520 Speaker 1: twenty four starts in the minor leagues. He only has 24 00:01:09,560 --> 00:01:12,200 Speaker 1: one start in Triple A, which came this season, but 25 00:01:12,360 --> 00:01:15,280 Speaker 1: zach Veen had such a good spring he actually won 26 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:17,840 Speaker 1: the team's MVP award they give out every year, the 27 00:01:17,880 --> 00:01:22,720 Speaker 1: Abby Career Award. But these are two young talent guys. 28 00:01:22,800 --> 00:01:25,520 Speaker 1: Ven obviously drafted out of high school in twenty twenty 29 00:01:25,520 --> 00:01:28,679 Speaker 1: Dolander drafted in twenty twenty three out of Tennessee. But 30 00:01:28,959 --> 00:01:32,520 Speaker 1: these are some of the names along with the Brenton Doyles, 31 00:01:32,560 --> 00:01:36,679 Speaker 1: the Ezekiel Tovars, who have already solidified themselves. I mean, 32 00:01:36,880 --> 00:01:39,119 Speaker 1: if you're watching the show, you probably should know who 33 00:01:39,120 --> 00:01:41,959 Speaker 1: Brenton Doyle and Ezekiel Tovar is. But these are two 34 00:01:42,040 --> 00:01:44,720 Speaker 1: of the other names now that we've been hearing for 35 00:01:44,760 --> 00:01:47,680 Speaker 1: a long time, that we're finally getting to see, and 36 00:01:48,160 --> 00:01:52,200 Speaker 1: two names that can really excite this fan base. People 37 00:01:52,200 --> 00:01:56,400 Speaker 1: who are die hard Rockies fans know these names and 38 00:01:56,480 --> 00:01:59,000 Speaker 1: have been waiting for them to get here. So it 39 00:01:59,080 --> 00:02:01,600 Speaker 1: was exciting to see I'll underdo what he did last night, 40 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:04,320 Speaker 1: and then Zach Veen, I mean, what he's done in 41 00:02:04,360 --> 00:02:07,520 Speaker 1: Triple A this season. But Bud Black said, if he 42 00:02:07,600 --> 00:02:09,440 Speaker 1: forces the way on the roster. He forces his way 43 00:02:09,440 --> 00:02:12,080 Speaker 1: on the roster, and that's exactly what he did. 44 00:02:13,720 --> 00:02:15,960 Speaker 3: Kelsey. A couple of things. First of all, Man, I 45 00:02:15,960 --> 00:02:17,920 Speaker 3: feel old because I was there when you started with 46 00:02:17,960 --> 00:02:22,160 Speaker 3: the Braves. Now that you've already switched teams, gosh, Doug, 47 00:02:22,520 --> 00:02:25,280 Speaker 3: I feel old. But it's amazing what you what a 48 00:02:25,320 --> 00:02:27,440 Speaker 3: career you've had for yourself. So I'm very happy for you. 49 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:30,080 Speaker 3: And I love your Dale Murphy jersey behind you because 50 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:31,600 Speaker 3: I have the same one I wore and actually the 51 00:02:31,639 --> 00:02:34,840 Speaker 3: other day, not long ago. Yep, I have one similar. 52 00:02:35,120 --> 00:02:36,560 Speaker 3: But I'm a little bit mad you don't have my 53 00:02:36,600 --> 00:02:38,360 Speaker 3: batting gloves up there. I figured you could have got 54 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:39,720 Speaker 3: a pair of I ripped so many I figured you 55 00:02:39,720 --> 00:02:41,800 Speaker 3: would get a pair. 56 00:02:42,440 --> 00:02:45,200 Speaker 1: I have a pair of Tyler flowers, so I'm kind 57 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:47,200 Speaker 1: of surprised I don't have a pair of yours. 58 00:02:47,600 --> 00:02:49,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, me too. I'm disappointed in you, but I mean 59 00:02:49,760 --> 00:02:50,799 Speaker 3: I can send you a pair. 60 00:02:55,840 --> 00:02:56,320 Speaker 4: Behind you. 61 00:02:58,080 --> 00:03:00,320 Speaker 1: Those are all the ones, yes, those are. 62 00:03:00,280 --> 00:03:02,519 Speaker 3: All the broken ones. No torpedoes in there, but no, 63 00:03:02,600 --> 00:03:04,960 Speaker 3: I want to know, Kelse, is this the way they 64 00:03:04,960 --> 00:03:08,080 Speaker 3: can do something for the Rockies and make them competitive again. 65 00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:11,080 Speaker 3: A Dolander and and being and these guys, are these 66 00:03:11,160 --> 00:03:13,240 Speaker 3: the ones that can make them competitive again because it's 67 00:03:13,280 --> 00:03:15,079 Speaker 3: been it seems like a long time, and they're in 68 00:03:15,120 --> 00:03:17,560 Speaker 3: a really tough division. And I know we ask questions 69 00:03:17,560 --> 00:03:19,000 Speaker 3: all the time, what are they doing? But is this 70 00:03:19,080 --> 00:03:22,200 Speaker 3: the next wave of Tovart and Doyle and then Dolander 71 00:03:22,639 --> 00:03:24,720 Speaker 3: that can make them competitive in a tough division. 72 00:03:26,040 --> 00:03:29,760 Speaker 1: So my initial reaction is saying, the next big step 73 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:33,720 Speaker 1: is them getting that starting pitching down. This season, we 74 00:03:33,840 --> 00:03:38,320 Speaker 1: are seeing Arman Marquez back healthy, Antonio Senzatela back healthy, 75 00:03:38,440 --> 00:03:40,960 Speaker 1: Kyle Friedland has obviously been in that rotation for a while. 76 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:43,760 Speaker 1: You have an Austin Gomber who's currently on the IL. 77 00:03:44,080 --> 00:03:48,640 Speaker 1: But they've been drafting really heavy pitching drafts because they 78 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:51,360 Speaker 1: know that that's how you acquire pitching in Colorado, right, 79 00:03:51,360 --> 00:03:53,520 Speaker 1: you have to draft well. So they've drafted a ton 80 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:57,040 Speaker 1: of really talented pitchers. So Chase Dolander, you have guys 81 00:03:57,080 --> 00:03:59,920 Speaker 1: like Park Carson palm Quest we could possibly see this season. 82 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:02,640 Speaker 1: You really want to see some guys come up and 83 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:06,400 Speaker 1: solidify some young talent in that rotation, some guys who 84 00:04:06,480 --> 00:04:10,120 Speaker 1: could be a top of the end rotation. But at 85 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:12,800 Speaker 1: the same time, when I think that the offense had 86 00:04:12,840 --> 00:04:16,919 Speaker 1: also been struggling this season. Bud Block has been saying 87 00:04:17,120 --> 00:04:19,240 Speaker 1: for the past couple of years, he knows that there's 88 00:04:19,320 --> 00:04:23,000 Speaker 1: more power in this lineup. Obviously we haven't necessarily seen 89 00:04:23,040 --> 00:04:25,080 Speaker 1: that from Chris Bryant, which was a big reason why 90 00:04:25,120 --> 00:04:27,560 Speaker 1: he was added to this lineup for the offense that 91 00:04:27,600 --> 00:04:31,039 Speaker 1: he could provide. And they're starting to get it in 92 00:04:31,320 --> 00:04:34,560 Speaker 1: areas that you might not expect, people like Hunter Goodman, 93 00:04:34,600 --> 00:04:36,440 Speaker 1: where if you're a Rockies fan, you know that there's 94 00:04:36,520 --> 00:04:38,840 Speaker 1: talent there, but if you don't really follow the Rockies, 95 00:04:38,880 --> 00:04:42,160 Speaker 1: you might not be familiar with his name. But Brenton 96 00:04:42,200 --> 00:04:44,360 Speaker 1: Doyle what he was able to do last season, Michael 97 00:04:44,360 --> 00:04:46,880 Speaker 1: Tolia with twenty five home runs, So I think right 98 00:04:46,920 --> 00:04:51,360 Speaker 1: now they're trying to obviously, as any team, become more 99 00:04:51,400 --> 00:04:55,720 Speaker 1: well rounded. But to me, I think the next biggest 100 00:04:55,720 --> 00:04:58,600 Speaker 1: step is, just because of how difficult it is to 101 00:04:58,680 --> 00:05:03,280 Speaker 1: pitching cores, is to find some high end talent in 102 00:05:03,320 --> 00:05:06,880 Speaker 1: that rotation, and hopefully that's starting with these guys that 103 00:05:06,920 --> 00:05:10,480 Speaker 1: we're going to probably see up this year even after Dolander. 104 00:05:11,600 --> 00:05:14,159 Speaker 4: But are they doing anything different Because if you take 105 00:05:14,200 --> 00:05:16,800 Speaker 4: the best pitchers, like if you take the five best 106 00:05:16,800 --> 00:05:19,400 Speaker 4: pitchers in the game and put them in Colorado, there's 107 00:05:19,440 --> 00:05:22,600 Speaker 4: gonna be some drop off. Are the Rockies looking to 108 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:27,320 Speaker 4: change almost their like pitching identity as compared to the 109 00:05:27,320 --> 00:05:29,440 Speaker 4: rest of the league where they can have pictures that 110 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:34,479 Speaker 4: do X and Y when they're in Colorado and X 111 00:05:35,680 --> 00:05:38,159 Speaker 4: X and T when they're on the road, Like, is 112 00:05:38,160 --> 00:05:42,520 Speaker 4: there any kind of shift, because without that shift, I 113 00:05:42,520 --> 00:05:44,919 Speaker 4: feel like we're kind of just constantly hitting the same wall. 114 00:05:46,000 --> 00:05:48,880 Speaker 1: I think that's hard for me to answer. I think 115 00:05:49,040 --> 00:05:52,560 Speaker 1: probably what you guys can obviously see is a lot 116 00:05:52,640 --> 00:05:55,280 Speaker 1: of times you don't see a lot of strikeouts in Colorado. 117 00:05:55,360 --> 00:05:58,400 Speaker 1: We are, there's more pitchers who are going to induce 118 00:05:58,400 --> 00:06:01,320 Speaker 1: a lot of ground balls. There's a credible defense really 119 00:06:01,400 --> 00:06:05,360 Speaker 1: everybody in the infield, Ryan McMahon, Michael Tolia, Ezekiel Tovar. 120 00:06:05,560 --> 00:06:07,640 Speaker 1: The second basement's kind of up in the air right 121 00:06:07,680 --> 00:06:10,039 Speaker 1: now with a strata hurt, But we have a gold 122 00:06:10,080 --> 00:06:13,160 Speaker 1: Glove caliber defense in that infield. So you see them 123 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:17,919 Speaker 1: get and try to draft pitchers who can induce a 124 00:06:17,920 --> 00:06:20,080 Speaker 1: lot of ground balls and really make that defense work. 125 00:06:20,120 --> 00:06:22,080 Speaker 1: But as of recently, there's been a little bit more 126 00:06:22,120 --> 00:06:25,839 Speaker 1: emphasis on maybe trying to get those strikeouts out because 127 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:28,080 Speaker 1: if you put the ball in play, there's always a 128 00:06:28,160 --> 00:06:30,360 Speaker 1: chance for it to go out of the ballpark in Colorado, 129 00:06:30,480 --> 00:06:32,640 Speaker 1: or a chance for there to be an air obviously, 130 00:06:32,680 --> 00:06:35,680 Speaker 1: So I think they are kind of looking maybe for 131 00:06:35,760 --> 00:06:38,920 Speaker 1: a little bit more of strikeouts, whereas in the past 132 00:06:38,920 --> 00:06:41,040 Speaker 1: that hasn't been as much of an emphasis. But Bud 133 00:06:41,080 --> 00:06:43,919 Speaker 1: Block says all the time, and you know, Buddy obviously 134 00:06:43,920 --> 00:06:46,400 Speaker 1: a former starting pitcher, just says, Hey, if you have 135 00:06:46,480 --> 00:06:48,760 Speaker 1: a good breaking ball, it's going to break in Colorado. 136 00:06:49,240 --> 00:06:51,880 Speaker 1: I can't speak to that. I know how difficult it 137 00:06:51,920 --> 00:06:54,039 Speaker 1: is to pitch in Colorado. I mean, you guys, probably 138 00:06:54,080 --> 00:06:57,320 Speaker 1: aj Eric could speak to it more from the catching 139 00:06:57,400 --> 00:07:00,599 Speaker 1: side of the difference that you truly do you see 140 00:07:00,960 --> 00:07:04,520 Speaker 1: when you're pitching at altitude compared to pitching at sea level, 141 00:07:04,720 --> 00:07:08,920 Speaker 1: especially with any breaking ball. 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What is 169 00:08:39,880 --> 00:08:42,960 Speaker 4: their identity that you feel like when you walk into 170 00:08:43,000 --> 00:08:45,720 Speaker 4: that clubhouse or that you hear all the time. 171 00:08:46,520 --> 00:08:50,840 Speaker 1: I think they see themselves as a very sound, defensively 172 00:08:52,480 --> 00:08:55,800 Speaker 1: talented team. I mean, you have Brenton Doyle, who's now 173 00:08:55,840 --> 00:08:59,720 Speaker 1: won back to back go gloves in center field. Argue 174 00:09:00,080 --> 00:09:02,920 Speaker 1: this is biased coming from somebody who watches him every day. 175 00:09:02,920 --> 00:09:05,760 Speaker 1: But if you're not putting Brenton Doyle and top two 176 00:09:05,840 --> 00:09:09,480 Speaker 1: or three center fielders in MLB, I challenge you to 177 00:09:09,640 --> 00:09:12,360 Speaker 1: watch a few more Rockies games and just truly look 178 00:09:12,400 --> 00:09:15,400 Speaker 1: at the talent that he has. Ezekiel Tovar with the 179 00:09:15,440 --> 00:09:17,640 Speaker 1: gold glove last year. This is a team that really 180 00:09:17,679 --> 00:09:22,160 Speaker 1: prides themselves on defense. We just turned to triple play, 181 00:09:23,080 --> 00:09:25,640 Speaker 1: what was that two days ago? Fifth only the fifth 182 00:09:25,640 --> 00:09:30,520 Speaker 1: and franchise history. But outside of them being very prideful 183 00:09:30,559 --> 00:09:33,360 Speaker 1: of their defense, I think it's a lot of young guys. 184 00:09:33,360 --> 00:09:36,480 Speaker 1: There are some veterans in the mix, especially the season 185 00:09:37,160 --> 00:09:39,000 Speaker 1: with some of the guys that they picked up, like 186 00:09:39,080 --> 00:09:42,040 Speaker 1: Kyle Farmer, Nick Martini. But you have those younger guys 187 00:09:42,080 --> 00:09:46,079 Speaker 1: who kind of kicked the door open these past two years, 188 00:09:46,120 --> 00:09:49,920 Speaker 1: showing people that they can play in the big leagues, 189 00:09:49,960 --> 00:09:52,360 Speaker 1: they can contribute in the big leagues. But then last 190 00:09:52,440 --> 00:09:55,920 Speaker 1: year you really had some breakout seasons where it's not 191 00:09:56,200 --> 00:09:59,640 Speaker 1: just in the Denver area where you're going to know 192 00:09:59,720 --> 00:10:03,480 Speaker 1: those names Brenton, Doyle, Ezekiel Toovar and Michael Toldiat. Those 193 00:10:03,520 --> 00:10:08,199 Speaker 1: guys really started to plant some roots where around baseball 194 00:10:08,360 --> 00:10:10,360 Speaker 1: you're going to get familiar with those names. So I 195 00:10:10,400 --> 00:10:12,760 Speaker 1: think it's young guys who are out to prove that 196 00:10:13,240 --> 00:10:18,160 Speaker 1: not only they belong, but they can continue to replicate 197 00:10:18,440 --> 00:10:20,760 Speaker 1: the season that we saw last year. 198 00:10:21,800 --> 00:10:23,880 Speaker 3: Always Kelsey, I always say this about the Rockies. They 199 00:10:23,920 --> 00:10:26,280 Speaker 3: got to try something crazy, right. They need to go 200 00:10:26,360 --> 00:10:28,560 Speaker 3: back to the ninety five Blake Street Bombers and just 201 00:10:28,559 --> 00:10:31,360 Speaker 3: try to outslug everybody. You know, they've tried this ground 202 00:10:31,360 --> 00:10:34,839 Speaker 3: ball trick forever. It hasn't worked. They've tried, but when 203 00:10:34,880 --> 00:10:36,839 Speaker 3: are they going to I don't know, Joe maddin Ish, 204 00:10:37,400 --> 00:10:39,679 Speaker 3: just go and do something crazy that baseball has to 205 00:10:39,760 --> 00:10:41,439 Speaker 3: kind of stop and say, wow, why are they doing 206 00:10:41,480 --> 00:10:44,480 Speaker 3: this in Colorado? And try to win every game at home? 207 00:10:44,520 --> 00:10:46,520 Speaker 3: Eighty one games? Yeah, you'll win some games on the road, 208 00:10:46,920 --> 00:10:49,640 Speaker 3: but just do what they did in try. So it 209 00:10:49,720 --> 00:10:51,520 Speaker 3: just seems like I don't know, and I know you 210 00:10:51,559 --> 00:10:53,120 Speaker 3: work for the team, so it's hard for you to say, 211 00:10:53,160 --> 00:10:56,679 Speaker 3: but it just to me is like, gosh, I want 212 00:10:56,720 --> 00:10:59,079 Speaker 3: to see them just do something crazy because what they've 213 00:10:59,120 --> 00:11:01,280 Speaker 3: been doing for the last twenty five years, thirty years 214 00:11:01,280 --> 00:11:04,160 Speaker 3: just hasn't gone anywhere. So what can they do? I 215 00:11:04,200 --> 00:11:05,880 Speaker 3: don't know. It's me as a fan because I want 216 00:11:05,880 --> 00:11:07,880 Speaker 3: every team to try and be good, and the fan 217 00:11:07,960 --> 00:11:10,760 Speaker 3: base they have is so supportive of what of the 218 00:11:11,160 --> 00:11:13,800 Speaker 3: Paul Park in the area and just awesome fans that 219 00:11:13,840 --> 00:11:16,360 Speaker 3: it's like, man, they deserve something different. And it took 220 00:11:16,400 --> 00:11:19,120 Speaker 3: what was it two thousand and seven, a miraculous like 221 00:11:19,160 --> 00:11:21,400 Speaker 3: twenty game winning streak to get them to the World 222 00:11:21,480 --> 00:11:23,680 Speaker 3: Series that year, But other than that, it's just been 223 00:11:23,800 --> 00:11:25,840 Speaker 3: a franchise. It just seems to run in place. So 224 00:11:25,960 --> 00:11:28,040 Speaker 3: I don't know, just my opinion. You don't have to 225 00:11:28,040 --> 00:11:30,400 Speaker 3: answer really anything off of it, other than it just 226 00:11:30,440 --> 00:11:33,160 Speaker 3: it's frustrating for me as a baseball fan because I 227 00:11:33,200 --> 00:11:35,200 Speaker 3: just I just wish they would try something different. 228 00:11:35,679 --> 00:11:38,200 Speaker 1: I mean, you bring up the Blank Street Bombers, and 229 00:11:39,720 --> 00:11:41,720 Speaker 1: when I tell you, Bud Black for the last three 230 00:11:41,800 --> 00:11:45,600 Speaker 1: years has consistently been saying, we know we have more 231 00:11:45,679 --> 00:11:47,480 Speaker 1: pop on this line up. We know we have more 232 00:11:47,520 --> 00:11:49,280 Speaker 1: home runs in this lineup. We know we have more 233 00:11:49,320 --> 00:11:50,920 Speaker 1: power in this line up. It's gonna come. It's going 234 00:11:51,000 --> 00:11:53,160 Speaker 1: to come. It's going to come, and we just haven't 235 00:11:53,160 --> 00:11:56,680 Speaker 1: seen that. I do think when they I alluded to 236 00:11:56,720 --> 00:12:00,160 Speaker 1: this earlier when they signed Chris Bryant, there were expectation 237 00:12:00,360 --> 00:12:03,720 Speaker 1: of that. We really haven't seen Chris Bryant. He's been 238 00:12:03,760 --> 00:12:06,600 Speaker 1: battling a ton of injuries since he signed that contract, 239 00:12:06,800 --> 00:12:09,800 Speaker 1: and he's healthy now and he did get two hits 240 00:12:09,880 --> 00:12:14,040 Speaker 1: last night. But you know, I think there really has 241 00:12:14,080 --> 00:12:16,960 Speaker 1: been an emphasis on trying to get that power back 242 00:12:18,320 --> 00:12:22,280 Speaker 1: and it just hasn't played out, which is frustrating. It's 243 00:12:22,400 --> 00:12:25,880 Speaker 1: I mean, it's frustrating for fans, it's frustrating for the players, 244 00:12:25,880 --> 00:12:28,000 Speaker 1: it's frustrating for the coaching stuff, because, yeah, this is 245 00:12:28,040 --> 00:12:31,839 Speaker 1: a ballpark where you do have the advantage of altitude 246 00:12:31,880 --> 00:12:34,200 Speaker 1: and the ball does fly, and you really want to 247 00:12:34,200 --> 00:12:36,240 Speaker 1: capitalize on that, and it seems like they haven't been 248 00:12:36,280 --> 00:12:38,120 Speaker 1: able to in years past. But I think that they 249 00:12:38,160 --> 00:12:42,240 Speaker 1: are hoping with these young guys. I mean, I know 250 00:12:42,280 --> 00:12:45,199 Speaker 1: I've said this name fifteen times since I came on here, 251 00:12:45,240 --> 00:12:48,600 Speaker 1: but Ezekiel Tovar is going to hit around two sixty 252 00:12:48,720 --> 00:12:51,760 Speaker 1: two seventy and give you twenty to twenty five home 253 00:12:51,800 --> 00:12:54,319 Speaker 1: runs a year. Brenton Doyle hit over twenty five home 254 00:12:54,360 --> 00:12:58,680 Speaker 1: runs last year. Michael Tolia could hit thirty home runs. 255 00:12:58,880 --> 00:13:01,520 Speaker 1: Hunter Goodman could be a twenty to twenty five home 256 00:13:01,559 --> 00:13:06,679 Speaker 1: run guy. It's just is it going to happen? You know? 257 00:13:06,760 --> 00:13:10,400 Speaker 1: And we got glimpses of that from those guys last year, 258 00:13:10,440 --> 00:13:14,000 Speaker 1: and you know that it's in there. Can they all 259 00:13:14,040 --> 00:13:18,200 Speaker 1: put it together consistently? I think the Rockies feel that 260 00:13:18,240 --> 00:13:20,920 Speaker 1: they have some of this young talent and these pieces 261 00:13:20,920 --> 00:13:24,160 Speaker 1: in place who have the capability to maybe not be 262 00:13:24,200 --> 00:13:28,679 Speaker 1: the Blake Street Bombers up. How can you even duplicate that? 263 00:13:29,240 --> 00:13:32,240 Speaker 1: But I think that they believe they do have some 264 00:13:32,400 --> 00:13:35,800 Speaker 1: pieces who can contribute to that. Because that power angle 265 00:13:35,840 --> 00:13:40,880 Speaker 1: that you're talking about has been a really big conversation point, 266 00:13:41,000 --> 00:13:44,000 Speaker 1: at least to the media from Buddy when he discusses 267 00:13:44,480 --> 00:13:46,760 Speaker 1: what he believes the team needs to really improve on. 268 00:13:47,200 --> 00:13:51,000 Speaker 1: So I agree with you and it is frustrating for everybody, 269 00:13:52,160 --> 00:13:54,319 Speaker 1: and I think that they're just hoping that as these 270 00:13:54,360 --> 00:13:57,839 Speaker 1: guys mature and get more at bats and consistent playing time, 271 00:13:57,920 --> 00:14:01,920 Speaker 1: that they can start turning that out more consistently to 272 00:14:01,960 --> 00:14:04,439 Speaker 1: the level that they've been hoping these guys can. 273 00:14:05,679 --> 00:14:10,080 Speaker 4: What's the Chris Bryant vibe like with fans, with his 274 00:14:10,240 --> 00:14:14,400 Speaker 4: teammates with him, and even with the connection with the media, 275 00:14:14,480 --> 00:14:18,160 Speaker 4: because it hasn't gone as well as everybody thought it 276 00:14:18,240 --> 00:14:21,360 Speaker 4: was going to when he got here. What's that vibe like? 277 00:14:22,160 --> 00:14:25,160 Speaker 1: Well, I'm also curious to kind of get y'all's opinion 278 00:14:25,200 --> 00:14:31,520 Speaker 1: on this. On the home opener on Friday, the booze 279 00:14:31,520 --> 00:14:37,880 Speaker 1: for Chris Bryant were hard to ignore. That's been something 280 00:14:37,920 --> 00:14:42,880 Speaker 1: that we've seen a lot as of late, and kind 281 00:14:42,880 --> 00:14:45,800 Speaker 1: of to what AJ was saying, I think everybody can 282 00:14:45,840 --> 00:14:49,400 Speaker 1: see the frustration and feel the frustration and understand the frustration. 283 00:14:49,560 --> 00:14:54,400 Speaker 1: But I've always struggled with fans booing their home players. 284 00:14:54,400 --> 00:14:57,720 Speaker 1: I mean, I just I don't think it accomplishes much. 285 00:14:57,960 --> 00:15:00,360 Speaker 1: It's kind of like the complete opposite of what happened 286 00:15:00,360 --> 00:15:04,200 Speaker 1: for Tree Turner with the standing ovation. But yeah, I 287 00:15:04,240 --> 00:15:07,240 Speaker 1: mean the the home opener was tough. The fan reaction 288 00:15:07,360 --> 00:15:12,680 Speaker 1: to Chris is you can't you can't ignore the booze 289 00:15:12,680 --> 00:15:17,840 Speaker 1: in the stadium. But I will tell you personally, you 290 00:15:17,880 --> 00:15:21,000 Speaker 1: can tell that Chris is super frustrated. You can tell 291 00:15:21,040 --> 00:15:25,080 Speaker 1: that he's frustrated with these injuries. It just seems. I mean, 292 00:15:25,160 --> 00:15:26,920 Speaker 1: I know, I walked past him in the clubhouse one 293 00:15:26,960 --> 00:15:28,960 Speaker 1: day and he had hurt his back and he was like, 294 00:15:29,040 --> 00:15:32,040 Speaker 1: it's just one thing after another. You know, He's he's 295 00:15:32,440 --> 00:15:37,080 Speaker 1: dealt with injuries constantly since he's gotten here. He has 296 00:15:37,120 --> 00:15:39,920 Speaker 1: been very kind to the media and I really didn't 297 00:15:39,920 --> 00:15:44,520 Speaker 1: know what to expect from him. And he wants he 298 00:15:44,560 --> 00:15:48,040 Speaker 1: wants to talk about life, like he wants to know 299 00:15:48,080 --> 00:15:51,320 Speaker 1: how you are, and he's genuine in that way. And 300 00:15:51,760 --> 00:15:54,360 Speaker 1: with fans, he's the one player every single game he's 301 00:15:54,360 --> 00:15:56,800 Speaker 1: in that lineup, he signs every single autograph of every 302 00:15:56,840 --> 00:16:01,000 Speaker 1: single fan, waiting until they're all gone. So he's been 303 00:16:01,040 --> 00:16:02,960 Speaker 1: good with that. But yeah, I mean, you can sense 304 00:16:02,960 --> 00:16:05,520 Speaker 1: the frustration from Chris. You can sense the frustration from 305 00:16:05,560 --> 00:16:08,920 Speaker 1: the fan base. He's still a leader in that clubhouse. 306 00:16:08,960 --> 00:16:12,560 Speaker 1: He's still the one kind of organizing like show dinners, 307 00:16:12,560 --> 00:16:15,640 Speaker 1: getting the team together. He still is a veteran presence 308 00:16:15,640 --> 00:16:19,000 Speaker 1: in somebody who is very respected in that clubhouse. I 309 00:16:19,120 --> 00:16:22,280 Speaker 1: just think he and the fan base and the coaching 310 00:16:22,320 --> 00:16:25,040 Speaker 1: staff and ownership and everybody just wants to see a 311 00:16:25,040 --> 00:16:27,280 Speaker 1: healthy season of Chris Bryant, to see what he can do, 312 00:16:27,960 --> 00:16:31,640 Speaker 1: and they just haven't been able to get that yet, 313 00:16:31,640 --> 00:16:34,520 Speaker 1: and it's been very frustrating for everybody. 314 00:16:36,600 --> 00:16:36,880 Speaker 3: AJA. 315 00:16:37,040 --> 00:16:39,000 Speaker 2: It is time for people to get some new clubs, 316 00:16:39,080 --> 00:16:40,640 Speaker 2: and to do that, they need to go to their 317 00:16:40,680 --> 00:16:42,480 Speaker 2: local PXG for a fitting, right. 318 00:16:43,160 --> 00:16:45,440 Speaker 3: No doubt. I was there today. I've been there before. 319 00:16:45,640 --> 00:16:47,760 Speaker 3: Last time I was there, they gave me this killer gap. Weay, 320 00:16:47,800 --> 00:16:50,240 Speaker 3: you look at that sweet spot, Scott. It is worn out. 321 00:16:50,280 --> 00:16:52,160 Speaker 3: That is right in the sweet spot right there. So 322 00:16:52,240 --> 00:16:54,640 Speaker 3: I went and got new clubs today, new irons. But 323 00:16:54,760 --> 00:16:56,640 Speaker 3: more importantly, I got this bad boy. I got me 324 00:16:56,680 --> 00:16:58,760 Speaker 3: a new putter. This is my old putter. It's on order. Yes, 325 00:16:58,800 --> 00:17:01,640 Speaker 3: that's my putter cover. She mustang putter. Now I'm going 326 00:17:01,680 --> 00:17:03,440 Speaker 3: to the Allen putter. They talked me into it because 327 00:17:03,480 --> 00:17:06,479 Speaker 3: I was draining some putts today. Bob the guy who 328 00:17:06,560 --> 00:17:08,440 Speaker 3: helped me out, he helped me with my irons. He 329 00:17:08,520 --> 00:17:10,720 Speaker 3: got them teed up perfectly. But then we went to 330 00:17:10,760 --> 00:17:12,640 Speaker 3: the putting green. I was draining them putts because that's 331 00:17:12,640 --> 00:17:13,840 Speaker 3: the most important part of golf. 332 00:17:14,160 --> 00:17:18,159 Speaker 2: PXG fittings are fun. Schedule you're fitting today as you 333 00:17:18,200 --> 00:17:19,920 Speaker 2: can hear from AJ for a limited time, you could 334 00:17:19,920 --> 00:17:23,000 Speaker 2: save up to twenty percent on your entire order. Head 335 00:17:23,000 --> 00:17:27,040 Speaker 2: over to PXG dot com slash foul that's PXG dot 336 00:17:27,080 --> 00:17:29,280 Speaker 2: com slash foul to save up to twenty percent on 337 00:17:29,320 --> 00:17:32,639 Speaker 2: your entire order. PXG dot com slash f o u 338 00:17:32,840 --> 00:17:35,480 Speaker 2: L restrictions apply see site for details. 339 00:17:36,680 --> 00:17:40,960 Speaker 1: But what's about home fans booming players? 340 00:17:41,520 --> 00:17:44,119 Speaker 4: I don't know. I think. I think what I always 341 00:17:44,119 --> 00:17:48,639 Speaker 4: said about booing is if they're booing you, you're already 342 00:17:48,640 --> 00:17:52,560 Speaker 4: booing yourself. No, nobody's ever been booed that You're like, dude, 343 00:17:52,640 --> 00:17:55,520 Speaker 4: I freaking yeah, I'm killing it this year, so he 344 00:17:56,000 --> 00:17:59,680 Speaker 4: knows it. In my opinion, it doesn't help players. AJ 345 00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:03,800 Speaker 4: fed off of it when away fans would boo him. 346 00:18:03,920 --> 00:18:06,159 Speaker 4: I was never good enough to be booed by away fans, 347 00:18:06,160 --> 00:18:07,320 Speaker 4: so there's that. 348 00:18:09,520 --> 00:18:11,240 Speaker 3: I listened to somebody that was booed. I didn't like 349 00:18:11,240 --> 00:18:13,119 Speaker 3: being booed at home. It only happened, really in San 350 00:18:13,119 --> 00:18:16,199 Speaker 3: Francisco when I was there, so and it was fine. 351 00:18:16,280 --> 00:18:18,399 Speaker 3: I mean, you try to ignore it, but you can't. 352 00:18:18,480 --> 00:18:20,600 Speaker 3: And I was only there one year. So for someone 353 00:18:20,600 --> 00:18:22,760 Speaker 3: like Chris it has to go through this for years. 354 00:18:23,359 --> 00:18:26,600 Speaker 3: It stinks. I mean, but I listen. I don't agree 355 00:18:26,640 --> 00:18:28,880 Speaker 3: with it, but I understand why fans are doing. They're frustrated. 356 00:18:28,920 --> 00:18:30,280 Speaker 3: Like you said, Kelsey, they want him to be on 357 00:18:30,320 --> 00:18:32,200 Speaker 3: the field, and they you know, when you sign a 358 00:18:32,200 --> 00:18:34,040 Speaker 3: big deal the way Chris Bryant signed the deal that 359 00:18:34,080 --> 00:18:35,919 Speaker 3: he signed, they want to see you play and they 360 00:18:35,960 --> 00:18:37,240 Speaker 3: want to see out there. And I know it's not 361 00:18:37,320 --> 00:18:39,399 Speaker 3: his fault, but that's what I think. It's more of 362 00:18:39,400 --> 00:18:41,800 Speaker 3: a frustrating thing than it is an actual personal thing. 363 00:18:41,840 --> 00:18:44,399 Speaker 3: It's just like we're frustrated. We want Chris Brian out there, 364 00:18:44,440 --> 00:18:46,440 Speaker 3: as we all do as baseball fans want Chris Bryan 365 00:18:46,480 --> 00:18:48,520 Speaker 3: out there. I want to see the good twenty fifteen, 366 00:18:48,560 --> 00:18:50,320 Speaker 3: twenty sixteen Chris Bryant because he's a hell of a 367 00:18:50,359 --> 00:18:52,240 Speaker 3: player and he brings people to watch. 368 00:18:53,160 --> 00:18:56,560 Speaker 4: Yeah, yeah, and fans will come out. Fans come out 369 00:18:56,560 --> 00:18:57,840 Speaker 4: to Colorado. There's no doubt. 370 00:18:58,720 --> 00:19:01,399 Speaker 1: Every year out of the record their top ten in 371 00:19:01,440 --> 00:19:03,520 Speaker 1: attendance every year. It's always a great crowd, it's always 372 00:19:03,520 --> 00:19:06,879 Speaker 1: a great environment. So yeah, the boos, the boos seemed 373 00:19:06,880 --> 00:19:09,280 Speaker 1: to be louder because of that, but but yeah, it's 374 00:19:09,400 --> 00:19:12,240 Speaker 1: it's still a great environment. And yeah, just frustrating. But 375 00:19:12,960 --> 00:19:16,040 Speaker 1: he's healthy right now, and that's that's the hope, is 376 00:19:16,080 --> 00:19:17,920 Speaker 1: that he can stay healthy because they just want to 377 00:19:17,960 --> 00:19:20,960 Speaker 1: see what a healthy Chris Bryant not only can do, 378 00:19:21,240 --> 00:19:25,479 Speaker 1: but how that impacts the entire lineup, because they do 379 00:19:25,520 --> 00:19:27,080 Speaker 1: have him hitting in the middle of the order. Still 380 00:19:27,080 --> 00:19:29,240 Speaker 1: when he's in the lineup, he's in the five hole. 381 00:19:29,520 --> 00:19:32,639 Speaker 1: Some days he's cleaning up. So I mean, a threatening 382 00:19:32,720 --> 00:19:36,320 Speaker 1: Chris Bryant could help everybody. 383 00:19:36,640 --> 00:19:38,680 Speaker 3: Obviously, they could get him the fourth place. 384 00:19:38,760 --> 00:19:48,000 Speaker 4: Ke Aj of the Vision I know, Kelsey, I gotta 385 00:19:48,000 --> 00:19:50,600 Speaker 4: take you to your tweet that made me laugh. Chase 386 00:19:50,680 --> 00:19:53,640 Speaker 4: Dolander found out about his call. 387 00:19:55,320 --> 00:19:59,520 Speaker 1: Yes, oh my gosh, So we all saw the you 388 00:19:59,560 --> 00:20:02,760 Speaker 1: saw the on social media of them calling him into 389 00:20:02,800 --> 00:20:05,440 Speaker 1: the office. He's going over charts and the video almost 390 00:20:05,480 --> 00:20:09,240 Speaker 1: was anti climatic. So when we were interviewing him whenever 391 00:20:09,280 --> 00:20:11,080 Speaker 1: he got to the ballpark, I was like, Okay, we 392 00:20:11,119 --> 00:20:13,520 Speaker 1: all saw a video, but like, when did you realize 393 00:20:13,560 --> 00:20:16,719 Speaker 1: that something was actually going on? And he started chuckling. 394 00:20:16,720 --> 00:20:18,639 Speaker 1: He's like, yeah, it's actually a funny story. He was like, 395 00:20:18,680 --> 00:20:20,720 Speaker 1: I was on my phone and I get a text 396 00:20:20,760 --> 00:20:24,000 Speaker 1: from a Denver hotel saying we're looking forward to welcoming 397 00:20:24,040 --> 00:20:27,560 Speaker 1: you to your stay here at whatever hotel in Denver. 398 00:20:28,240 --> 00:20:31,119 Speaker 1: And then he got called into the office within like 399 00:20:31,160 --> 00:20:34,320 Speaker 1: twenty thirty minutes. So he went in there, and if 400 00:20:34,400 --> 00:20:37,960 Speaker 1: you watch the video, the phone is like right in front, 401 00:20:37,960 --> 00:20:40,439 Speaker 1: like very close to him. And he was like, I 402 00:20:40,520 --> 00:20:43,160 Speaker 1: go in there and I had just gotten that text message, 403 00:20:43,160 --> 00:20:45,200 Speaker 1: and then I see the phone sitting like two feet 404 00:20:45,200 --> 00:20:48,080 Speaker 1: in front of me, just like facing me, recording me. 405 00:20:48,520 --> 00:20:50,520 Speaker 1: So he kind of looked at his coach and was like, 406 00:20:50,600 --> 00:20:52,639 Speaker 1: is this happening right now? And then he said they 407 00:20:52,640 --> 00:20:55,600 Speaker 1: played it off well and went over the charts. But yeah, 408 00:20:55,760 --> 00:21:00,520 Speaker 1: the automated not the automated hotel test. 409 00:21:01,560 --> 00:21:04,800 Speaker 3: That one might be the first time. How times you changed, 410 00:21:05,000 --> 00:21:06,639 Speaker 3: how times you changed. We used to actually have to 411 00:21:06,640 --> 00:21:08,520 Speaker 3: get called in the office and not get it recorded 412 00:21:08,560 --> 00:21:09,239 Speaker 3: and get called up. 413 00:21:09,280 --> 00:21:12,400 Speaker 4: Now now you find out before it and you got 414 00:21:12,400 --> 00:21:15,320 Speaker 4: a paper ticket. They handed you a paper ticket for 415 00:21:15,440 --> 00:21:16,840 Speaker 4: your flight to where you're going. 416 00:21:18,160 --> 00:21:21,240 Speaker 1: No, not now, not now, you're getting a text from 417 00:21:21,720 --> 00:21:24,200 Speaker 1: from your Denver hotel letting you know you're getting called 418 00:21:24,240 --> 00:21:24,760 Speaker 1: up to the show. 419 00:21:25,160 --> 00:21:28,679 Speaker 2: That's why you gotta be quick, you gotta be on it. Yeah. Well, Elsey, 420 00:21:28,760 --> 00:21:32,280 Speaker 2: this was fun. Great job on that story exactly. Thanks 421 00:21:32,280 --> 00:21:34,959 Speaker 2: for joining us here. Great to have you on and everyone. 422 00:21:35,040 --> 00:21:37,159 Speaker 2: Catch her of course on Rockies games and you can 423 00:21:37,160 --> 00:21:39,000 Speaker 2: give her a follow as well. Thanks Elsey. 424 00:21:39,480 --> 00:21:41,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, thanks guys. Great to see all of y'all.