Mile High Sports Rockies Podcast

Host Shawn Drotar (Mile High Sports Radio) and guest Ronnie Kohrt (Mile High Sports) survey the #Rockies' landscape after splitting a pair in Cleveland before heading to the Sunshine State to take on the Marlins.After blowing two consecutive saves, should fans worry about Greg Holland? Should the team be starting Carlos Gonzalez anymore? He's still hitting only .228 on the season; although he's not striking out any more often than most of his teammates -- will a lack of plate discipline finally catch up to this team?***Brought to you by Tap XIV (tapfourteen.com) on Blake Street in Denver.Follow Ronnie Kohrt on Twitter: @ronniekradioFollow Shawn Drotar on Twitter: @sdrotar

While recording live at Tap XIV, host Shawn Drotar (Mile High Sports Radio), is joined by morning-drive cohorts Nate Lundy and T.J. Carpenter and "Broncos Blitz" host Ryan Greene.The not-entirely-fearsome foursome discuss the #Rockies' evolution as a contender after the trade-deadline additions of reliever Pat Neshek and catcher Jonathan Lucroy -- and what they'll need to do in order for their new club to maintain their current playoff position down the regular season's homestretch.Brought to you by Tap XIV (tapfourteen.com) on Blake Street in Denver.Follow Shawn Drotar on Twitter: @sdrotarFollow Nate Lundy on Twitter: @natelundyFollow T.J. Carpenter on Twitter: @TJCarpenterShowFollow Ryan Greene on Twitter: @RGMileHigh

Host Shawn Drotar (Mile High Sports Radio) and guest Ronnie Kohrt (Mile High Sports) take a look at the recent, promising turnaround by Carlos Gonzalez, who has struggled mightily all season long at the plate. If Gonzalez -- and pitcher Chad Bettis, a 14-game winner last season, now making a miraculous recovery from cancer in Triple-A Albuquerque -- could both return to form in the next few weeks, it would be as if the #Rockies added a pair of high-end players at the looming trade deadline.Shawn and Ronnie consider those possibilities, and discuss who else the Rockies could -- and should -- target in a trade, with the deadline only days away.***Brought to you by Tap XIV (tapfourteen.com) on Blake Street in Denver.Follow Ronnie Kohrt on Twitter: @RonnieKRadioFollow Shawn Drotar on Twitter: @sdrotar

Mile High Sports' Casey Light joins host Shawn Drotar to discuss the Rockies' alarming issues with plate discipline. As one the worst teams in the National League in terms of strikeout-to-walk ratio, the Rockies' offense has been prone to prolonged slumps thanks to fewer opportunities for big innings; Casey and Shawn talk about the options that manager Bud Black and his staff might have in terms of helping his hitters become more patient and selective at the plate.Brought to you by Tap XIV (tapfourteen.com) on Blake Street in Denver.Follow Casey on Twitter: @lightonhisfeetFollow Shawn on Twitter: @sdrotar

Host Shawn Drotar (Mile High Sports Radio) and guest Ronnie Kohrt (Mile High Sports) dissect the #Rockies' 5-13 skid into the All-Star break, which thankfully ended in a dominant win at home.Rookie pitcher Kyle Freeland took a no-hitter into the ninth inning against the Chicago White Sox before finally surrendering a base hit to Melky Cabrera, but the electric performance may serve a launching pad for the rest of the season -- assuming that the Rockies' surprisingly inconsistent offense starts cooperating, of course...Brought to you by Tap XIV (tapfourteen.com) on Blake Street in Denver.Follow Ronnie Kohrt on Twitter: @ronniekradioFollow Shawn Drotar on Twitter: @sdrotar

That was no fun. No fun at all. After a pair of blowout losses to the Diamondbacks, the Rockies suddenly find themselves in a rough position in the NL West Standings. However, with a big series against the Dodgers right around the corner, they have a chance to get themselves back on top of the division. Host Shawn Drotar and guest Ryan Edwards dissect look back on the Diamondbacks series  and ahead to this weekend's swing into Los Angeles.***Brought to you by Tap XIV (tapfourteen.com) on Blake Street in Denver.Follow Ryan Edwards on Twitter: @redwardsradioFollow Shawn Drotar on Twitter: @sdrotar

SPOILER ALERT: No. They are not.That didn't stop ESPN's Tony Kornheiser from calling the 46-26, National League-leading Rockies exactly that on Monday. As part of a segment on "Pardon the Interruption", Kornheiser tore into the team, saying, "Ever since I saw them in the 2007 World Series, when they went down four-love to Boston, I have this prejudice against them. That they're a fraud team — they're a fraud team propped up by altitude."Host Shawn Drotar and guest Ronnie Kohrt dissect the lazy argument -- even though they understand why the usually-excellent Kornheiser felt the way he did. After all, the Rockies haven't had a winning season since 2010.Seven years later, however, it appears as if the franchise might have finally turned a corner.***Brought to you by Tap XIV (tapfourteen.com) on Blake Street in Denver.Follow Ronnie Kohrt on Twitter: @RonnieKRadioFollow Shawn Drotar on Twitter: @sdrotar

Host Shawn Drotar (Mile High Sports Radio) and guest Ronnie Kohrt (Mile High Sports) take a look at the #Rockies after they lost their first road series of the season the Pittsburgh Pirates -- immediately after they took three of four from the defending champion Cubs in Wrigley Field.Shawn explains why he predicted in May that the Rockies' trio of young starters -- Antonio Senzatela, Kyle Freeland and German Marquez -- would struggle at this point in the season, and expects that to continue during the team's multi-week string of games against NL West rivals.In the meantime, the two express concern regarding the mentality of the team's younger players, following the Pittsburgh series; knowing that manager Bud Black's ability to help his charges navigate the peaks and valleys of a 162-game season is critical to the Rockies' success.Brought to you by Tap XIV (tapfourteen.com) on Blake Street in Denver.Follow Ronnie Kohrt on Twitter: @RonnieKRadioFollow Shawn Drotar on Twitter: @sdrotar

Shawn Drotar is live at Tap Fourteen with Darren Copeland, Alissa Noe, and Aniello Piro for this episode of the Blake Street Irregulars. The wins continue as the #Rockies sweep the Indians and prepare for four on the road at Wrigley.

Host Shawn Drotar and weekly guest Ronnie Kohrt take a look at the Rockies' bounce-back trip to San Diego, and discuss when should be a change in the Rockies' rotation.Jeff Hoffman, the centerpiece of the Rockies' Troy Tulowitzki trade, has started three games this season. He's won three games this season. In his last two starts (and wins), Hoffman's allowed only a single run in each, all while striking out 16 batters in 14 innings, and walking... none.At this point, it would be unconscionable to send Hoffman back to the minors, so Ronnie and Shawn envision their ideal Rockies' rotation -- with and without the soon-to-return Jon Gray. With both of last season's World Series participants up next, what do the Rockies need to do at home against Cleveland, and on the road against the Cubs in Wrigley Field?Brought to you by Tap XIV (tapfourteen.com) on Blake Street in Denver.Follow Ronnie Kohrt on Twitter: @RonnieKRadioFollow Shawn Drotar on Twitter: @sdrotar

As the Colorado Rockies enjoy their best-ever start, their surprising array of young starting pitching has vaulted the team into postseason contention.Rookies Antonio Senzatela, Kyle Freeland and German Marquez have quickly become household names, so who better to evaluate them then some of the rising stars of Denver's sports media?Recorded live at Tap XIV (1920 Blake Street in Denver) 5280 Sports Network's Ryan Greene, and Mile High Sports' Alissa Noe and Aniello Piro joined host Shawn Drotar to take in the sunny weather on the rooftop and discuss the remarkable shift in the way the Rockies have played -- and their newfound respect throughout Major League Baseball.***Brought to you by Tap XIV (tapfourteen.com) on Blake Street in Denver.Follow our guests on Twitter:Ryan Greene: @RGreene5280Alissa Noe: @crazysportgirl1Aniello Piro: @APiroMHSFollow host Shawn Drotar on Twitter: @sdrotar

Hosts Shawn Drotar (SB Nation Radio, Mile High Sports Radio) and Ronnie Kohrt (Mile High Sports) recap the Rockies' longest road trip of the season -- while the team plays its series finale in Philadelphia.The phenomenal road trip hit all the marks for the Rockies: their young pitchers continued their string of success, veteran starter Tyler Chatwood appeared to turn a corner, shortstop Trevor Story returned from injury, and outfielder Carlos Gonzalez's bat caught fire.As the club heads back to Coors Field for a weekend series against the contending Cardinals, momentum is clearly on the Rockies' side -- even if the pitching matchups aren't. The #Rockies are for real, but they'll have to continue to prove it to a skeptical national media... and their long-suffering fan base.Brought to you by Tap XIV (tapfourteen.com) on Blake Street in Denver.Follow Ronnie Kohrt on Twitter: @RonnieKRadioFollow Shawn Drotar on Twitter: @sdrotar

Host Shawn Drotar (SB Nation Radio, Mile High Sports Radio) and guest Doug Ottewill (Editor-in-chief, Mile High Sports Magazine) discuss the success of young hurlers Kyle Freeland, Antonio Senzatela and German Marquez, and wonder if struggling veteran Tyler Chatwood has reached a make-or-break point with the Rockies.Chatwood, 3-6 on the season in large part to significant control issues, hasn't been able to limit walks, or the damage that often springs from them.As Tyler Anderson seems to be almost over his early-season struggles, and with Jeff Hoffman -- making his second start of the season in Philly following an impressive win over the Dodgers at Coors Field -- coming on quickly, is Chatwood's spot in the rotation at risk? Will it be in a few weeks, when ace Jon Gray returns to the mound?Shawn and Doug break it down, while incredulous that they're discussing the possibility that the Rockies might have too many quality starting pitchers -- a new, unusual, and pleasant development for longtime fans.Brought t

Host Shawn Drotar (SB Nation Radio, Mile High Sports Radio) is joined by Mile High Sports' Ronnie Kohrt, as the Rockies wrap up a 10-game homestand that saw them retain their hold on first place in the NL West. Now, the team goes on the road for 10 more -- can the Rockies' veteran pitchers keep up with the rookies? Will the offense travel if they can't?Tyler Chatwood and Tyler Anderson were expected to be stalwarts in the Rockies' rotation -- instead, they've been liabilities. Rookies Antonio Senzatela -- who's six wins has him tied for the lead in all of Major League Baseball -- Kyle Freeland, and German Marquez have been keeping the rotation afloat in the meantime.As for the bats, Carlos Gonzalez's seems to finally be heating up, and it's looking like the Rockies will need it against the first-place Twins and surprising Reds.Brought to you by Tap XIV (tapfourteen.com) on Blake Street in Denver.Follow Ronnie Kohrt on Twitter: @RonnieKRadioFollow Shawn Drotar on Twitter: @sdrotar

Host Shawn Drotar (SB Nation Radio, Mile High Sports Radio) is joined by fellow Mile High Sports Radio host and AP writer Danny Williams -- the pair discuss the Rockies' extraordinary run of pitching performances by rookies Antonio Senzatela, Kyle Freeland and German Marquez, and how the sage managing of Bud Black is leading the way to a bright future for the trio.Brought to you by Tap XIV (tapfourteen.com) on Blake Street in Denver.Follow Danny Williams on Twitter: @tweetsdannyFollow Shawn Drotar on Twitter: @sdrotar

Host Shawn Drotar (SB Nation Radio, Mile High Sports Radio) is joined by guest Doug Ottewill, editor-in-chief of Mile High Sports magazine as the first-place Rockies head into the season's second month.The Rockies may be atop the NL West, have the Rookie of the Month for April (starting pitcher Antonio Senzatela) and the Reliever of the Month (closer Greg Holland), but it's last year's revelation -- shortstop Trevor Story -- that's most intriguing.Batting only .160 with a whopping 45 percent of his at-bats ending with strikeouts, is Story a superstar-in-waiting, or did his hot start in 2016 mask deficiencies in his swing that may be too much to overcome?Brought to you by Tap XIV (tapfourteen.com) on Blake Street in Denver.Follow Doug Ottewill on Twitter: @dottewillFollow Shawn Drotar on Twitter: @sdrotar

As Shawn Drotar enjoys a much deserved vacation, Nate Lundy fills in as Ronnie Kohrt from Mile High Sports joins him to discuss the Rockies big three game sweep of the Giants over the weekend. Plus, did the Rockies catch a break against the Nationals? That and why Trevor Story's batting average is struggling on today's podcast, presented by Tap Fourteen.

Mile High Sports' Casey Light, who pitched in college, joins host Shawn Drotar to discuss how new Rockies manager Bud Black's long leash -- in comparison to former skipper Walt Weiss' quick hook -- can not only reduce wear and tear on the bullpen, but help build confidence in Colorado's young hurlers.In the wake of Jon Gray's fractured foot, Black's experience and knowledge will be tested along with the Rockies' ever-younger rotation.Brought to you by Tap XIV (tapfourteen.com) on Blake Street in Denver.Follow Casey on Twitter: @lightonhisfeetFollow Shawn on Twitter: @sdrotar

Recorded live at Tap Fourteen in LoDo, Shawn Drotar welcomes Ryan Edwards, Darren Copeland, and Brad Evans to the "Blake Street Irregulars" podcast. Now that the Rockies have 10 games in the books, what are the early observations? Plus, with Brad's interest in the well-being of his fantasy team, the guys discuss the best Rockies players for your league's success.

From Mile High Sports, Ryan Edwards joins Shawn Drotar to look back at the first three series of the year, including the two against the Dodger and Padres. The pitching has looked good, but the hitting has been inconsistent. Are the guys worried? That and more on today's episode, recorded live on the rooftop at Tap Fourteen downtown in LoDo.