Colorado Rockies podcast: Spokane Indians on their run to the postseason

Two minor league affiliates of the Colorado Rockies, the High-A Spokane Indians and the Low-A Fresno Grizzlies, will start their quest for a championship on Tuesday night on their home fields.

As we detailed in this article, both Spokane and Fresno will compete in best-of-five series against farm affiliates of the San Francisco Giants. On Monday, we had the chance to talk to Spokane manager Scott Little, pitcher Chris McMahon, and infielder Hunter Stovall about the season that was and the playoffs to come.

Little said on Monday that the key to the entire best-of-5 series boiled down to one thing.

“Pitching,” he chuckled. “If we pitch well, we will win the whole thing.”

That means all eyes will be on the mound at Avista Stadium, including Game 2 when McMahon, a right-hander ranked 10th on Colorado’s top prospect list, will take the hill.

We had the chance to ask McMahon about taking the mound in the playoffs, as well as notes from Little and Stovall on the clubhouse atmosphere in Spokane and how the team rallied from a 14.5-game deficit on August 1 to make the playoffs. You can hear our conversation with them in our latest podcast here.

Here’s what else our latest Colorado Rockies podcast contains

Along with our chat with the Spokane trio, we look at the week to come for the Colorado Rockies, with both the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants coming to Denver for key three-game series. There will be a playoff-type atmosphere at Coors Field as the two National League West rivals battle for the top spot in the division (with plenty of opposing fans in attendance), and the Rockies could well play a key role in which team grabs the NL West crown.

We also discuss the recent promotions of Ryan Vilade and Colton Welker, and exactly why the final games of the season are so important moving forward for the franchise.

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