Colorado Rockies podcast: Hall of Fame talk, Fresno Grizzlies deep dive

In our latest Colorado Rockies-focused podcast, we look ahead to baseball season with a specific focus on the Low-A Fresno Grizzlies as well as the next round of voting for the Baseball Hall of Fame.

We are talking Todd Helton, the Baseball Hall of Fame, and minor league baseball on this Colorado Rockies podcast

With former Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz becoming the only player to earn his place in the Baseball Hall of Fame during the most recent Baseball Hall of Fame voting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA), we talk about that selection as well as the gains made by Todd Helton this year. We also ask aloud about the different standards for different positions that seem to pop up every year when the votes are tabulated.

Also in this podcast, we are joined by Jonathan Bravo, director of marketing and communications for the Fresno Grizzlies, as well as the team’s media relations coordinator, Stephen Rice. With the franchise coming off its first year as the Low-A affiliate of the Colorado Rockies, we talk about what the changes were like for the franchise and its fans last season.

We also talk with Bravo and Rice about the upcoming alternate identities for the team during the 2022 season, ranging from Tacos to Tigers. What goes into those decisions and what impact do these different identities have on the community?

Also, you will want to hear the story about the steps the Grizzlies are taking to pay homage to the Fresno Tigers, “who originally took the field in 1946 as part of West Coast Negro League Baseball,” according to a release from the Grizzlies.

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