Drew Goodman Podcast Ep. 310 | Denver Nuggets moves | Rockies this week | Mickey Moniak joins Drew

Drew Goodman Podcast Ep. 310 | Denver Nuggets moves | Rockies this week | Mickey Moniak joins Drew

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There was a flurry of activity and the uh the two-headed general manager partnership looks like it’s working out just fine because the Nuggets are getting rave reviews around the NBA for how they’ve improved their roster. And keep in mind, the Nuggets took the world champion Oklahoma City Thunder to seven games. The Thunder eliminated the Nuggets, as we know, in game seven, then ultimately went on to win the NBA championship over the Indiana uh Pacers, but the Nuggets were were pretty darn close. And it was very clear, you don’t have to be a basketball savant to know the difference in that series. And the difference even if the Nuggets had somehow gotten past Oklahoma City would be their depth or lack thereof and they addressed it clearly. The other issue could there was depth and there was three-point shooting uh a lack of three-point shooting. The Nuggets shot fewer threes than anybody uh in the NBA a year ago. And they went out and they got an old friend in Bruce Brown who’s a terrific defender. And they also got Tim Hardaway Jr. Both of those guys can shoot the three. Both of those guys can make clutch threes, not just in, you know, mid January games, but in crunch time in the postseason, they have a record of doing that. And it didn’t cost them a lot of money to get those two veterans who are, you know, on the the backside of their career, but still very valuable commodities. The biggest deal that they did, Michael Porter Jr., who was always coveted by the organization, very close to the Kroni family with his ties to the University of Missouri, uh, etc. They traded him for Cameron Johnson. Now, Cameron Johnson is a guy that also shoots the three very well, similar size, maybe a couple inches shorter. Um, honestly, a better defender. This This seems like an upgrade. It really does. And we’ll see how it plays out. The Nuggets also rid themselves of what became an ownorous contract because it was a max deal when Porter signed it. And so they sent a future number one uh to New Jersey or to New York, I should say, to Brooklyn to um to make that deal whole. And on paper, I love it. I love everything they’ve done so far. Now, the the one thing as we tape this, it’s up in the air, is Jonas Valenunis is now talking about perhaps playing in Europe. And what will that do to the Nuggets having a true backup center for when Joic needs some time off the floor? He’s not going to play 48 minutes every night. That you can’t do that, right? So, that I is still kind of maybe a wrench in the plans, but you got to love everything they’ve done so far. And I even will tell you that with Deron Holmes coming back, young player who the Nuggets love his upside, this will be a different looking team, especially the second unit and it’ll be a better team and it can be better starting five and it can be a better second unit without question just on the moves that they’ve made already. And one of the things that I have not read about at all because it’s it centers all of the pieces written about what the Nuggets have done centers on the acquisition but they don’t talk about Christian Brown for instance still being a young player who made marvelous strides last year especially offensively his ability to shoot the three. used to be a reluctant three-point shooter and with his work ethic, there’s no reason to believe that he doesn’t m maybe the leap isn’t as significant as it was from year two to year three, but year three to year four, not without uh beyond the realm of possibility. One would assume that he’s going to get, you know, that much better. I I I really like where the Nuggets are. You got to love where the Nuggets are based on what they accomplished last year in the postseason. Probably surprising a lot of people. And there’s no question they have a much better and deeper roster now as they embark on uh on the season, which you know, summer flies by. Next thing you know, we’ll be talking hoops on a on a regular basis. So, big kudos uh to the Denver Nuggets for all that they have done so far. Um I want to want to talk one more thing about the NBA. I know we live in a period of time where everyone has a podcast. I put my hand over my chest. I got a podcast. Everybody has a podcast. And we also have these talk shows in the morning of which I’m guilty. I I I listen to Stephen A quite a bit. Don’t necessarily agree with everything he says, but I watch First Take. And it’s concocting controversy sometimes where there isn’t controversy or trying to solicit opinions on things you probably wouldn’t have an opinion on because they have to fill up a couple of hours every day. One topic that seems to come up annually is where will Kevin Durant land? And I’m like because it was a big topic until he was traded from Phoenix to Houston. And I’m like who cares? Kevin Durant’s a Hall of Famer. Kevin Durant’s a great great player. One of the best shooters we’ll ever see, especially considering he’s almost seven feet tall. And he’s done his fair share of winning. But he didn’t turn Phoenix around even though he was coupled with Booker and and Bradley Beal. Didn’t turn them into instant contenders. And I don’t know how it’ll play out in Houston. Houston defensively really good team. Does this help them enough offensively that that uh they come out of the West next year? I don’t know. But I just never have understood why it became like the biggest story or one of the biggest stories. Where will Kevin Durant land? He’s going to play next year at 37. So, it’s not like this is 27y old Kevin Durant, but that’s that’s the world we live in with the podcasts like my own, like all the talk shows, the argument shows as some people um will call them. By the way, we have Mickey Monia coming up uh in a little bit. We’re going to get to that shortly. Want to talk about the Rockies this week. Came home from Milwaukee. They played three against a Houston team that is surprisingly way out in front in the American League West. And I say surprisingly because Kyle Tucker, who’s a great player, was traded in the off season to Chicago and is scoring for the Cubs right now, will be the most coveted free agent at the end of the season. Alec Bregman is no longer a Houston Astro. he now applies uh his craft for the Boston Red Sox, who the Rockies will play in a few days. And so you say, I we understand that Houston’s had this phenomenal run, but they’re going to have to take a step back. You know, Seattle every year seems like on the cusp of doing things. Texas is only a year plus removed from being world champions. No way Houston’s going to be on top in that division. Well, here we are, you know, handful of days away from the All-Star break and Houston’s way out in front in the American League West. Well, I got to see them up close and personal as they took on the Rockies and I’m I’m trying to figure out, you know, why are they so good? Well, they’ve been great in one-run games, which to me is somewhat arbitrary. They do pitch well offensively. They’re pedestrian at best. They have, you know, badly missed the the big left-handed bat. um who’s been out the whole year and I’m escaping his name right now. I’ll think of it in a in a moment. Um you still have Jose Altuve, but they they’re kind of grinding out games. And so I had like this epiphany and and it’s a sports cliche, but I think it has meaning. I really do think it has validity to it. And that is the fact that teams that have a winning culture, that are accustomed to winning and winning big, and that would apply to the Houston Astros, they expect to win every time they take the field. There’s an expectation if they’re down a run or two late that they will come back and find a way to win. that when they’re ahead by a a run or two late that their bullpin even if it’s injured and they’ve dealt with a lot of injuries Houston they’ll come through and close out the game. And then there are other teams and the Rockies fall clearly into this category that they honestly hope to win because they keep seeing enough bad things happen over the last several years and and we know the accumulation of losses more recently that yeah, you know, we’re up and and you know, let’s go and and the energy is good and positive in their clubhouse. Believe it or not, it really is. um despite all of the losses and despite the talk of being on a record pace for losses, but it it’s not an expectation to win, it’s a hope to win. And the Rockies aren’t alone in that category. And you can go to the NBA and the NHL and the NFL and the same thing exists. And I think it’s real. I think that the really good teams not only have talent clearly, but there’s an expectation to win. And that only comes as a byproduct of winning and winning quite a bit over a period of time. And that’s why the Houston Astros can lose a lot of bigname players. Yordon Alvarez, by the way, is who I was trying to think of. Yordon Alvarez barely played this year. He’s one of the great sluggers in the game. But most teams couldn’t overcome that. Couldn’t overcome Bregman no longer being there, Kyle Tucker no longer being there, the number of injuries they’ve had to their rotation. Yet, there’s an expectation to win. And that’s why I think they come out on top in so many one-run games. Um but um I do think there is validity um to that. And the only way it changes is I do like the Rockies culture. I’m around it every single day. I think that they are playing much better in many areas, not all. defense. I still can’t explain to you why the defense has been as poor as it uh has been all year, but under Warren Schaefer, I mean, they get after it every day. And we talked about the fact that they’re running more and taking the extra base hit, and they show up every day. They’re not going through the motions. And I’m sure this these next few weeks are going to be interesting because some bodies are going to get moved. But over a period of time, and I hope two years, three years from now, we’re talking about a team that’s that’s started to to win more frequently and maybe accomplishing things like the postseason again. And then you start to build that expectation to win, but it it takes time and we know the Rockies in that regard uh have a long way to go. watching Milwaukee last week, watching the Houston Astros play. Um, they have, you know, guys that don’t swing and miss and it keeps coming back to that for me. There’s way too many empty at bats. The the Rockies just brought up another young slugger who fingers cross, you know, turns out well and, you know, you don’t find that out overnight. Takes a long period of time usually to determine exactly what you have. Yank Fernandez came up, big strong guy who’s gonna, you know, wow you during batting practice. Um, he really came on in Albuquerque and he deserves the opportunity to be here. But like so many young Rockies quote unquote want to be sluggers, hope to be sluggers, there’s too much swing and miss and you cannot have a roster full of Tyler Freeman, who I absolutely love. Um, but you have to have guys who put the ball in play more like the Dodgers are able to do, like the Houston Astros are able to do, like even a team devoid of, you know, the slug element, the Milwaukee Brewers, they put the ball in play and then over a period of time also, you have to acquire enough arms that miss bats. Got to miss more bats. So, it’s it’s stuff we talked about before. Um, and sometimes it’s it’s, you know, somewhat right in your face as a broadcaster when you’re facing teams like the Astros, like the Brewers that are able to do that. And I think that’s going to be the direction moving forward in terms of player acquisition uh for the Rockies. Um, trying to address that more because it’s it’s becoming alarming. I know the strikeouts are everywhere in baseball. Every year they seem to set a new record. It’s not just the Rockies. Swinging missing is is not um the walk of shame when you punch out that it used to be uh in baseball, but if you’re going to if you’re going to employ that kind of group, you better hit a lot of home runs. And um and the Rockies right now, as you know, have not hit enough home runs. But it’s an ongoing process. And uh again, over the next few weeks, I think there’s going to be some player movement. there’s going to probably be some prospects coming back to talk about and we’ll get into that at uh that point in time. One of the interesting moves that the Rockies made right before opening day was they were able to uh acquire Mickey Monia who’s a former number one pick in the entire draft out of a San Diego area high school and he debuted with Philadelphia Phillies, the team that drafted him and he had some moments there but he was playing with a real veteran group with an expectation every night. speaking of expectation that they were going to win. And he ultimately was traded to the Angels for Noah Synindergard. And with the Angels, he had his two best years in the big leagues. 23 especially was a good year. Last year, not as good as 23. Um, and then he was let go in spring training. That’s how the Rockies acquired him. Well, as we uh have this conversation, Mickey Monia playing about 75% of the time has really done nicely. He’s two off as we tape this uh on a Saturday afternoon. Uh he’s too off of uh his careerhigh in home runs. He’s already got a dozen, so he’s on pace to be in the mid20s for home runs. He’s got a lot of extra base hits, so his OPS is in the high 700s. He’s played well defensively. He can steal the occasional bag, and he just turned 27 about a month ago. So, I think this is a real solid acquisition um for the Rockies and he can be one of those players, you’ve heard me say this before, that can be part of the answer, part of the solution going forward. He’s also a good dude. So, I think you’re going to enjoy our conversation this week. Uh Rocky’s outfielder, sometimes in right, sometimes playing now for Brentton Doyle in center. Mickey Monia. This time of year, All-Star breaks a couple weeks away. You’ve been at this a while. How’s the body holding up? It’s good. Yeah, it feels good. Um, feels like every year, uh, you know, doing this, find new ways to to make sure it’s feeling good on a daily basis. And, um, yeah, you know, 10th year Pro Bowl now. So, I’ve, uh, got some good things that that I like to do to kind of stay fresh and, you know, definitely still learn. So, I want to take you back. Um, you’re unusual. A first of all to be a big leager it’s hard hard to get here but the fact that you went 1-1 I mean that’s a label that you will always carry has it been a burden at times uh you know I think uh maybe subconsciously um you know nobody’s nobody’s harder on on me than me so uh you know coming through the minor leagues um you know getting called up uh you know whether I was 1-1 or not I I wanted to prove that you know I can be a good baseball player in this league And um you know it took a little bit longer than uh some would have liked longer than I would have liked. Um but you know I think uh you know everything kind of happens for a reason and you know carrying that 1-1 I would say is more of an honor than a burden. Was it tough going where you did in terms I don’t I’m not talking about the draft like going to Philadelphia because Philadelphia is can be tough on on the best players. You know if they have one bad night it’s like they’re they’re on them. You know how Philly fans are. Was that a tough place to break in? Yeah, you know, I think uh they’re very passionate fans and um you know, I think that you know, anywhere you go, any all the fans are going to you know, they’re going to root for their teams. They’re going to live and die with their teams and I think uh you know, Philadelphia more so than others, I would say. But, um you know, I think the fans were the fans. They were awesome. you know, I think uh majority of the interactions I had with Philly fans were positive and, you know, they supported me, you know, throughout. And um you know, the I think the more the tougher part about, you know, coming up was, you know, being with a team that was uh you know, had hundreds of millions of dollars in the field. You know, they were in win now mode. Uh and you know, there wasn’t really a leash for me to go out and get 100 at bats. I think the most at bats I got in a single stint in the big leagues in Philly was maybe 25. So, um just uh you know there wasn’t a like I said there wasn’t a huge lease to get comfortable in the big leagues and uh totally understand understand why you know they uh they were in win now mode when I was there. They’re in win now win now mode now and um you know I think uh you know they made they traded me felt like it would it would help them and and ultimately uh help me. So, uh, yeah, you know, I think, um, I think coming up in Philly was was something that was good for me. I think it, uh, definitely, you know, toughened me up. Um, you know, kind of spent the years that that turned me into a man there and, yeah, very grateful for. Was there, uh, a guy, cuz there’s always big names, right, that you played with that that took the time to kind of put his arm around you and take you, you know, under under their wing, so to speak. Yeah. You know, I think uh every guy in that Philly clubhouse kind of did their part uh in kind of guiding me, mentoring me. Um you know, I got to play with some incredible baseball players, incredible people. Um you know, I got to, you know, spend time with guys, I think early in my career when I first came up, Jay Bruce, uh was the guy um when I first got there to kind of take me under his wing a little bit. Tommy Hunter and Jake Harriet. I remember kind of um bringing me and Alec Bowman in and and kind of just making us feel comfortable in the big leagues. Um you know, Bryce was a guy when when he signed there. I remember it was my first big league camp and I think I went to DA that year, but you know, he went out of his way to come up to me and just be like, “Hey, dude. Anything you need, let me know. I’m here for you.” Um, and then you know guys like JT, uh, Schwarber, Reese Hoskins, um, Castianos, I mean the list goes on and on. Um, and then you obviously Mike in Nahim and, um, yeah, Kevin Polar last year was big for me. Uh, there’s been a lot of guys I’ve been fortunate to play with and, um, you know, I think every every guy that I’ve played with has kind of impacted me in uh, in their own way and I’m very uh, yeah, again, very grateful for. Would you change anything? I mean, it’s easy always to to alter things, if you will. Uh, and and I’m pointing toward the fact that you went 1-1, which is, you know, phenomenal achievement in itself. But did you miss maybe, hey, when buddies were school and and you know, the guys who went and played college baseball, that sort of thing. Do you ever think about that? No. No. I uh from a young age, I knew I wanted to play pro ball. I knew I wanted to be a big leager. um you know going into the draft there’s obviously a really good chance that you know I was going to be able to fulfill that dream of you know kind of getting it started um you know playing pro ball but at the end of the day you know going into the draft I was also I mean I was just as uh excited to go to UCLA and to play for coach Savage and kind of live that whole experience. Um but you know the way it worked out about as good as it could have worked out. Um, you know, I still had all my friends who were in college, you know, you got the whole offseason, which is, you know, in the middle of the school school year. So, I got to go visit a bunch of buddies, bunch of different places. Um, experience the college life, and then, you know, come February, it was time to to play baseball, do exactly what I wanted to do. Did the 23 season solidify in your mind that, hey, not only do I belong here, but I can excel here? Yeah, most definitely. Uh, 2023 was huge for me. um you know up until that point had had a hadn’t had a ton of success in the big leagues. Uh you know was up and down for 3 years at that point and uh you know 2023 going into spring training kind of knew it was a pivotal year for me uh in my career and and just kind of my mental state as far as you know having the confidence like you said to to be a big leager to succeed. Um you know put in a lot of good work that offseason went into spring training had a good spring. didn’t make the team out of camp. Um but went down to Triple A and you know continued to to play well and you know when I got caught called up um was in a good spot to to go out there and perform. Felt like I was in a good space mentally uh and yeah the rest is history. you know, had a good year that year and I think that year was uh a huge stepping stone in, you know, my career to to be able to say, you know, I belong here. Um, you know, I can do this, you know, at a high level and um, you know, hopefully for a long time, either verbally or maybe through observation, is there one thing that comes to mind in your relationship with Mike Trout that you’ve taken away? You know, I think uh I think the biggest thing playing with guys like Mike and you know, Bryce and Showi and you know, these superstars that, you know, can’t really go outside their hotel room and and and uh you know, kind of be in the public eye cuz they are so big and and larger than life is that uh they’re just they’re just guys. I mean, it’s the craziest thing. You know, I think uh you I grew up watching Mike play. Uh I think you know, when I got interviewed in pre-draft workouts, they asked who my favorite player was. And I remember saying Mike Trout in high school. Um, you know, I’ve always admired him, you know, as a baseball player, but, you know, getting to know him, getting to be his teammate. Uh, you know, getting to build a friendship with him. Uh, you know, kind of it kind of puts things in perspective as far as like, you know, everybody who plays this game, they’re just human beings. And, uh, we were blessed with incredible talent to be able to do what we do. Um, and I think he he was a perfect example of that of, you know, who a guy is going to go down as one of the best to ever do it. And um just to watch him go about his business on a daily basis, how he treats people, how he treats the fans, um definitely was probably my biggest takeaway. Yeah. And then you know this game obviously dayto-day all it does is try to rob you of confidence, but you get released couple days before opening day this year and you and you end up in Colorado, which we’ll we’ll talk about here, but what was that 24 hours like? Yeah, you know, it was crazy. Um, you know, I think it was obviously something new for me getting released. Um, you know, you never expect to um, for whatever reason, it happened. And, uh, you know, surprisingly, it was uh, it was a pretty quick turnaround as far as mentally being like, “All right, what’s next?” And, uh, you know, when I called my agent right after I got released, he already had, you know, inclinations that things are going to be okay. and be okay quickly. And um you know, he’d mentioned Colorado and you know, I got excited once I heard that just because, you know, it’s always been a team that has shown interest in me since I was, you know, in high school coming through the draft and and uh you know, throughout the years on other teams, um you whether that be the trade deadline, offseason, whatever, you know, may have you. But um yeah, you know, I think uh it was a crazy crazy 24 48 hours. Um, but uh definitely grateful for it. You know, I think uh there’s a lot of learning moments in this game. A lot of things you can experience that’ll just make you stronger and I think that was one of them. Are you pleased with so far what’s transpired individually? Obviously from a record standpoint, you know, nobody’s pleased, but from what you’ve been able to accomplish so far in your first few months here. Yeah, I think uh I think so far my time here has been uh it’s been awesome. You know, I got welcomed with open arms. You know, when I came in the day before opening day, uh the guys have been great. you know, I felt like I’ve, you know, kind of fit into this clubhouse really quickly and um, you know, the coaching staff, you know, when it was Buddy and and, you know, Bam Bam when I first got there to, you know, Clint to, you know, now having Sha and um, and check and and Nick, you know, it’s been uh, just a lot of good people. Um, you know, I’d say I think uh, like you said, nobody’s nobody’s excited where we are as a team. Um, you know, we can kind of take that as it is and and just try to get better every day and I feel like we have been doing that. Um, you know, I feel like we’re getting better. I think we’re young. I think that uh, you know, there’s there’s a lot of talent in this room. So, I think, you know, being here, that’s something that’s very exciting. And, uh, yeah, you know, I’ve definitely enjoyed my, you know, couple months here so far. I say this quite a bit on the air or or periodically at least that you just turned 27. I mean that that’s typically 26 to 32 is is what everyone states is the prime as a as a major league baseball player. So you’re at the very beginning of your prime even though the name’s been out there for a while starting way back obviously when you were the first pick in the draft. Do you look at that and say I know the best is in front of me? Yeah. you know, I think uh you know, debuting at 22 years old um kind of gave me a head start um you know, to get to where I’m at today. And uh yeah, you know, 27 years old definitely think there’s the best still ahead. And um you know, I think my whole mentality ever since I got drafted was just to get better every day. And um you know, I love the game of baseball. I think that you know, they’re going to have to tear the jersey off me for me to stop playing. So, as long as I got a jersey on me, I’m going to continue to try to get better, continue to uh to grow my game, continue to try to help the team win. And um yeah, you know, it’s uh it is crazy to think about sometimes. Uh you know, I kind of got to remind myself that at times um but that there’s a kind of remind myself there’s a lot ahead, but um yeah, just one of those things or just take it day by day. I would think this uh the the way Warren Schaefer wants to play fits a lot of your skill set. Wants to run, wants to be aggressive, take the extra base. Is that how you look at it? Yeah, most definitely. Uh Shape brings the energy every day. He’s uh you know, he likes to push the envelope. He knows that we got guys up and down this lineup that can do a lot of things and um you know we got guys who can hit the ball out of the ballpark, guys who can run um you know putting on the hit and run, you know, kind of playing the game of baseball the way it’s meant to be played and um you know I think we’re kind of seeing that over the last few weeks uh as an offense in the month of June. you know, I think we’ve been clicking. Uh, we’ve been we’ve been putting together good at bats. Um, and uh, yeah, I think Sha’s, you know, obviously he’s the leader of that and, um, he’s the driving force in that and I think it definitely suits me and and our team. Last one. Whether you broadcast, whether you play as you do, whether you coach, whether you’re a fan, that guy who is your teammate, who you’re playing against as we uh, chat right now, show he’s a freak show. He may go down, you know, in my mind as the greatest player of all time. What did you take away from being his teammate? What would you tell someone who asked like I am, what’s this cat all about? What makes him tick? You know, I think uh like I was saying about those guys I mentioned before, he’s just one of the guys, you know, you see him in the clubhouse um hanging out, you know, playing Clash Royale on his phone, talking crap, you know, everything that every single guy here does, he does. He just happened to be blessed with some unbelievable ability to pitch in the big leagues at a very high level and hit in the big leagues at a very high level. uh you know people who ask me I I tell them you know we got to we got to cherish it while it’s here cuz you know we may never see this again. We definitely haven’t seen this um to the to the level that he’s done it. Um but again at the end of the day he’s also one of the guys and um you know I consider him a good friend and uh he’s definitely somebody that I’ll uh I’ll be able to tell my kids grandkids that uh you know got to share the field with them. Very cool. Hey, good luck tonight. Good luck. Stay healthy the rest of the way. Yeah, appreciate Big thanks to Mickey and hope uh his success continues. As I said, I really like that move. Kind of a subtle move uh by the Rockies, but it looks like uh a real good acquisition. We’ll have more uh prior to the All-Star break uh with the Rockies again. They head to Boston next week and on to Cincinnati. I’m going to play hookie from Cincinnati, take a few days off, extend my All-Star break a little bit, hang out with friends and family uh back east, maybe even head up to Martha’s Vineyard for a day. So, I’m looking forward to that. Um, Avalanche look more and more like they’re going to take they have they have money and they’re going to wait. We’ll see if this holds out, but looks like they’re going to wait till in season maybe to address whatever their need is closer to the trade deadline. Is it a 3C, a third center? We’ll see with that. I was told by Marky who lets me uh keeps me a breast of what’s going on in sports talk radio because uh even though at different times in my career I’ve been immersed in sports talk radio as a participant as a host I don’t listen anymore I listen to satellite radio and it’s not sports talk I get it on the television shows like first take when I’m when I’m working out I listen to music and so he keeps me a breast of you know, of what’s cooking, especially here in Denver, what what’s moving the fan bases around. And evidently, one of the topics this week is that if Jared Bednar and the Avalanche lose in the first round next year, he’s out as a coach. Um, I’m not big on on firing coaches and, you know, as people who have a a you know, a podcast or or a microphone in front of them and doing talk radio. I I have too much respect for the coaching industry. I’ll point to Bud Black. Everybody wanted, you know, Bud Black on. You know, you’ve been there a long time. And I’m not saying there aren’t places where you need a new voice. And I think Warren Shaver is really doing a terrific job, and I mean that. But you have to have the horses. You’ve heard me get on my soap box about that before. Doesn’t matter what the sport is, you got to have talent. Um, so, you know, Warren’s doing a really good job. It’s not like the the Rockies have done a 180. The same thing with Jared Bednar. They have a lot of talent with the Avalanche. They’re not in the same classification of of clearly where where the Rockies are, but you know what? Jared Bednar is one hell of a coach. He’s one hell of a coach. And it’s still to be determined whether or not the Avalanche have made enough moves, and we won’t know this until next winter in February or March and really probably until next spring to see how it all plays out. But it is Stanley Cup or bus. So I understand people saying that about Bednar, but Bednar is so well thought of in the industry and from people I know who would know. He’s still really well thought of by the group of players who have to listen to him on a daily basis. So, you know, some of that talk is just sports talk run a muck uh in the dog days of early summer before football has gotten going, the NBA and the NHL are done. So, we need a a topic dour and I understand Jared Bednar um being on the hot seat was one of them uh this week. Anyhow, I’m a Jared Bednar fan, big Avalanche fan. So, you know that I want to see them do well and yeah, they got to win another championship at least, especially with uh you know, the two Hall of Fame players on their roster and McKinnon uh and Mar. But more on that down the road. Again, kudos to the Nuggets. They’re winning the off season, which they needed to do. So, uh, good for them. We will chat next week, maybe from Beantown in front of the, uh, All-Star game. Thanks again to Mickey Moniac for joining our podcast. Y’all take care, enjoy, stay safe, stay well. Happy Fourth of July as well. Talk to you next week.

Drew dives into the Denver Nuggets offseason thus far, as the organization was active early and often once NBA Free Agency opened up. How is the two-headed monster of Ben Tenzer and Jon Wallace working out? Have the Nuggets fixed their depth issue? Plus, a look around Major League Baseball and the latest with the Rockies from this past week. Rockies outfielder Mickey Moniak shares his story in the big leagues, the pressure of being the No. 1 overall pick and what he loves about playing in Colorado.

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