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20th and Blake: The Rockies Podcast

20th and Blake: The Rockies Podcast

Zac Veen takes MLB by storm

Aug 18, 2026 · 52 min · 19 segments

Zac Veen returned to MLB with a vengeance, smashing a pair of eye-popping homers and scoring the most exciting run of the season on the Colorado Rockies 5-4 road trip. Plus, why this team needs to…

Zac Veen returned to MLB with a vengeance, smashing a pair of eye-popping homers and scoring the most exciting run of the season on the Colorado Rockies 5-4 road trip. Plus, why this team needs to completely overhaul their pitching operation. Also, our predictions that these Rockies won't finish in last place in MLB. Or even the NL West. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Zac Veen returned to MLB with a vengeance, smashing a pair of eye-popping homers and scoring the most exciting run of the season on the Colorado Rockies 5-4 road trip. Plus, why this team needs to…

Speakers: Mark KnudsonHostDrew CreasmanHost

Show signals: SuitabilitySafeBiasNot politicalAudience≈28k followers

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Top entities: Mark Knudson×19 Kyle Freeland×11 God×4 Cole Carrigan×3 Michael Lorenzen×8

Analytics, Management, and Pitching Failures1:39 – 6:04

Mark KnudsonHost

1:39

Was-

Drew CreasmanHost

1:39

Yeah

Mark KnudsonHost

1:39

... what a brutal, terrible baseball game, but whatever.

Drew CreasmanHost

1:42

You know-

Mark KnudsonHost

1:42

I don't, this, this game, this, this game...

Mark KnudsonHost

1:43

Okay.

Mark KnudsonHost

1:44

This game summed up my long-standing argument about the value of analytics versus-

Drew CreasmanHost

1:53

Let's have it

Mark KnudsonHost

1:53

... experience.

Drew CreasmanHost

1:54

Okay.

Mark KnudsonHost

1:55

We saw s- multiple, multiple, in, on both ways, multiple examples of why analytics can...

Mark KnudsonHost

2:01

You can over-rely on analytics.

Mark KnudsonHost

2:03

Okay?

Drew CreasmanHost

2:04

Okay.

Drew CreasmanHost

2:05

Now, let's hear it.

Drew CreasmanHost

2:05

Where do you wanna start?

Mark KnudsonHost

2:06

Well, you want me to start?

Drew CreasmanHost

2:07

I was gonna-

Mark KnudsonHost

2:07

You start

Drew CreasmanHost

2:07

...

Drew CreasmanHost

2:07

I was gonna say, I, 'cause, 'cause I wanna do Zach Veen stuff.

Drew CreasmanHost

2:10

For anyone tuning in-

Mark KnudsonHost

2:11

Yeah

Drew CreasmanHost

2:11

... who's, who's, wants to do a lot of fun, exciting Rockies talk, we're gonna get to Zach Veen, I promise.

Drew CreasmanHost

2:16

But the-

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92%8 mentions
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91%1 mention
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Analytics, Management, and Pitching Failures1:39 – 6:04

Mark KnudsonHost

1:39

Was-

Drew CreasmanHost

1:39

Yeah

Mark KnudsonHost

1:39

... what a brutal, terrible baseball game, but whatever.

Drew CreasmanHost

1:42

You know-

Mark KnudsonHost

1:42

I don't, this, this game, this, this game...

Mark KnudsonHost

1:43

Okay.

Mark KnudsonHost

1:44

This game summed up my long-standing argument about the value of analytics versus-

Drew CreasmanHost

1:53

Let's have it

Mark KnudsonHost

1:53

... experience.

Drew CreasmanHost

1:54

Okay.

Mark KnudsonHost

1:55

We saw s- multiple, multiple, in, on both ways, multiple examples of why analytics can...

Mark KnudsonHost

2:01

You can over-rely on analytics.

Mark KnudsonHost

2:03

Okay?

Drew CreasmanHost

2:04

Okay.

Drew CreasmanHost

2:05

Now, let's hear it.

Drew CreasmanHost

2:05

Where do you wanna start?

Mark KnudsonHost

2:06

Well, you want me to start?

Drew CreasmanHost

2:07

I was gonna-

Mark KnudsonHost

2:07

You start

Drew CreasmanHost

2:07

...

Drew CreasmanHost

2:07

I was gonna say, I, 'cause, 'cause I wanna do Zach Veen stuff.

Drew CreasmanHost

2:10

For anyone tuning in-

Mark KnudsonHost

2:11

Yeah

Drew CreasmanHost

2:11

... who's, who's, wants to do a lot of fun, exciting Rockies talk, we're gonna get to Zach Veen, I promise.

Drew CreasmanHost

2:16

But the-

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