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Speaker 1 (00:00):
All right, so we ready, all right, we're gonna we're
gonna do this. We're gonna do this quickly. Just a
few minutes with my with my next guest, we'll just
do We'll just have four or five minutes with Jack Corrigan.
And I know he was on with Colorado's Morning News
a little bit earlier, but since I don't know much
about baseball, and since Jack was a former football star
in college, I feel like we should ask him about
(00:22):
the firing of Bud Black.
Speaker 2 (00:25):
Hi Jack, Hello, Ross. That was an interesting analogy. But
you're always good at bad analogy.
Speaker 1 (00:32):
Thank you. I pride myself on it, as you well know.
And so okay, so I'm gonna give you a bad
analogy right now. Our friends here on the Morning News
sent out a poll this morning, what's your reaction to
Bud Black getting fired? And I said, my reaction was
the same as my reaction when I heard that my
parents were getting divorced, and it was what took you
(00:53):
so long?
Speaker 2 (00:56):
You know? I think managers, head coaches always end up
bearing the brunt of bad situations. And the Rockies certainly
off to a terrible start this year, and so it's
you start to stir the pot to hope that things
may be better. That often happens. But had been manager
(01:20):
for a long time. He's a great baseball guy, a
good friend. But you know, I've seen this happen many
many times in the sport and and really in most
pro sports. It's not unlike when Michael Maloga fired right
at the end of the season by the Nuggets.
Speaker 1 (01:39):
Okay, so and when I and when I say you
know what took you so long? That is not meant
as a jab at Bud Black. It was just the
situation years of being bad, and I would have expected
a change before now. It doesn't mean that I think
he's a bad coach or a bad guy or anything.
I just I don't know. I don't know that much
about baseball, as you you are aware, Jack, So I
(02:01):
want to ask you a question. So it seems to me,
when you've got a basketball coach or a football coach,
you're talking about someone really designing plays. And it's easier
for me, who doesn't know a lot about baseball to
imagine how a change in coach slash manager could maybe
make a difference. Is it like that in baseball or
(02:26):
do we have a much bigger problem with lack of
talent that different management can't overcome.
Speaker 2 (02:33):
You know, that's that's a great question, and it's very
nuanced in terms of an answer. In any sport, talent
wins out coaches, the successful ones, or those who can
maximize that talent and create an atmosphere chemistry the popular
(02:59):
phrase or word in sports to maximize the potential talents
of the players on the roster. I think a lot
of times when these kinds of moves are made, it's
another sports cliche, if you will, maybe just a business cliche.
(03:20):
Sometimes the same message coming from a different voice provides
a spark. Yeah, the Rockies have more issues than just
whether or not Bud Black was a good manager. Rebuilds
are never fun. They don't follow a set timeline. Sometimes
(03:45):
they don't work for years. The Pirates went twenty years
below five hundred before they made a playoff appearance, And
as painful as it is, it's sometimes the reality. And
while those of us who are friends with Bud will
miss him being around, Warren Shaper has a chance to
(04:10):
be that new voice and see if it provides a
little bit of a spark.
Speaker 1 (04:14):
All right, We've got just a little less than a
minute left. I want to ask you the same question
in a slightly different way. So I've seen examples in
other sports where a change in coach does seem to
make a difference and turn a team around. Are there
examples of that in Major League Baseball?
Speaker 2 (04:32):
Without question? You can look right at the Rockies in
two thousand and nine, after eight years as manager and
a World Series appearance, the Rockies were struggling on their
Clint Hurdle and Jim Tracy was the bench coach, and
they made the decision to make a change, and after
(04:53):
a couple of more days of a slow start, the
Rockies caught fire and ended up making in the playoffs
that year. So, yes, that happens. I think it's a
different talent makeup that team compared to this current Rockies team,
But yeah, it certainly happens in baseball.
Speaker 1 (05:13):
Jack Corrigan is, along with his partner in broadcasting, Jerry Schimmel,
voice of the Colorado Rockies right here on KAWA. Thanks
for jumping on with me on short notice. Jack always
appreciate it, and you.
Speaker 2 (05:25):
Got it ross anytime, my friend.
Speaker 1 (05:27):
All Right,
All right, so we ready, all right, we're gonna we're
gonna do this. We're gonna do this quickly. Just a
few minutes with my with my next guest, we'll just
do We'll just have four or five minutes with Jack Corrigan.
And I know he was on with Colorado's Morning News
a little bit earlier, but since I don't know much
about baseball, and since Jack was a former football star
in college, I feel like we should ask him about
(00:22):
the firing of Bud Black.
Speaker 2 (00:25):
Hi Jack, Hello, Ross. That was an interesting analogy. But
you're always good at bad analogy.
Speaker 1 (00:32):
Thank you. I pride myself on it, as you well know.
And so okay, so I'm gonna give you a bad
analogy right now. Our friends here on the Morning News
sent out a poll this morning, what's your reaction to
Bud Black getting fired? And I said, my reaction was
the same as my reaction when I heard that my
parents were getting divorced, and it was what took you
(00:53):
so long?
Speaker 2 (00:56):
You know? I think managers, head coaches always end up
bearing the brunt of bad situations. And the Rockies certainly
off to a terrible start this year, and so it's
you start to stir the pot to hope that things
may be better. That often happens. But had been manager
(01:20):
for a long time. He's a great baseball guy, a
good friend. But you know, I've seen this happen many
many times in the sport and and really in most
pro sports. It's not unlike when Michael Maloga fired right
at the end of the season by the Nuggets.
Speaker 1 (01:39):
Okay, so and when I and when I say you
know what took you so long? That is not meant
as a jab at Bud Black. It was just the
situation years of being bad, and I would have expected
a change before now. It doesn't mean that I think
he's a bad coach or a bad guy or anything.
I just I don't know. I don't know that much
about baseball, as you you are aware, Jack, So I
(02:01):
want to ask you a question. So it seems to me,
when you've got a basketball coach or a football coach,
you're talking about someone really designing plays. And it's easier
for me, who doesn't know a lot about baseball to
imagine how a change in coach slash manager could maybe
make a difference. Is it like that in baseball or
(02:26):
do we have a much bigger problem with lack of
talent that different management can't overcome.
Speaker 2 (02:33):
You know, that's that's a great question, and it's very
nuanced in terms of an answer. In any sport, talent
wins out coaches, the successful ones, or those who can
maximize that talent and create an atmosphere chemistry the popular
(02:59):
phrase or word in sports to maximize the potential talents
of the players on the roster. I think a lot
of times when these kinds of moves are made, it's
another sports cliche, if you will, maybe just a business cliche.
(03:20):
Sometimes the same message coming from a different voice provides
a spark. Yeah, the Rockies have more issues than just
whether or not Bud Black was a good manager. Rebuilds
are never fun. They don't follow a set timeline. Sometimes
(03:45):
they don't work for years. The Pirates went twenty years
below five hundred before they made a playoff appearance, And
as painful as it is, it's sometimes the reality. And
while those of us who are friends with Bud will
miss him being around, Warren Shaper has a chance to
(04:10):
be that new voice and see if it provides a
little bit of a spark.
Speaker 1 (04:14):
All right, We've got just a little less than a
minute left. I want to ask you the same question
in a slightly different way. So I've seen examples in
other sports where a change in coach does seem to
make a difference and turn a team around. Are there
examples of that in Major League Baseball?
Speaker 2 (04:32):
Without question? You can look right at the Rockies in
two thousand and nine, after eight years as manager and
a World Series appearance, the Rockies were struggling on their
Clint Hurdle and Jim Tracy was the bench coach, and
they made the decision to make a change, and after
(04:53):
a couple of more days of a slow start, the
Rockies caught fire and ended up making in the playoffs
that year. So, yes, that happens. I think it's a
different talent makeup that team compared to this current Rockies team,
But yeah, it certainly happens in baseball.
Speaker 1 (05:13):
Jack Corrigan is, along with his partner in broadcasting, Jerry Schimmel,
voice of the Colorado Rockies right here on KAWA. Thanks
for jumping on with me on short notice. Jack always
appreciate it, and you.
Speaker 2 (05:25):
Got it ross anytime, my friend.
Speaker 1 (05:27):
All Right,
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