Month: May 2023

Oakland A’s podcast with Jerry Feitelberg: A’s Tropicana ballpark looking to pass as Unions and Assembly lean towards funding project

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From left, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority CEO Steve Hill, State Treasurer Zach Conine and Applied Analysis founder Jeremy Aguero testify on SB509 on Monday, May 29, 2023 in Carson City. (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent)

On the A’s podcast with Jerry F:

#1 Jerry, talk about how the Senate Committee on Finance and Assembly Committee on Ways and Means took a look at Senate bill SB509 how guest/visitor drives room rates and occupancy for “heads in beds”

#2 Design regarding opening and closing the roof on hot nights in June, July, and August and it’s hot how the design of the roof will cover the ballpark.

#3 Where will the A’s benefit from on the most local residents vs. tourists? The Raiders draw is more tourists than locals. Will the tourists outdraw local tourist for a new Tropicana ballpark?

#4 The Assemblywoman Neal asked how the needs of the taxpayers and residents of Nevada who need those tax dollars that could go towards to education, homelessness and county and local government. Assemblyman Jeremy Arguello said that the jobs and dollars from services would generate taxes that would pay for those public services.

#5 Monday night’s joint committee meeting was to get a feel for the finance of the Tropicana Park this would be the one and only meeting and a vote will be scheduled later. Do you get a sense based on the talking points tonight that the Assembly weighing the costs are leaning heavily towards for the park.

#6 Assemblywoman Monroe-Moreno said “my answer right now is hell no can you show me how to get to a yes.” Monroe-Moreno said the A’s attendance in Oakland is abysmal and that A’s management has done a poor job with running the club how will that be different in Las Vegas?Assemblyman Arguello said that bringing the A’s to Las Vegas would be attraction and with a new facility they would drive more fans then what their getting now in Oakland.

Join Jerry Feitelberg for his usual A’s podcasts Thursdays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

No Mercy rule in baseball, Giants take out Bucs 14-4 at Oracle Park

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San Francisco Giants’ Patrick Bailey, front right, celebrates after hitting a two-run home run that also scored Casey Schmitt (6) during the seventh inning at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Mon May 29, 2023 (AP News photo)

Pittsburgh (26-27). 001 000 201. – 4. 9. 2

San Francisco (28-26). 050 100 80x. – 14 18 0

Time: 2:20

Attendance: 39,323

Monday, May 29, 2023

By Lewis Rubman

SAN FRANCISCO–The San Francisco Giants now are a force to be reckoned with. Even after their 7-5 loss on Sunday afternoon to the Marlins, the home town team took the field at Oracle Park this afternoon 4-1/2 games out of first place in the NL West.

LaMonte Wade, Jr., is looking comfortable at first base (although he didn’t start today to avoid a lefty on lefty match up); Casey Schmitt is looking comfortable anywhere you put him. (And I’ve probably put a jinx on both of them by writing this).

Austin Slater came off the injured list today and went three for six with four RBI a the team massacred the stumbling Pirates, 14-4.

Their starting pitcher in this Memorial Day game, Anthony DeScalfani, isn’t one of the team’s glamorous members, but he gets the job done more of than not. He began the game at 3-4, 3.43 and went home the winning pitcher at 4-4, 3.48.

While on the mound, he hurled seven frames, allowing three runs, all earned, on eight hits, one of them yard, and no walks. He struck out two, and 48 of his 74 offerings were considered strikes.

The well travelled veteran of 19 big league seasons,Rich Hill who started this afternoon’s game for the stumbling Buccos no longer at the top of his game. But neither is he completely over the hill, although he clearly is on the downhill side.

He’s drawing a salary of $8,000,000 for 2023, so I’d say you could say he still is rich. He brought a lifetime record of 86-63, 3.86 (8-2,, 2.34 against the Giants) to the ballpark today. His season’s totals when he toed the rubber were 4-4, 4.27.

His most frequently thrown pitch is the curve, followed by the four seamer. Those two deliveries account for about 3/4 of his usage. The remaining arrows in his quiver are the cutter, sweeper, sinker, change of pace, and slider in that order of frequency.

Monday, he pitched six innings and gave up six runs, all earned, on nine hits, one of them a home run, and a walk. He threw 94 pitches, 61 for strikes, and was charged with the loss, making him 4-5, 4.75 on the year.

The game began with a textbook example of The Curse of the Leadoff Double. Tucupita Marcano smacked a first pitch double to right center. Bryan Reynolds lined the first pitch he saw to center for a the first out.

Then Andrew McCutchen broke his bat on a first pitch fly to center that Marcano was so sure would fall safely to the grass that he dashed for home and was doubled up at second when Bryce Johnson caught the ball and tossed it to Schmitt at second. The side was retired on three pitches.

San Francisco surged into the lead in the bottom of the second. Mitch Haniger led off with a single to center. Schmitt banged a double off the top of the SF Nothing Like It sign in left center, sending Haniger to third.

Patrick Bailey then lined a double down the right field foul line, plating Haniger and Schmitt. After a pause for David Villar to ground out to third, Brandon Crawford also doubled down the right field line, which drove in Bailey.

That set the scene for Austin Slater’s first home run of the year, over the Visa ad in center field. The ball landed 410 feet from home. The inning ended with the Giants up, 5-0.

The Pirates got one of runs back in their half of the third. Josh Palacios smacked a triple off the National Card Rental advertisement in left center and scored on Austin Hedges’ ground out to third.

The Giants relentlessly added a tally in the fourth, Bryce Johnson scoring from second, which he’d reached after forcing Crawford out and then pilfering the bag, on Davis’s single.

The score remained at 6-1 until Jack Suwinski led off the visitors’. seventh with a resounding home run to right, his tenth round tripper of the. season. Connor Joe followed that with a Texas League double to left center. Joe advanced to third on Ji Hwan Bae’s single to center and scored on Castro’s ground out to first. Joe just barely, but clearly, avoided Bailey’s tag at home. That made it 6-3, San Francisco at the seventh inning stretch.

During the singing of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game,” Cody Bolton threw his on the mound warm ups, relieving Hill when action resumed. He was no more successful than his predecessor. Singles by Davis, Flores, and Schmitt, a double by Haniger, and a splash hit, Bailey’s second homer of the year, made it 11-3.

Two walks, followed by a double by Slater, and the Giants had batted around and were leading 13-3 when Rob Zastryzny replaced Bolton. After walking Davis, Zastryzny got Flores to hit a grounder to third.

Castro bobbled the ball and couldn’t get the force on Slater, but third base coach Mark Hallberg pushed Slater towards the base, which resulted in his being called out for coach’s interference. Skipping over less interesting details, I’ll just report that SF was ahead 14-3 when the order was restored and the inning ended.

That was when Taylor Rogers took over on the mound for the Giants and made the three Pirates he faced walk the plank.

Brett Wisely came into the game as second baseman, and Schmitt moved to short in the top or the eighth. Wisely ended up pitching the top of the ninth and, after allowing a lead off home run to McCovey Cove to Suwinski, got the side out in order.

The Giants will start John Brebbia (2-0 ERA 3.68) for Tuesday’s, 6:45 game. Pittsburgh intends to send righty Johan Oviedo (3-4, 4.70) to the mound.

NHL Stanley Cup Western Conference podcast with Marko Ukalovic: Can Stars even series?; Knights badly want to end it tonight

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Dallas Stars left wing Jason Robertson (21) celebrates after scoring against the Vegas Golden Knights during the second period of game 5 of the Western Conference Finals at the T Mobile Center in Las Vegas on Sat May 27, 2023 (AP News photo)

#1 Marko, how shocked are you that the Dallas Stars down 3-0 now are in a position to tie it up on home ice tonight in Dallas. What helped turn it around for the Stars?

#2 Taking a look at that game 4 come back by the Stars did they get rejuvenated by Joe Pavelski’s overtime goal that saved them from eliminaton.

#3 Ty Dellandrea who was a healthy scratch for the Stars got into the line up in game 5 and ended up scoring two goals that help give the Stars a two goal win over the Knights and cut Vegas’ lead by one game. Dellandrea sat for those two games but was sure motivated in game 5.

#4 Marko, if you had to point to any one thing that put the Knights behind the eight ball after dropping that overtime game 4 was it their confidence has lacked or the Stars just are getting after it more authority?

#5 Marko, the Knights are going to have to rely on their go tos for tonight’s game to find the back end of the net, Mark Stone, William Karlsson, Jonathan Marchessault, and Jack Eichel.

Join Marko for the NHL Stanley Cup post season podcasts at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

That’s Amaury News and Commentary podcast: Nevada Legislature joint session meets tonight on Holiday; Both committees to vote on Tropicana ballpark

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The Nevada State Legislature meeting on Tue May 16, 2023. The Legislature meets tonight Mon May 29, 2023 in Carson City in a special joint session that will lead to voting for tax credits for a Las Vegas A’s Tropicana ballpark. If the legislature votes no on the park the A’s may have to revisit their other alternative in talking to Oakland and Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao. (photo from the Nevada Independent)

On That’s Amaruy News and Commentary podcast:

#1 The Nevada Legislature announced late Sunday that they will meet on the Memorial Day Holiday in a joint session with the senate and the assembly. If approved the bill would need to signed by Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo.

#2The FAA also needs to approve the resolution as home plate faces the runaway at Las Vegas Airport. The FAA needs to look the safety path relative to the ballpark and lights and height of Tropicana Park.

#3 Amaury, wanted to ask you about the renderings, the ballpark will be built on nine acres with a retractable roof but the renderings look more larger than a nine acre area more like 19 acres. The arch over the park looks like a glass dome or see through structure could that the retractable roof.

#4 The renderings also face the strip but the plans are for the park to face the airport. The arch is as tall as the MGM Hotel and is that arch the retractable roof that folds on top of Tropicana Park?

#5 A’s president David Kaval basically said that the design that was presented is not the project in the literal sense but it was something to show the joint session tonight when making the case why it would make sense to have a the A’s in location and why it would be a benefit for Las Vegas residents and visitors.

Join Amaury Pi Gonzalez is the lead play by play announcer on the Oakland A’s Spanish radio network at 1010 KIQI San Francisco and 1010 KATD Pittsburg and does News and Commentary at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Oakland A’s podcast with Barbara Mason: A’s hope to turn the page with Braves coming to Coliseum tonight

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Oakland Athletics third baseman Jace Peterson (6) throws to first base on a single hit by Houston Astros’ Yainer Diaz during the fourth inning at the Oakland Coliseum on Sun May 28, 2023 (AP News photo)

On the Oakland A’s podcast with Barbara Mason:

#1 The Houston Astros (31-21) Yordan Alvarez belted two of the Astros two home runs against the Oakland A’s (10-45) on Sunday afternoon. Alvarez contributed to the Astros 10-1 win and one of the top hitters in MLB.

#2 Alvarez hit his first home run off A’s starter Ken Waldichuk and second one off A’s reliever Garrett Anderson in the ninth inning.

#3 The Astros Jose Altuve added more offense with three hits and one home run. Altuve who missed the first 43 games of the season came back and started swinging like he didn’t miss a step.

#4 Barbara, the A’s have now lost 11 straight games, the pitching had given up seven home runs the most by any opponent in a game in Coliseum history.

#5 The A’s hope to wipe the slate clean and snap the current 11 game skid with a win as they open a three game series against the Atlanta Braves on Monday night. The Braves (32-21) first place in the NL Central and have won five of their last ten games. Starter for Atlanta Mike Soroka (0-0 ERA 0.00) and for Oakland Paul Blackburn (0-0 ERA 0.00). Blackburn is making his 2023 debut for Oakland after spending the season in triple A Las Vegas.

Join Barbara for the A’s podcasts each Monday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Aces Win Fourth Game In a Row Over Winless Lynx 94-73

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The Minnesota Lynx forward Naphessia Collier (24) and the Las Vegas Aces center A’ja Wilson (22) stand side by side for the tip off at Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas on Sun May 28, 2023 (photo from @minnesotalynx)

Aces Win Fourth Game In a Row Over Winless Lynx 94-73

By Barbara Mason

Sunday evening the Las Vegas Aces (4-0) took on the Minnesota Lynx (0-4) getting their fourth win in a row 94-73. The Aces put a real hurt on the Los Angeles Sparks Saturday evening 93-65. The Aces had a great opening quarter in Saturday’s game leading after the first ten minutes 31-13.

Sunday night’s game against the Lynx did not have the blowout first quarter that the Aces saw Saturday although they did lead 24-17 after the first ten minutes. A’Ja Wilson had 12 points in the opening quarter.

Sunday night’s starters were able to sit out the fourth quarter of Saturday’s game giving them a much needed and much deserved break. They needed that break to handle a tenacious Minnesota team lead by Tiffany Mitchell.

At the half the Aces had extended their lead to 50-38.

It took the Aces three quarters to put some distance between themselves and the Lynx. By the end of the third quarter Las Vegas had a 20 point lead 73-53 and had taken control of this game. Both Wilson and Jackie Young had 18 points and Kelsey Plum and bench player Alysha Clark had 11 points.

Minnesota made a run in the fourth quarter pulling to within 14 points. Las Vegas took a timeout with 4:25 left in the game. The Aces wanted to clock their fourth win a row and needed to re-group before finishing off Minnesota.

Whatever was said during that time-out, it sure resonated as Las Vegas put the finishing touches on their fourth win in a row in front of their home crowd 94-73. Jackie Young finished with the high score, 23 points.

The Aces will get a bit of a breather before traveling to Atlanta to take on the Dream Friday night. Tipoff is scheduled for 5:00 PM.

A’s loose 11th straight in 10-1 laugher to Astros; A’s Acton warned after beaning Astros Abreau for home run slide

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The Houston Astros Jose Abreau slides in front of the Astros dugout after hitting a solo home run in the top of the eighth inning off A’s pitcher Sammy Long. In the top of the ninth Abreau was beaned by A’s pitcher Garrett Acton for showboating running fast around the bases and sliding in front of the dugout. Acton was given a warning for hitting Abreau. (AP News photo)

Houston (31-21). 100 300 213. – 10. 13. 1

Oakland (10-45) 100 000 000. – 1. 6. 0

Time: 2:37

Attendance: 8,809

Sunday, May 28, 2023

By Lewis Rubman

OAKLAND–The Cleveland Spiders did not play on this day in 1899. Their record remained 7-23, 2.33.

The 1962 New York Mets also had May 28th off. They remained at 12-27, 3.08.

The 2023 Oakland Athletics, along with 8,809 paying spectators, came to the ball park at 10-44, ,185. The team made its way home alone at 10-45, .181. I wonder what the odds are in Las Vegas on the Nevada bound A’s having the worst won and lost record in the history of major league baseball, before and after the advent of what we call the modern era. The A’s aren’t in a pennant race their in a race with history.

After last night’s game the A’s announced that Luis Medina, a member of their rotation, would toe the rubber for them. They subsequently changed that to Ken Waldichuk, also a member of the rotation, but they noted that he’d be used as an opener.

Waldichuk usually is good for a few innings before falling apart, so it seemed like a good move at the time. That changed after he had thrown 11 pitches because, on the 12th, Yordán Alvarez connected on a 93.2 mph four seamer and sent it 409 feet deep and into the right field seats.

The Athletics quickly got that run back on a lead off homer by Ryan Noda off Astros starter, Cristián Javier, who was 5-1, 3.07 at the time. Noda’s blast went a foot further than Alvarez’s and also went to right. It was the A’s first baseman’s fifth round tripper of the year.

So the game was knotted at one after one inning of play, and that’s when Medina took the mound. He got out of each of his first two frames with a double play. The DP in the top of the third was particularly interesting. A walk to Jeremy Peña loaded the bases with one out. The fourth ball was called because of a clock violation by Medina. Then Alvarez hit a nubber in front of the plate that Medina, Langeliers, and Noda turned into a 1-2-3 twin killing.

He wasn’t able to pull that rabbit out of his cap in the fourth. After getting two quick outs, one on a fly to the left field warning track, Medina gave up a single to left by Julks and an infield single to Díaz. Jake Meyers then lowered the boom, a three run blast into the left field stairway to the left of the 367 foot sign. Once more, the A’s were seeing stars, and the Astros looked down on them, 4-1.

Houston still was leading 4-1 when Parker Mushinski relieved Javier at the start of the home sixth. Javier had gone five full innings and allowed four hits, one of which was Noda’s homer, which accounted for the only run scored against the righty. He walked three and struck out an equal number of Athletics. He threw 88 pitches, 46 of which were counted as strikes. He was the winning pitcher and now stands at 6-1, 2.97.

The A’s loaded the bases with two outs against Mushinski on a walk, a hit batter, and a pinch hit single by Aredmys Díaz, but they ended up stranding all three runners.

Back to back homers by McCormick and Altuve knocked Medina out of the box with one down in the seventh. His stint had been 5-1/3 innings long, and he’d allowed five runs, all earned, on seven hits, three of them out of the park, and three walks. He threw 86 pitches, 51 strikes. He also took the loss and now has a record of 0-4, 6.83. Sam Long replaced him and made short work of Peña and Alvarez to hold the Athletics’ deficit at 6-1.

It increased to 7-1 in the eighth when José Abreu finally got his first home run of the year, a drive just over the glove of a leaping Brown in left. Abreu sped around the bases and went into a slide in front of the Astros’ dugout, where he was greeted by most of his teammates as if it were 1988 and he were Kirk Gibson. A’s pitcher Garrett Acton in relief in top of the ninth was warned by home plate umpire Tony Randazzo for hitting Abreu in the shoulder in retaliation for the slide in front of the dugout.

Phil Maton pitched a scoreless seventh and eighth, allowing only a Texas League single to Nick Allen.

Acton, who did not fare well in yesterday’s debacle, didn’t do any better this afternoon. McCormick flew oout to deep right. Altuve reached first on a hard hit infield single. Peña and Alvarez hit back to back homers, Peña’s to center and Alvarez’s to right center.

The A’s came up in the bottom of the ninth trailing 10-1 and facing Rafael Montero. Laureano drew a lead off walk, and that was it.

Paul Blackburn will return from rehab tomorrow, Monday at 5:07. The Astros will let us know later who they’ll start.

Brew Crew’s Contreras hits some ropes defeat Giants 7-5; Loss ends 3 game string for SF

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The Milwaukee Brewers William Contreras tries on the cheese hat in exchange for the batting helmet after hitting a home run against the San Francisco Giants at American Family Park in Milwaukee on Sun May 28, 2024 (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

Sunday afternoon the San Francisco Giants (27-25) wrapped up their four game series with the Milwaukee Brewers (27-25) and couldn’t get the sweep after winning the first three games in this stint. The Brewers William Contreras turned it up a notch on San Francisco with a home run and three RBIs for the two run 7-5 final.

As the Giants have seen so often, sweeps are few and far between. It’s just not easy to sweep a team, especially a team that has the strengths that Milwaukee has.

We could see the Brewers resolve from the get- go. They were on a roll from the first inning scoring early and often. Contreras got the Milwaukee party started with a single that drove Christian Yelich home for the 1-0 lead. Brian Anderson doubled Owen Miller and Contreras home now leading 3-0.

Milwaukee had an even more proficient second inning. An Owen Miller single got both Joey Wiemer and Christian Yelich home. A Contreras home run with Miller onboard gave the Brewers a 7-0 lead after only two innings.

San Francisco finally got on the board in the third inning when Mike Yastrzemski hit a solo home run ending any shut-out possibility for pitcher Colin Rea. This was the Giants 73rd home run this season.

It was a very disappointing start for S.F. pitcher Alex Cobb. He was giving up too many two strike hits. So much of his early performance was very uncharacteristic of Cobb. A lot was going wrong for him in the early innings. He only went four innings allowing seven hits and seven runs with five strikeouts.

Tristan Beck would relieve him in the fifth inning. Beck had a great start retiring the first three Brewers he faced. He had had another perfect inning in the sixth. Since entering the game he retired nine in a row through three innings. Ryan Walker would close for San Francisco.

Blake Sabol hit the Giants 74th home run of the season in the seventh inning with two runners onboard to cut the Brewer lead to 7-4. San Francisco was back in this game. Brett Wisely smoked one that was caught up against the wall but it was enough for Brandon Crawford to score and the Giants made this game even closer 7-5.

With two outs in the eighth inning the Brewers brought in closer Devin Williams with an unbelievable .59 ERA.

The Giants had a great late game surge but it was the Brewers first and second innings that decided this game. The Giants had the tying run at the plate in the ninth inning with two outs and Wilmer Flores at bat. He struck out. It was a tough day for San Francisco when little was going right early.

The Giants will hop on a plane and head home for an afternoon game Monday against the Pittsburgh Pirates in a three game series before having a day off Thursday. Starters for Pittsburgh Rich Hill (4-4 ERA 4.27) for San Francisco Anthony DeScalfani (3-4 ERA 3.43) first pitch 2:05 pm PT for the holiday special.

MLB podcast with Charlie O: Big payroll Padres continue to struggle; Brewers Adames out of hospital on 10 day IL for concussion; plus more

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San Diego Padres Michael Wacha pitches during first inning against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in New York on Sat May 27, 2023 (AP News photo)

On the MLB podcast with Charlie O:

#1 The San Diego Padres (24-28) who took another loss on Saturday to the New York Yankees at Yankees Stadium, the Padres had big expectations this year but even with Fernando Tatis Jr, Juan Soto, and Manny Machado the Padres are holding down fourth place in the NL West still there a lot of the season to make that payroll payoff.

#2 During a game against the San Francisco Giants on Friday night at American Family Park the Milwaukee Brewers Willy Adames just avoided suffering fractures when he was sitting the dugout and was struck by teammate Brian Anderson that struck him in the head. Brewers manager Craig Counsell said that was a scary moment. Adames has been released from the hospital is in good spirits and is on the 10 IL for concussion protocols.

#3 Yankees manager Aaron Boone who has been kicked out of three of the last ten games said the last ejection was a weird experience. Last Thursday against the Baltimore Orioles Boone was arguing a third strike call and lost it when umpire Edwin Moscoso turned his back to him. It got heated and Crew chief Chris Guccione had to step in between them. Boone who had spittle came out of his mouth towards Moscoso’s direction ended up being suspended by MLB Sr Supervisor VP of on field operations Michael Hill after reviewing it Thursday night.

#4 There was damage control for the Los Angeles Dodgers who uninvited the Sisters of Perpetual who are a drag group who serve as a charity, protest and satirical performance were reinvited on Jun 16th after being disinvited. The Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw tweeted out that the Dodgers will be hosting a “Christian and Faith Night” at Dodger Stadium on Jul 30th. Can you talk a little about the politics of this situation.

#5 Charlie the Nevada State Legislature will have a chance to vote on the Oakland A’s Tropicana ballpark. Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo said that the ballpark tax credits in the neighborhood of $180 million won’t pass unless their a is budget passed for the state. State Legislature Democrats say they won’t for the resolution for the ballpark because that puts taxpayers at risk if the A’s fail to profit once the park is complete. But as you know what’s said up front is different than what’s negotiated behind closed doors.

Join Charlie O for the MLB podcast Sundays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Oakland Roots Score A Brace Against San Diego Loyal For 2-0 Victory

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Emrah Klimenta celebrating the Roots victory (Photo From Oakland Roots Instagram)

By Troy Ewers

OAKLAND–Another week of Oakland Roots soccer in Hayward, California, this week against San Diego Loyal SC. The Roots came into this game at sevnth place in the western division and needed a big win. Last year when the Roots played San Diego, Oakland won 3-0 in a USL Championship playoff match and the Roots were looking for a similar result.

Oakland quickly got on the board when a sloppy play from the San Diego backline got picked by Guillermo Diaz and he hit a chip pass to Johnny Rodriguez, who scored off a right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner of the goal. 1-0 Oakland Roots.

The rest of the first half was San Diego in control of possession, but never putting anything past the deep third. Oakland fans can make any game feel like game 7, even if the action is at a stand still. The next half was a lot of the same for both teams, but the Roots closed the gap in terms of possession. Six shots on goal for Oakland and five for San Diego, but San Diego could only save four of those shots.

The second goal for Oakland came in the closing minute of the game by Anuar Palaez, who scored from a right footed shot from the center of the box to the bottom left corner. 2-0 Oakland Roots and the final whistle blew.

This win moved the Roots up to fifth place in the west and the momentum needs to be upheld, because the Roots have scorers and a goalkeeper who seems to be stopping everything that comes his way. Next game for Oakland will be in Colorado Springs against Colorado Springs and all eyes will be on Formella, Rodriguez, and Blanchette.