Mark Knudson
@markknudson41.bsky.social
X-MLB pitcher turned Sports columnist for Mile High Sports & Heavy.com; Author of "Just Imagine," co-author "Pitching to the Corners" and HS Baseball coach.
Denver Broncos choosing to take a different path with Jonathan Cooper. Strike Two from Mile High Sports. milehighsports.com/strike-2-bro... @drewcreasman.bsky.social @milehighsports.bsky.social
Strike 2: Broncos take a different look at Jonathon Cooper situation - Mile High Sports
Regardless of whether or not Cooper is punished further by the legal system, a fine and a suspension from the NFL likely looms.
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Trade deadline moves and non-moves show that the Colorado Rockies aren't play for next season, they're playing the long game. Strike One from Mile High Sports. milehighsports.com/strike-1-roc... @milehighsports.bsky.social @drewcreasman.bsky.social
Strike 1: Rockies trade deadline moves signal a lack of urgency - Mile High Sports
What’s being built at 20th and Blake isn’t about next year as much as it’s about the next generation.
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There are striking similarities between the Dan Reeves era and the current Broncos. Strike Three from Mile High Sports. milehighsports.com/strike-3-com... @drewcreasman.bsky.social @milehighsports.bsky.social
Strike 3: Comparing Davis Webb to Mike Shanahan - Mile High Sports
Is new OC Davis Webb on the same trajectory as legendary Broncos coach Mike Shanahan? There are those who think so.
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Nuggets best hope might lie between their ears. Strike Two from Mile High Sports. milehighsports.com/can-the-nugg... @drewcreasman.bsky.social @milehighsports.bsky.social
Can the Nuggets recapture an underdog mentality? - Mile High Sports
The holdover Nuggets core players already have a ring, so their zeal to win another title is in question.
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The Colorado Rockies should absolutely NOT trade Hunter Goodman. Strike One from Mile High Sports. milehighsports.com/strike-1-the... @drewcreasman.bsky.social @milehighsports.bsky.social
Strike 1: The Rockies must resist the temptation to trade Hunter Goodman - Mile High Sports
Contending baseball teams need to be strong up the middle – that's catcher, shortstop, second base and center field.
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It's not just Air Force that's losing a great coach. It's all of college baseball. Strike Three from Mile High Sports. milehighsports.com/strike-3-air... @drewcreasman.bsky.social @milehighsports.bsky.social
Strike 3: Air Force's 'Coach Kaz' was one of a kind - Mile High Sports
Most sports fans in this region never got familiar with Air Force skipper Mike Kazlausky, and are worse off because of it.
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MLB's All-Star game was a snoozer. Here's an idea to fix baseball. Strike Two from Mile High Sports. milehighsports.com/strike-2-an-... @drewcreasman.bsky.social @milehighsports.bsky.social
Strike 2: An old-school way to fix what’s wrong with baseball - Mile High Sports
Today’s eight-man bullpens limit a manager’s defensive options and makes creating offense much more difficult.
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Just two seasons after losing 121 games, the Chicago White Sox are in the thick of a pennant race. Why not the '27 Rockies? Strike One from Mile High Sports. milehighsports.com/strike-1-cou... @milehighsports.bsky.social @drewcreasman.bsky.social
Strike 1: Could the White Sox become the Rockies' role model? - Mile High Sports
It will be a surprise if the White Sox don't make the postseason, only two years removed from a 121-loss season.
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The new 20th & Blake podcast is out…https://x.com/milehighsports/status/2077867658922590370?s=12
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Check out the latest 20th & Blake podcast with @MarkKnudson41 & @DrewCreasman! - MLB ASG and Home Run Derby - Three-true-outcomes era - Bad umps on the road Full Show 👇 https://t.co/Mm3BPHZQ...
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Any other NBA stars doing double duty as a college coach? Derrick White is a first. Strike Three from Mile High Sports. milehighsports.com/strike-3-cou... @drewcreasman.bsky.social @milehighsports.bsky.social
Strike 3: Could Derrick White’s CU gig could lead to other, similar moves? - Mile High Sports
Raising profiles and millions at the same time... could White's new role become more commonplace within college athletics?
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@drewcreasman.bsky.social @milehighsports.bsky.social Trey McBride shared about what Colorado State WAS. Strike Two from Mile High Sports. milehighsports.com/strike-2-tre...
Strike 2: Trey McBride shared what CSU was; that's not today's Rams - Mile High Sports
During McBride’s time in Fort Collins, which was the period leading up to the advent of NIL payments, CSU couldn’t play ball.
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Trey McBride shared about what Colorado State WAS. Strike Two from Mile High Sports. milehighsports.com/strike-2-tre...
Strike 2: Trey McBride shared what CSU was; that's not today's Rams - Mile High Sports
During McBride’s time in Fort Collins, which was the period leading up to the advent of NIL payments, CSU couldn’t play ball.
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MLB Owners want College Baseball to become their farm systems. Careful what you ask for. Strike One from Mile High Sports. milehighsports.com/strike-1-why...
Strike 1: Why MLB owners want to cut high-schoolers out of the draft - Mile High Sports
In theory, forcing more high-schoolers to go to college first before turning pro should help grow the college game, right?
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Returning QB v Brutal schedule. Can the CU Buffs win six games and go bowling this season? Strike Three from Mile High Sports. milehighsports.com/strike-3-can... @drewcreasman.bsky.social @milehighsports.bsky.social
Strike 3: Can the Colorado Buffaloes win six games, return to (any) bowl? - Mile High Sports
The Buffs should be improved, but they'll have to face what might turn out to be the nation's best conference in the Big 12.
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Who can the Colorado Rockies really afford to trade? Strike Two from Mile High Sports. milehighsports.com/strike-2-who... @drewcreasman.bsky.social @milehighsports.bsky.social
Strike 2: Who can the Rockies actually afford to trade? - Mile High Sports
It’s been quite a while (DJ LeMahieu from the Cubs for Ian Stewart and Casey Weathers in 2011 ?) since the Rox “won” a trade.
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Not going to happen, but what if LeBron came to Denver? Strike One from Mile High Sports. milehighsports.com/strike-1-cou... @drewcreasman.bsky.social @milehighsports.bsky.social
Strike 1: Could LeBron James really fit in with the Denver Nuggets? - Mile High Sports
He'll likely return to the Cavaliers, but let’s pretend for a moment that James decides to take his talents to the Mile High.
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Pressure on CSU with move to the Pac 12? Strike Three from Mile High Sports. milehighsports.com/strike-3-the... @drewcreasman.bsky.social @milehighsports.bsky.social
Strike 3: The only pressure on Jim Mora and CSU football is to improve - Mile High Sports
There is no pressure on either Mora or his coaches to get to a bowl in Year One.
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The MLB Players Union should embrace the owners plan for an international amateur draft. Strike Two from Mile High Sports. milehighsports.com/strike-2-in-...
Strike 2: In CBA negotiations, MLB owners have one good idea - Mile High Sports
While the two sides argue, there is one idea MLB owners put forth that the players' union says they’re against. They shouldn't be.
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The Denver Nuggets should just rip off the band aid and trade Nikola Jokic to Detroit for Jalen Duren today. Strike One from Mile High Sports. milehighsports.com/strike-1-mid... @milehighsports.bsky.social @drewcreasman.bsky.social
Strike 1: 'Middling' Nuggets should just trade Nikola Jokic right now - Mile High Sports
This is where top-flight front office folks earn their salaries. If Jokic walks, the franchise might never recover.
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The Denver Nuggets didn't get better via the NBA Draft, but their competition did. Strike Three from Mile High Sports. milehighsports.com/strike-3-for... @milehighsports.bsky.social @drewcreasman.bsky.social
Strike 3: For Denver Nuggets fans, it’s reasonable to be frustrated - Mile High Sports
Frustrated Nuggets fans (and perhaps even Josh Kroenke) want to know what in the heck the Nuggets were thinking in the NBA Draft.
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Kudos to state and local officials who said 'no thanks' to FIFA's corruption. Strike Two from Mile High Sports. milehighsports.com/strike-2-no-... @milehighsports.bsky.social @drewcreasman.bsky.social
Strike 2: No World Cup in Denver? Local officials wouldn’t bow down to FIFA - Mile High Sports
Denver should've been one of the 11 United States’ host cities, but local government wisely didn't give in to FIFA's corruption.
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Coaches handling of the pitching staff and bullpen are hurting the Colorado Rockies. Strike One from Mile High Sports. milehighsports.com/strike-1-coa... @drewcreasman.bsky.social @milehighsports.bsky.social
Strike 1: Coaching errors add to Rockies' pitching woes - Mile High Sports
The Rockies' bullpen has few defined roles... and that's a problem.
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Did Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks teach the Denver Nuggets anything? Strike Three from Mile High Sports. milehighsports.com/strike-3-wou... @milehighsports.bsky.social @drewcreasman.bsky.social
Strike 3: Would Jokic take a Brunson-style pay cut to help the Nuggets contend again? - Mile High Sports
Asking Nikola Jokić to become a rim protector at 31 is pointless. He needs help, and the Nuggets need both brawn and physicality.
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When MLB begins it's Vegas residency, will it upstage Coors Field? Strike Two from Mile High Sports. milehighsports.com/strike-2-wha... @drewcreasman.bsky.social @milehighsports.bsky.social
Strike 2: What will future big-league baseball in Las Vegas look like? - Mile High Sports
The Rockies' explosive series in Vegas with the host Athletics certainly raised eyebrows around MLB.
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Cooper and Mims are providing new Broncos ownership some drama to deal with. Strike One from Mile High Sports. milehighsports.com/strike-1-no-...
Strike 1: 'No-drama Broncos' are no more - Mile High Sports
The Penners have created a far better culture at Dove Valley, and the team is a Super Bowl contender again this season.
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I’m just curious: Russia is rightly being banned from the World Cup, Olympics etc for the Ukraine invasion. Why are we, the US, not facing similar consequences for Iran?
Deion being Deion could be good news for the CU Buffs. Strike Three from Mile High Sports. milehighsports.com/strike-3-a-m... @milehighsports.bsky.social @drewcreasman.bsky.social @shapalicious.bsky.social
Strike 3: A more combative Deion Sanders is a good sign for the CU Buffs - Mile High Sports
Buffs coach Deion Sanders put a new emphasis on high school recruiting, something that went almost unattended in previous years.
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Remember when big league teams stopped by to play an exhibition against their Triple A affiliate? Fans of the Denver Zephyrs certainly do. Strike Two from Mile High Sports. milehighsports.com/strike-2-the... @milehighsports.bsky.social @drewcreasman.bsky.social
Strike 2: The Rockies weren’t the first team to host the Brewers in Denver - Mile High Sports
The Brewers lost a pair of games to the Denver Zephyrs – their Triple-A minor league affiliate – back in 1987 and 1989.
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Is Kroenke Sports becoming more like the Colorado Rockies? Strike One from Mile High Sports. milehighsports.com/strike-1-has... @milehighsports.bsky.social @drewcreasman.bsky.social
Strike 1: Has promoting from within become a problem for Kroenke Sports? - Mile High Sports
The powers that be at Kroenke Sports Enterprises appear to fill any openings with the same people who have already worked there.
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Forget the standings. The Colorado Rockies need 'W's" in another way. Strike Three from Mile High Sports. milehighsports.com/strike-3-the... @milehighsports.bsky.social @drewcreasman.bsky.social
Strike 3: The Rockies need to pick up wins during trading season - Mile High Sports
The Rockies new front office, led by Paul DePodesta and Josh Byrnes, has already made at least one impactful trade.
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