Jason Ackerman

I'm a Colorado sports fan, through and through. I haven't always lived here, but somehow the sports teams stayed in my blood, and let's face it... it's unhealthy to be so involved in sports teams, so here's to a healthy outlet...

Website: http://www.prosportscolorado.com

Posts by Jason Ackerman (183 posts) :

  • Episode 6 – Rockies Spring Preview - 06 Mar 2011 in Podcast

    Recorded last Sunday just a day after the Rockies opened their spring training schedule with a 10-inning victory over the Diamondbacks, the ProSportsColorado.com crew talks about the Rockies upcoming season, breaking down the entire roster and talking about what the Rockies need to do to be successful in the 2011 MLB season.

  • Episode 5 – The New Look Nuggets - 06 Mar 2011 in Podcast

    Recorded last Sunday just after the heart-breaking loss to the Trailblazers, the PSC team talks about the new-look Nuggets and what to expect from the exciting post-Melo era in Denver.

  • Episode 4 – Special Edition: NFL Labor Dispute - 24 Feb 2011 in Podcast

    In this special edition of the PSC Podcast, Ian Cerveny talks with Dan Olson about the NFL labor negotiations. Dan breaks down the history of how we got to where we are, and what to expect in coming weeks.

  • Episode 3 – Rockies Locked and Loaded - 23 Feb 2011 in Podcast

    In the final installment from this week’s podcast series, we finally get to talk baseball! Spring training is underway, and the Rockies have made some bold moves to sign and extend their core players, and to bring in a couple players to fill some holes. We talk about the Tulo and CarGo signings, and then discuss the new players. We end up with a quick-fire prediction round – what’s YOUR prediction for the Rockies season? Stay tuned for a more in-depth Rockies podcast next week.

  • Episode 2: The Avs and the Incredible Shrinking Job Security of Joe Sacco - 22 Feb 2011 in Podcast

    In this episode, the second part of our conversation from this week, Ian Cerveny, Preston Underwood, Dan Olson, and I (Jason Ackerman) talk about the Avalanche – we start with a little Foppa-related nostalgia, then we talk about the two major trades – the Craig Anderson deal, the Stewart/Shattenkirk for Johnson/McClement deal, and we wrap up with some talk about what has happened to the Avs, and is Joe Sacco to blame?

  • BREAKING: Carmelo Anthony traded to New York Knicks - 21 Feb 2011 in Nuggets

    The Denver Nuggets and New York Knicks nearly swapped their entire rosters to get the deal done, but the deal is done, according to multiple reports.

    In the deal, Denver gets Wilson Chandler, Raymond Felton, Danilo Gallinari, Timofey Mozgov, the Knicks 2014 first-round draft pick, the Warriors’ 2012 second-round pick, the Warriors’ 2013 second-round pick and $3 million in cash. Heading to New York are Anthony, Chauncey Billups, Shelden Williams, Anthony Carter and Renaldo Balkman.

  • Episode 1: All Melodrama, All The Time - 21 Feb 2011 in Podcast

    In our first episode, Jason introduces the team and get things started by talking about the hottest topic in sports today – what’s going to happen with Carmelo Anthony? Ian Cerveny gives us a roundup of what the 2 principal players are offering, then Dan Olson and Preston Underwood join in as we discuss which scenarios we think are likely to play out, and what we think happens to Smooth – aka, Chauncey Billups – in this whole deal.

  • Stewart, Shattenkirk dealt to Blues in blockbuster trade - 19 Feb 2011 in Avalanche

    A day after sending goalie Craig Anderson packing to Ottawa, the Avalanche traded winger Chris Stewart and rookie standout defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk to the St. Louis Blues for former number 1 pick and US Olympic team defenseman Erik Johnson and forward Jay McClement. The teams also swapped draft choices in the deal, Colorado’s second round pick going to St. Louis for a first round pick, this year or next, depending on how St. Louis finishes the season.

  • Going, going, gone – Craig Anderson shipped to Ottawa for Elliot - 18 Feb 2011 in Avalanche

    The Colorado Avalanche traded struggling goaltender Craig Anderson to the Ottawa Senators Friday in return for Brian Elliot, the Senators’ own version of a struggling goaltender. With a 9 game skid and the season rapidly imploding, it’s not surprising to see the Avalanche make a move.

  • Forsberg Signing with Avs - 06 Feb 2011 in Avalanche

    With apologies to Will Ferrel and Christopher Walken, the Avs have a fever, and the only prescription, is more Foppa.