Another week, another re-post of an awesome video. This installment will be hard to top.

Brett over at Tedquarters.net has done a great service to humanity: he has brought Carlos Gonzalez’s Taco Bell ad to the web!  I assume that Brett has already been named an Honorary Ted for his work.

You can watch the video below if your browser is cool enough to handle that. If it doesn’t display, check it out here.

Oh, and Carlos: thanks for providing today’s cheap tacos.  Has anyone ever told you that you’re ridiculously good at baseball?

I promise that the Rockiescast blog isn’t turning into a really ineffective marketing tool for The Baseball Show.  Friend of the ‘Cast Ted Berg passed this episode along to us recently, and I figured it was worth showing to fellow Rockies fans.  It’s Ted’s interview with Melvin Mora during the Rockies’ recent trip to Citi Field.  In it, Melvin recounts his time with the Mets a decade ago with vivid clarity.  Granted, most Major Leaguers probably can probably recollect all kinds of things about their early days in the Bigs.  But I think Mora’s words here paint him as a very down-to-earth guy and a loyal teammate, even after all these years of life in the Majors.

And of course, it’s worth noting that while this interview was being conducted in the Rockies’ dugout, Jason Giambi was blasting Madonna in the clubhouse.

If the video below doesn’t display in your browser, you can check it out here.

Scott and I appeared on today’s edition of SNY.tv’s The Baseball Show to help give Mets fans an idea of what they can expect to see out of the Rockies.  Basically, it amounts to an episode of Rockiescast in a much, MUCH more concise format, plus you get to look at Ted Berg! See for yourself:

Carlos tiene sus tacos aquí.

CarGo’s NL ranks as of Sunday morning:

Avg - 1st (.320)
Triples - T-6th (6)
HR - T-6th (24)
RBI - 6th (74)
SB - 13th (17)

He may have been snubbed by all-star voters and managers, but it is going to be tough for CarGo’s season to go unnoticed when it comes time for MVP voting. Do I think he’ll win? Not likely, but I expect to see his name among those receiving votes. The stats speak for themselves, but they don’t tell the whole story of how good CarGo has been this season.

CarGo has 193 at-bats this season while batting first in the order. That’s 47% of his total at-bats coming from a spot in the order that is guaranteed to come up to the plate at least once per game with nobody on base. The rest of the at-bats in that spot are not incredibly likely to have runners on base, with the bottom of the order and pitcher’s spot hitting in front of him. I suppose this next statement is open for debate, but I believe if CarGo had been hitting in the three-spot all year, he would be leading the league in RBI in addition to his league-leading batting average.

He hits, he runs, but can he field? Carlos has one error in 198 opportunities this season while playing all 3 outfield positions (not at the same time, thought he might just be that good). He’s also had a few opportunities to show off his arm, proving it to be both strong and accurate.

Carlos Gonzalez has proven to be such a great all-around player that it is incredibly easy to forget that this is the 24-year-old’s first full season in the majors. If he continues to get better, which he should, he’s going to have to buy a new house just to store all of his future hardware - the Silver Slugger awards, Gold Gloves, batting titles, homerun crowns, all-star jerseys, an MVP award or two, and hopefully a few shiny rings. He’s got as good a chance as anyone to win the first Triple Crown since Carl Yastrzemski won it in the AL in 1967.

It wouldn’t be fair to praise CarGo this much without pointing out some areas that could use some improvement (we love constructive criticism here at Rockiescast, just as long as it’s not directed at us). As we’ve seen all too often with great Rockies hitters, the home/road splits leave a lot to be desired, though you’d never know it by watching this series at Pittsburgh. I wouldn’t mind seeing him walk a little more either, but it’s hard to take more pitches when it seems like you crush the ball every time you swing the bat.

Way back in April, we put out a call for examples of creative fan support.  We know Rockies fans are awesome, so it follows that we should have some awesome ideas.  And oh, fellow Rockies fans have not disappointed.  It’s worth reminding everyone that this happened.  I still can’t help but laugh out loud every time I see those pictures.

Our latest submission comes from Rockiescast’s resident Hall of Famer, Meredith.  Take a look at the graphic she designed for a T-shirt for herself and a couple of friends.  It’s suggestive, it’s got a handsome face on it, and it reminds us of the awesome things Seth Smith can do with a bat late in a ballgame.  What more could you ask for?  Perhaps one of your own?  Use the comments section to let us know what you think of the design.  If the people really like it, perhaps Meredith would even consider a special printing for some lucky Rockiescast listeners.  (Congrats, Meredith: I just put you on-the-hook!)