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Evan Dziobak
Being a Rockies fan is so painful… The Monforts have no idea what they are doing…
Rally Weimaraner
O’Dowd thinking: Monfort wont let me trade Tulo or CarGo and they wont let me spend more money, whats left to do as a GM but leave.
Jeff Todd
Flew under the radar a bit, but Monfort reportedly killed a deal of Jorge De La Rosa for Eduardo Rodriguez.
SwingtimeInTheRockies
No, that’s not likely what happened. Tulo’s and CarGo’s injuries keep them from being traded for anything like a healthy return. Besides, that trade talk was nearly all external, anyway.
What happened was that O’Dowd was offered an extension with even more limits on his power as GM (maybe even ceding some of it to Dick, himself.) so he left. A proper owner would have fired O’Dowd and conducted a search for a replacement that included outside candidates. Not how Dick rolls, however.
Hey Miami: Monfort for Loria?
bgardnerfanclub
I have been a fan who just watched a lot of baseball, all the time, for years. I never really followed contracts or management decisions, but I have been reading this blog now for about a month and it is absolutely eye-opening. The different ways management and owners seem to find to hamper the players’ opportunities to perform. Yikes.
Chad Kreuter's Hat
I’ve read an article about Monfort and raised my eyebrows about half a dozen times now.
Jeff Todd
I highly recommend you click the Denver Post link in the post and watch the video. It includes footage of the press conference, which I think changes the way the actual comments read, and has a phenomenal ending. (I won’t give it away.)
Chad Kreuter's Hat
Yeah, that about sums it up, thanks!
Brian Baker
Oh boy… declined extension?
Brace yourselves fellow Braves fans…
Dock_Elvis
Sad, because Colorado has had some very solid baseball people within the organization that were there for a long time..many from the beginning… and they’ve moved on away from meddling ownership
hozie007
Comments below are right on the money. I lived in Colorado for 20 years and saw first hand what greedy ownership can do. The Monforts really don’t care if they go to post-season or not, as long as the money keeps flowing to them and the shareholders…of which there are many. No passion from ownership is showing up on the field. I believe O’Dowd wanted to deliver a competitive team and a winning baseball mentality but it was contrary to what his employers wanted….good move Dan; there will be many opportunities for you in MLB.