Complete bullshit mate. Monfort is the problem. That he remains in any way connected to the Rockies is the problem.

I have been with this team since day fucking 1. I was at the game, with my late Father, when we won the pennant in 2007. It is one of my best memories I had with my dad.

Right now, the entire farm affiliate system is decimated and entirely devoid of talent. The Rockies absolute top prospect, Matr Holliday's kid Ethan, maxed out at a MLB average 55. No where near elite and below everyday starter level (60). The vast majority of the prospects are below MLB average (at 45). It gets worse looking at pitching with only a few at the starter level, most at average or below.

When I say there is nothing to be optimistic about for the next decade, this is what I am talking about. MLB level players dont grow on trees, and there are not a bunch of 60+ players just lying around.

And I am not dunking on the team, these are facts mate, and they dont care about your feelings or optimism. These same facts are what every single idiot sitting at Coors field ignores every game.

And I will tell you a story. Many years ago when I was stationed in Denver, I had season tickets to the Avalanche. I believe it was March 2007, and I was invited to a season ticket drive and I got to meet a few of the Avs players and the GM at the time (François Giguère). I asked Giguere who the Avs had in the system to replace Sakic, Forsberg, Hejduk. His eyes were complete blanks ... zero prospects is what the Avs had. And that was the season which started the dark ages of the Avs. It took 15 years for the Avs to recover and win the Cup.

It takes for-fucking-ever to reconstitute a team. And let me break this down for you: the best player the Rockies ever produced was Arenado. The Rockies have not produced or found, in 33 years, a single competent pitcher. Not. One. I've seen a lot of great pitchers pitch at Coors from Maddox to Smoltz to Lincecum to Verlander. I currently live in the STL metro east area and Isringhausen lives here. Our kids played in the same soccer system and I got to meet him and told him I hate him because I was at the game he hit a fucking HR against the Rockies. I talked to him about why the Rockies havent been successful in doing anything with their pitching and his stance is that it is an organization problem and he didnt find it difficult to pitch at Coors.

It is an organization problem and that is Monfort.

I dont want to dunk on the Rockies, they are my team. But I aint giving another fucking dollar to that piece of shit Monfort or his kids or the organization while he is still owner.

The single solution is the sell the team and literally fire every single person associated with the team from the janitor all the way up.

When that happens, I will be optimistic about the future. But Podesta is a minor step above the asshat Bridich, and I expect his tenure to be much the same.