Tag: Walker Monfort
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Mark Kiszla: At age 71, Rockies owner Dick Monfort insists chances of team winning World Series in his lifetime are ‘Excellent!’
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – With his 72nd birthday and 30th season of Rockies ownership rapidly approaching, will Dick Monfort live long enough to see Colorado win the World Series? “Oh, god,” said Monfort, as his peaceful Friday morning was interrupted by a chance encounter with me on a sidewalk outside the Rockies’ spring training headquarters. “Good…
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Mark Kiszla: Dick Monfort hired Paul DePodesta as baseball nanny for his sons
As much as the wretched Rockies would like us to believe Paul DePodesta is a ninja tasked with taking down the L.A. Dodgers’ evil empire, the truth is far less ambitious and not nearly so glamorous. He’s a glorified nanny. DePodesta was hired away from a pro football laughingstock to babysit the sons of Rockies…