Renck vs. Keeler: Will Rockies follow Charlie Monfort’s advice for change?
Troy Renck There is crying in baseball Owner Charlie Monfort admitted watching the Rockies brings him to tears The honesty in Monfort s interview with The Post s Patrick Saunders about his sobriety and the Rockies was refreshing For the past years the Rockies have operated in a silo believing in their own flawed process and misguided loyalty It has left them defined by incompetence Monfort mentioned what we have all been thinking for years especially this season that the organization requirements a new set of eyeballs Anyone watching knows this franchise requires an overhaul But will someone from inside the house airing a candid opinion decisively inspire change RELATED Rockies owner Charlie Monfort now sober says crew demands new set of eyeballs Sean Keeler Patrick s story gave you goosebumps Charlie s story gave you hope But did you see happen to see Bob Nightengale s story over the weekend for USA In the current era The Rockies apparently need a new director of pitching with Steve Foster reportedly heading to Texas Tech Nightengale wrote that our man Buddy was a strong candidate to rejoin the Rockies as a pitching director or special assistant with Foster s departure Sigh I like Buddy Don t get me wrong But same old Rockies isn t it Recycle Rinse Repeat Related Articles Renck vs Keeler Who wins more football games next season CU or CSU Renck They are the Denver hint hint Broncos New stadium belongs downtown Renck File Rockies owner Dick Monfort owes fans accountability for this mess Renck If J K Dobbins stays healthy he ll be reason Broncos win AFC West Renck Garett Bolles Broncos story is one of redemption guided by wife Natalie Renck Charlie should be applauded for sharing his story Hopefully he remains in a good place in his life And it would be nice if part of his legacy becomes shaking sense into his brother and CEO Dick Monfort Dick called criticism of the Rockies fair He explained me before the season that the only way to quiet critics was to win They have been the worst group in baseball since I am cautiously optimistic Dick will follow through with notable moves But they must be seismic Here s what necessities to happen President Greg Feasel must retire or get fired General manager Bill Schmidt should get canned before the pact deadline that likely won t happen or the day the season ends And Dick must step away from all baseball involvement allowing the new regime autonomy to hire roughly new people while beefing up the scouting and analytics departments Keeler The Rockies don t need tweaks They need an enema Flush the same old voices the same old faces the same old means of doing things While Charlie was absolutely right this particular ball is in Dick s court And I was optimistic as I read along until I got the part about where Dick declared an outsider doesn t have the knowledge the group does as far as building a baseball club at altitude as if it s specific proprietary family recipe for chicken or apple pie Yes smart outsiders will need a crash module Yes they ll need to try and fail But if they re that smart they ll figure it out The Rockies secret blend of herbs and spices is - since March Hire new people Dick Please Renck The obstacle is the Rockies don t get the benefit of doubt Only actions matter And when Dick makes excuses for the altitude as he did in Sunday s piece it is disheartening When is he going to realize these folks would be bad at their jobs at sea level too Slugger Charlie Condon should help the Rockies someday But nothing will boost the Rockies like listening to Charlie Monfort Keeler If you say you ll consider fresh eyes in an interview and then in that same interview put down the idea of taking advice from new voices you re not just talking about both sides of your mouth You re talking in circles No wonder anyone who tries to rock the boat within the Rockies baseball operations ends up jumping off the ship to keep their sanity I weep for Charlie His baseball club is drowning on dry land Want more Rockies news Sign up for the Rockies Insider to get all our MLB analysis
