Eric_Goodman's Blog

This whole thing just befuddles me. This town will financially support a winner, the Avs of old proved that with their superstar payrolls and endless sellouts. Folks LOVE to do stuff outdoors in Colorado, and a contender would draw huge crowds on a regular basis. Trust me on this.

"Their best and most consistent player." That says it all, Eric. Why would a team that wants to be a contender trade their best player? Are we that far below the poverty level?

Do we need to start talking about the, ahem, thriftiness of the Monfort Bros. already?

Don't get me wrong, Mattie also needs to understand the economics of the Rockies vs. those of the Yankees. He'll have to meet us halfway.

What he also needs to understand is that New York (and the glaring spotlight that would follow him everywhere) is NOT the kind of place he wants to raise his family.

In NY he would be another face in the crowd, only noticed by the merciless New York fans when he's slumping. Or he could stay here, and be Denver's next John Elway.

I think it's really important that we keep a perennial All-Star, for the future of the game here in the MDT zone. Maybe we can organize and demonstrate at a Rockies game, a "Please Stay Holliday Day" or something. Show him the kind of support he could be getting (if we knew for sure he isn't a baseball mercinary), and show the Monforts that this is important to us.

I heard the opinion that Willy Taveras is also "expendable". Last time I looked, Willy leads the National League in steals. How is that "expendable" on a team that wants to contend?

lets just hope the rockies screw ther heads on straight and continue to pull in the wins. let the mumbo jumbo talk go down the drain until it happens.