Tag: Dick Monfort
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Who is Denver’s greatest sports villain? | Friday Faceoff
Friday Faceoff: Who is currently Denver’s greatest sports villain? Kyle Fredrickson, Broncos beat reporter Answer: Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes The Chiefs drafted Patrick Mahomes with the No. 10 overall pick of the 2017 NFL draft. The Broncos endured seven consecutive losing seasons starting in 2017. Coincidence? No way. Denver’s reign as AFC West superpower…
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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…
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Kickin’ It with Kiz: The case for the Broncos benching Bo Nix in favor of Jarrett Stidham
Bo Nix doesn’t have it. The Broncos are lucky to be 8-2 thanks to the defense. Nix doesn’t set his feet, rushes passes and throws the ball up for grabs. Not sure if it’s mental, but I’m getting Jay Cutler vibes. – U.T., orange and feeling blue Kiz: Pull the trigger! Any NFL quarterback who…
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Kickin’ it with Kiz: The last thing Rockies need in next GM is another pencil pusher
My No. 1 priority for the Rockies’ next general manager is that he has no previous association with the Rockies. – Chruffman, Boulder Kiz: If the Rockies actually have a way of doing business, 323 losses in a three-year stretch suggest their way of building a winning team might be all wrong. That harsh truth…
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Woody Paige: It’s time for Monforts to start anew and revamp Rox front office
In less than a century the Monfort family digressed from livestock to laughingstock. Once the proud possessors of a premier national stockyards company, the Monfort migrants from Illinois are owners of the world’s worst team in a ballyard. The Richard “Call Me” Dick Monfort’s Roxbottoms just concluded compiling 500 losses over five consecutive seasons. Monfort…
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Woody Paige: It’s time for Monforts to start anew and revamp Rox front office
In less than a century the Monfort family digressed from livestock to laughingstock. Once the proud possessors of a premier national stockyards company, the Monfort migrants from Illinois are owners of the world’s worst team in a ballyard. The Richard “Call Me” Dick Monfort’s Roxbottoms just concluded compiling 500 losses over five consecutive seasons. Monfort…
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Woody Paige: Words can’t express how bad the Rockies have become … or could they?
The RoxBottom Blake Street Bums will be done for, destroyed, devastated and the disgraceful dead Friday. Thank heavens, Galarraga and the 162nd last game. In five seasons, the foolish, frightful, ferocious, foul franchise will finish with more than 500 failures. “We are No. 30 and have a party deck’’ should be team slogan. The Mortified…
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Woody Paige: Words can’t express how bad the Rockies have become … or could they?
The RoxBottom Blake Street Bums will be done for, destroyed, devastated and the disgraceful dead Friday. Thank heavens, Galarraga and the 162nd last game. In five seasons, the foolish, frightful, ferocious, foul franchise will finish with more than 500 failures. “We are No. 30 and have a party deck’’ should be team slogan. The Mortified…
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Stan Kroenke owns world’s most valuable sports empire in 2025
The Denver Gazette sports business insider is a reader’s guide to understanding the influence of money, politics and power behind their favorite leagues, teams and players. Sports business insider: Stan Kroenke has the most lucrative sports empire in 2025 with a team ownership portfolio valued at over $21 billion. Short version: Kroenke Sports & Entertainment…
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Rockies-Yankees series epitomizes ‘haves vs. have-nots’ of sports world
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Memorial Day weekend in LoDo brought Yankee Stadium West to 20th and Blake. Pinstripes outnumbered purple in the stands at Coors Field on Friday night to begin a three-game series between the Rockies and Yankees. Is anyone surprised? Colorado is on pace for the worst season in MLB history. The Yankees have one of the…