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bombboy85 · 08-17-2013, 10:29 PM

Today the Colorado Rockies announced that after years of public outcry against GM Dan O'Dowd they have decided to hire someone new into the position. They have announced the hiring of Matt Hill to take that position. In an interview today the new GM gave us his overview of the franchises current situation.

"First off I want to say how excited I am to take over this franchise, I grew up watching them play. I even remember the first game they ever played I was in elementary school and they pulled everyone out of class and into the library to watch the game on TV and seeing Eric Young hit a homerun in the first at bat in a home game. This franchise is entering it's 20th season and in those short 20 years they have had an exciting history but there are many things that need to be fixed. In this franchises first year we set a MLB record for the highest attendance ever and for years we sold out every game. It feels like recently this franchise has lost touch with it's fans, we have the talent to compete but in the past moves have not been made that could have made the team better. I want to return this team to that level of selling out every game."

As we get prepped for the season Matt Hill has a lot of work ahead of him. The team has superstars in Troy Tulowitzki and Carlos Gonzalez and the frustrating Dexter Fowler who has the potential to be a star but is very streaky. The team has weaknesses at 2B, 3B and in their pitching staff. 1B Todd Helton is also looking at what could be his last season before retirement so a future replacement needs to be found.

08-17-2013, 10:29 PM	#1
bombboy85 Major Leagues Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 454	Mile High sabermetrics - A Rockies Dynasty Today the Colorado Rockies announced that after years of public outcry against GM Dan O'Dowd they have decided to hire someone new into the position. They have announced the hiring of Matt Hill to take that position. In an interview today the new GM gave us his overview of the franchises current situation. "First off I want to say how excited I am to take over this franchise, I grew up watching them play. I even remember the first game they ever played I was in elementary school and they pulled everyone out of class and into the library to watch the game on TV and seeing Eric Young hit a homerun in the first at bat in a home game. This franchise is entering it's 20th season and in those short 20 years they have had an exciting history but there are many things that need to be fixed. In this franchises first year we set a MLB record for the highest attendance ever and for years we sold out every game. It feels like recently this franchise has lost touch with it's fans, we have the talent to compete but in the past moves have not been made that could have made the team better. I want to return this team to that level of selling out every game." As we get prepped for the season Matt Hill has a lot of work ahead of him. The team has superstars in Troy Tulowitzki and Carlos Gonzalez and the frustrating Dexter Fowler who has the potential to be a star but is very streaky. The team has weaknesses at 2B, 3B and in their pitching staff. 1B Todd Helton is also looking at what could be his last season before retirement so a future replacement needs to be found.