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Monfort’s hopeful email to season-ticket holders doesn’t inspire optimism

Take a moment to consider these comments from Rockies owner Dick Monfort:

“I’m the most frustrated person in the world.”

“This year was very tough. It was without a doubt the hardest year I’ve been through.”

Seems like fair assessments for 2020, right? From an owner in a sport that slashed its season to one third the usual size where the average club lost $100 million, on top of the team having a lousy, far-from-playoff-worthy season?

It would make sense, except for the fact that these comments came after the 2019 end-of-the-season press conference, where Monfort also said, “I don’t think we have a lot of flexibility next year of making some great big splash.