Woody Paige: Dick Monfort's desperate letter to Rockies fans is more spam
Oct. 11—Franchise Fanboy Dick Monfort has mailed Rockies season ticket-holders his annual "Woe R Us" missive, which is about as thought-provoking as the single-spaced Christmas letter received from distant relatives describing their RV trip to the Petrified Forest and the Painted Desert, where cousin Joyce was bitten by a Sonoran whipsnake.
"Our expectations were high going into the 2022 season, but, unfortunately, we did not meet those expectations. It has now been four years since our last postseason appearance, and this is not acceptable," Dickie wrote.
His Grape Expectations were unfulfilled, but the wise guys' preseason over-under victory prediction for the Rockies was 68.5. They finished 68-94, just as expected. In the former slaughterhouse superintendent's dozen years as owner/chairman/chief executive officer/party deck director the Rox have lost between 87 and 98 games nine times, reached the playoffs (briefly) twice, and had only two seasons above .500.
