What's wrong with the Rockies

Stay with me on this: Imagine you have a relationship with a company; doesn't matter what kind, just that there is the usual capitalistic exchange. This company has a very specific item, or service, that they provide. They are not the only company that provides a service similar to this, but it is unique enough that this is "the only game in town." Imagine further that the performance of this company is nearly a complete transparent component to the business it is in: everyone who has any inclination can find out how well the company is doing. This company has a specific window of opportunity that comes around the same time each year and lasts for the same amount of time. Like all companies, it is results oriented; if it is doing well, both sides are happy. It has had success in the past. They almost reached the pinnacle of their industry. But the journey to do so energized it's entire market base and even converted a great many that wouldn't be interested otherwise. It has been some time since that success. In the intervening time, many of the middle management has been replaced on what could be described as an alarmingly frequent basis. No one really takes the time to study the smaller businesses that operate in other towns, so that's not really a factor. The middle management is changed with a certain amount of fanfare; when new middle managers are brought in, they are touted as the next big thing. Only success doesn't follow. This continues on for an amount of time that begins to become uncomfortable. It is that way because you begin to notice with the revolving door for the common worker, the upper management has changed little at the same time. The same roster of upper managers stays the same, says the same things about all the different middle managers that come and go from the company. The company’s results continue to demonstrate that its place in this industry places it in the middle of performers. Consistently. And because they are provider of this service, options for the consumer are limited. The only real choice the consumers have is to not, under any circumstances, utilize the service the company provides. But they are the only choice in the market; it’s a difficult choice for the consumer. End point: if there were a company whose results never deviated from under-whelming, had a rotating roster of workers, but had the same managers, wouldn’t you expect the management to change in order for the company to perform better or, in worse case, differently? This is the problem with the Rockies. We’ve had a ridiculous number of players go through our system, they can’t all be blamed for the performance of the franchise. The management “team,” however, is the same. And we are expecting different results. It is time to shake up the “team” that makes the decisions. Otherwise, the franchise is going to find that its assumed fan base will erode to unsalvageable levels.