1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:01,800 Speaker 1: Hey, Mike or Michael. It could be worse. 2 00:00:02,279 --> 00:00:05,160 Speaker 2: They could be talking about government run cafeterias. 3 00:00:05,920 --> 00:00:10,880 Speaker 3: A Mackael Goober thirty three, thirty three here regarding Ms 4 00:00:10,960 --> 00:00:15,600 Speaker 3: Mayor who wants to keep the grocery stores open. You 5 00:00:15,720 --> 00:00:19,680 Speaker 3: really shouldn't laugh at the infirm. 6 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:21,880 Speaker 4: I didn't see that one coming. That was pretty good. 7 00:00:22,440 --> 00:00:24,400 Speaker 4: I was like, wait, wait a minute, is she infirm? 8 00:00:24,440 --> 00:00:29,360 Speaker 4: I don't yeh, she is infirm. Remember former Council Special 9 00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:31,440 Speaker 4: Council Jack Smith, the guy that went after Trump down 10 00:00:31,440 --> 00:00:35,600 Speaker 4: at Martin Lago and then for the January sixth insurrection. Well, 11 00:00:35,680 --> 00:00:40,600 Speaker 4: it now turns out he reportedly requested the personal cell 12 00:00:40,640 --> 00:00:44,920 Speaker 4: phone records of the then Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy, 13 00:00:45,240 --> 00:00:47,479 Speaker 4: who is number two in the line of succession to 14 00:00:47,520 --> 00:00:50,640 Speaker 4: be the president in case there's a capitation of the 15 00:00:51,000 --> 00:00:55,960 Speaker 4: of the executive branch. And then, in addition to that, 16 00:00:56,720 --> 00:01:01,200 Speaker 4: then Congressman Louis Gohmer, a Republican from Texas, during his 17 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:05,399 Speaker 4: probe when he was probing the January sixth Capitol protests. 18 00:01:06,319 --> 00:01:08,800 Speaker 4: On May fifth, or twenty twenty three, the Federal Bureau 19 00:01:08,800 --> 00:01:12,600 Speaker 4: of Investigation, their Criminal Investigative Division, prepared what's called a 20 00:01:12,959 --> 00:01:17,479 Speaker 4: significant case notification. That's the document that the FBI puts 21 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:21,760 Speaker 4: together to outline all of the details requesting a subpoena, 22 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:24,319 Speaker 4: and in this case, it was for the toll records 23 00:01:24,520 --> 00:01:28,520 Speaker 4: from both Att and Verizon. Now, as you would expect, 24 00:01:28,600 --> 00:01:30,959 Speaker 4: Kevin McCarthy has come out and he's criticized the effort. 25 00:01:30,959 --> 00:01:34,600 Speaker 4: He calls it a blatant weaponization of the Justice Department 26 00:01:34,840 --> 00:01:39,080 Speaker 4: and then said, quote, perhaps no action underscores this point 27 00:01:39,080 --> 00:01:42,959 Speaker 4: more than the illegal attempt to access the phone records 28 00:01:43,280 --> 00:01:47,240 Speaker 4: of sitting members of the House and Senate, including the 29 00:01:47,319 --> 00:01:53,320 Speaker 4: Speaker of the House. Here's what you need to understand 30 00:01:53,360 --> 00:01:59,520 Speaker 4: about this. It was the Biden Harris administration that launched 31 00:01:59,520 --> 00:02:03,840 Speaker 4: the probe. This is the investigation that we talked about before, 32 00:02:04,120 --> 00:02:07,560 Speaker 4: called Arctic Frost. They started it back in April or 33 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:10,600 Speaker 4: twenty two. They were trying to get the phone records 34 00:02:10,600 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 4: from Republican lawmakers like Lindsey Graham. 35 00:02:13,280 --> 00:02:15,440 Speaker 5: Wouldn't you like to know what Lindsey Graham's. 36 00:02:15,080 --> 00:02:19,840 Speaker 4: Been talking about? Marshall Blackboman from Tennessee, Ron Johnson Wisconsin, 37 00:02:20,240 --> 00:02:23,400 Speaker 4: Josh Holly from Missouri, and a bunch of other and 38 00:02:23,400 --> 00:02:24,040 Speaker 4: take Cruise two. 39 00:02:24,080 --> 00:02:27,320 Speaker 5: I think so AT and T revealed. 40 00:02:27,200 --> 00:02:31,240 Speaker 4: That Jack Smith's team had subpoenaed records for two congressional members, 41 00:02:31,280 --> 00:02:36,239 Speaker 4: including McCarthy, although AT and T, to their credit, ultimately 42 00:02:36,280 --> 00:02:41,680 Speaker 4: provided none because they actually went to court and fought it. Now, 43 00:02:41,760 --> 00:02:44,679 Speaker 4: I happen to be a T mobile customer and I'm 44 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:48,040 Speaker 4: not looking to change and this isn't an advertisement a 45 00:02:48,800 --> 00:02:50,360 Speaker 4: spot for AT and T. 46 00:02:50,680 --> 00:02:54,280 Speaker 5: But wait a minute, you. 47 00:02:54,320 --> 00:02:58,000 Speaker 4: Actually fought on behalf of your clients, your customers, and 48 00:02:58,120 --> 00:03:01,919 Speaker 4: said no, we're going to challenge this two shade AT 49 00:03:02,080 --> 00:03:06,160 Speaker 4: and T. Now Chuck Grassley, the Senator from Iowa, with 50 00:03:06,200 --> 00:03:09,680 Speaker 4: a Republican Senator from Iowa and Ron Johnson now starting 51 00:03:09,800 --> 00:03:13,720 Speaker 4: an inquiry into this issue. Grassley's calling it a phishing 52 00:03:13,800 --> 00:03:17,520 Speaker 4: expedition that swept up Republicans in and out of Congress 53 00:03:17,560 --> 00:03:21,720 Speaker 4: from top to bottom. The point is this, These disclosures 54 00:03:22,160 --> 00:03:27,400 Speaker 4: have fueled intensified concerns over government overreach and the weaponization 55 00:03:27,520 --> 00:03:29,280 Speaker 4: under the Democrats. 56 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:30,880 Speaker 5: And of course obviously. 57 00:03:30,480 --> 00:03:35,400 Speaker 4: The breaches of elected lawmakers privacy. Arctic Frost, I would 58 00:03:35,560 --> 00:03:37,720 Speaker 4: like it somewhat, not completely, but somewhat. 59 00:03:37,760 --> 00:03:38,280 Speaker 5: You can like it. 60 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:43,200 Speaker 4: At the Watergate, It's costs taxpayers fifty million dollars so far, 61 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:46,000 Speaker 4: and of course now we got a congressional review going on. 62 00:03:46,520 --> 00:03:50,720 Speaker 4: It was authorized by Biden's Attorney General Mary Garland and 63 00:03:50,800 --> 00:03:53,840 Speaker 4: former FBI director Christopher Ray. I want to make this 64 00:03:53,920 --> 00:04:00,240 Speaker 4: point about it. It is this is actually weaponization of 65 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:05,680 Speaker 4: the Department of Justice. That is separate apart from Congress 66 00:04:06,760 --> 00:04:10,480 Speaker 4: or the president, either one the executive branch, and the 67 00:04:10,480 --> 00:04:19,760 Speaker 4: Congress investigating past weaponizations of the Department of Justice. You see, 68 00:04:19,800 --> 00:04:22,680 Speaker 4: there's a fine line here. People say, well, Trump's out 69 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:26,919 Speaker 4: there and he's weaponizing the Department of Justice. Know what 70 00:04:27,040 --> 00:04:31,120 Speaker 4: he's doing is he's trying to determine the truth about 71 00:04:31,160 --> 00:04:34,920 Speaker 4: what happened to him and to these lawmakers during the 72 00:04:34,960 --> 00:04:41,200 Speaker 4: Biden Harris administration. That's not weaponizing. That's conducting a legitimate investigation. 73 00:04:41,760 --> 00:04:45,359 Speaker 4: And here's why you need to understand that, because have 74 00:04:45,560 --> 00:04:49,320 Speaker 4: you heard and what is the claim that any of 75 00:04:49,320 --> 00:04:50,520 Speaker 4: these people were doing wrong? 76 00:04:51,600 --> 00:04:51,960 Speaker 5: Nothing. 77 00:04:53,160 --> 00:04:56,480 Speaker 4: Nobody's ever been charged with insurrection, which is why I 78 00:04:56,520 --> 00:05:02,000 Speaker 4: do not I refuse to call the Januine six riots 79 00:05:02,040 --> 00:05:05,040 Speaker 4: protests whatever you want to use. It was not an 80 00:05:05,080 --> 00:05:09,760 Speaker 4: insurrection because that's a very well defined legal term, and 81 00:05:09,800 --> 00:05:14,520 Speaker 4: not one single individual has ever been indicted charged or 82 00:05:14,600 --> 00:05:17,920 Speaker 4: convicted of insurrection. Hey, you want a reason not to 83 00:05:17,960 --> 00:05:22,359 Speaker 4: live in Washington, DC. The Democrat dominated City Council has 84 00:05:22,400 --> 00:05:24,880 Speaker 4: adopted the emergency tax legislation. 85 00:05:24,920 --> 00:05:26,000 Speaker 5: And guess what they're trying to do. 86 00:05:26,320 --> 00:05:29,720 Speaker 4: They're trying to block the federal tax code and those 87 00:05:29,800 --> 00:05:32,440 Speaker 4: changes that Trump made in the One Big Beautiful Bill. 88 00:05:32,880 --> 00:05:36,919 Speaker 4: They're trying to prevent tax breaks for tipped wages and 89 00:05:37,080 --> 00:05:39,960 Speaker 4: overtime pay. They're trying to stop that from taking effect. 90 00:05:40,440 --> 00:05:43,880 Speaker 4: There are thousands of restaurants on hospitality industry workers in 91 00:05:43,960 --> 00:05:46,600 Speaker 4: the Capitol that are going to be impacted by this. 92 00:05:47,400 --> 00:05:49,360 Speaker 5: Now. Obviously, if you remember, it. 93 00:05:49,320 --> 00:05:52,480 Speaker 4: Allowed deduction up to twenty five thousand dollars in tips 94 00:05:52,480 --> 00:05:55,440 Speaker 4: in twelve thousand something, I think in overtime pay for 95 00:05:55,560 --> 00:05:59,000 Speaker 4: single filers. They're higher mouth obviously for a joint filer, 96 00:05:59,360 --> 00:06:03,159 Speaker 4: but those deductions will not be reflected in the local 97 00:06:03,240 --> 00:06:07,719 Speaker 4: tax returns because of the City Council's decision. And it's 98 00:06:07,760 --> 00:06:11,200 Speaker 4: even worse than that. They've ended the six thousand dollars 99 00:06:11,240 --> 00:06:14,880 Speaker 4: local senior bonus deduction and all of the other business 100 00:06:14,920 --> 00:06:21,000 Speaker 4: related tax breaks, all trying to improve DC's finances. Wait 101 00:06:21,080 --> 00:06:24,359 Speaker 4: a minute, you want to improve DC's finances. I have 102 00:06:24,440 --> 00:06:27,400 Speaker 4: an idea which is really kind of goes against everything 103 00:06:27,440 --> 00:06:32,880 Speaker 4: I believe in. Hey, DC, go away, narrow it down, 104 00:06:33,400 --> 00:06:36,480 Speaker 4: cut it down to just say, the National Mall, in 105 00:06:36,560 --> 00:06:38,400 Speaker 4: the federal buildings that are kind of close to the 106 00:06:38,480 --> 00:06:41,680 Speaker 4: National Mall, give everything back to Virginia and back to Maryland, 107 00:06:41,880 --> 00:06:44,960 Speaker 4: and then Congress you take it over. Rarely would I 108 00:06:45,000 --> 00:06:48,360 Speaker 4: suggest Congress take anything over. But if they're going to 109 00:06:48,440 --> 00:06:52,279 Speaker 4: do this kind of crap by saying, oh no, you 110 00:06:52,320 --> 00:06:54,880 Speaker 4: can't have those tax breaks because we're all Democrats and 111 00:06:54,920 --> 00:07:00,719 Speaker 4: we hate Trump, you're nothing but absolutely nuts. Get a 112 00:07:00,720 --> 00:07:03,920 Speaker 4: hold of Jesse Thomas, who's the producer for the Rockies, 113 00:07:03,920 --> 00:07:06,960 Speaker 4: who's down getting ready for the press conference, because we're 114 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:12,000 Speaker 4: gonna take that press conference that the Rockies have hired a. 115 00:07:11,320 --> 00:07:16,280 Speaker 5: New Let's see, what's his actual title going to be? Uh, 116 00:07:17,240 --> 00:07:18,000 Speaker 5: he's he gonna. 117 00:07:17,760 --> 00:07:23,680 Speaker 6: Be he's gonna be one president of baseball Operations. 118 00:07:23,800 --> 00:07:26,200 Speaker 5: Oh is that is that you? Jesse? That's me? Well, 119 00:07:26,640 --> 00:07:28,320 Speaker 5: sorry you had to get up so early this morning. 120 00:07:28,640 --> 00:07:30,600 Speaker 6: You know these are not my hours, Michael. 121 00:07:30,640 --> 00:07:33,080 Speaker 4: You know that, I know, and I apologize with checking 122 00:07:33,120 --> 00:07:37,040 Speaker 4: the mail. So he's gonna be director of Baseball operations, correct, 123 00:07:37,160 --> 00:07:39,360 Speaker 4: So just going to report to the GM or somebody else. 124 00:07:39,880 --> 00:07:41,800 Speaker 6: No, no, no, no, he is the man in charge. He 125 00:07:41,840 --> 00:07:43,280 Speaker 6: will report to Walker Montfort. 126 00:07:43,800 --> 00:07:45,320 Speaker 5: Will okay, Yeah, all right, that's it. 127 00:07:45,400 --> 00:07:48,720 Speaker 6: So, yes, the Walker Montfort and Paul D. Potesta era 128 00:07:48,960 --> 00:07:52,720 Speaker 6: starts today and after this press conference. First of all, 129 00:07:52,760 --> 00:07:54,840 Speaker 6: I'll tell you I'm coming to you live from our 130 00:07:54,960 --> 00:07:58,080 Speaker 6: radio booth up on floor two here at Corsfield, but 131 00:07:58,480 --> 00:08:00,239 Speaker 6: you ought to be able to hear the press room 132 00:08:00,320 --> 00:08:04,440 Speaker 6: underneath me as we await Walker Montfort, Paul D. Podesta, 133 00:08:04,720 --> 00:08:07,840 Speaker 6: and Dick Montfort. They will be seated left to right 134 00:08:07,960 --> 00:08:11,400 Speaker 6: in that order. Real quick. I can tell the people 135 00:08:11,520 --> 00:08:14,680 Speaker 6: who are listening if you're unfamiliar with who Paul D. 136 00:08:14,800 --> 00:08:15,720 Speaker 6: Podesta is. 137 00:08:16,200 --> 00:08:17,240 Speaker 5: By now, most. 138 00:08:17,000 --> 00:08:20,480 Speaker 6: People have heard that he was the inspiration for the 139 00:08:20,640 --> 00:08:25,040 Speaker 6: Jonah Hill character in the movie Moneyball, where Jonah Hill 140 00:08:25,120 --> 00:08:29,520 Speaker 6: played Peter Brand, and he has been an analytical front 141 00:08:29,560 --> 00:08:34,280 Speaker 6: office figure in professional sports for quite some time. Nineteen 142 00:08:34,320 --> 00:08:36,760 Speaker 6: ninety six through nineteen ninety eight, he started with the 143 00:08:36,760 --> 00:08:40,560 Speaker 6: Cleveland Indians as a player development in turn, and that's 144 00:08:40,600 --> 00:08:44,240 Speaker 6: when Billy Bean stepped in and poached him to become 145 00:08:45,280 --> 00:08:47,719 Speaker 6: and I'm gonna go ahead and throw this downstairs. Is 146 00:08:47,760 --> 00:08:53,880 Speaker 6: here come Walker Montfort, Paul d. Podesta, and Dick Montfort. 147 00:08:54,040 --> 00:08:56,880 Speaker 6: So give them a couple of minutes to get seated here. 148 00:08:56,920 --> 00:08:59,280 Speaker 6: And it looks like we are going live. So here 149 00:08:59,280 --> 00:09:01,400 Speaker 6: we go field, all right, here we go. 150 00:09:06,480 --> 00:09:09,719 Speaker 5: The announced with a Paul de Podesta, my toughyone gets 151 00:09:09,720 --> 00:09:10,080 Speaker 5: to see. 152 00:09:09,960 --> 00:09:13,200 Speaker 4: You all right. 153 00:09:13,200 --> 00:09:16,200 Speaker 2: Well, good morning everyone, Welcome and thank you for joining 154 00:09:16,280 --> 00:09:18,800 Speaker 2: us for this very exciting day here at coors Field. 155 00:09:19,200 --> 00:09:22,079 Speaker 2: I'd like to especially welcome Rocki's owner Charlie Mofford in 156 00:09:22,120 --> 00:09:25,680 Speaker 2: the corner, excuse me, Rockies President Craig Fiesel, and the 157 00:09:25,720 --> 00:09:28,080 Speaker 2: rest of the deep Podesta family over here along the side. 158 00:09:29,640 --> 00:09:32,000 Speaker 2: I'd also like to welcome those watching on MLB Network, 159 00:09:32,400 --> 00:09:35,920 Speaker 2: Rockies dot Com, and the Rockies YouTube page, as well 160 00:09:35,920 --> 00:09:38,720 Speaker 2: as those listening on KWA Radio eight fifty AM and 161 00:09:38,800 --> 00:09:43,160 Speaker 2: ninety four to one FM. We're here today to formally 162 00:09:43,200 --> 00:09:46,920 Speaker 2: introduce Paul de Podesta as the Colorado Rockies new President 163 00:09:46,920 --> 00:09:48,080 Speaker 2: of Baseball Operations. 164 00:09:55,360 --> 00:09:56,600 Speaker 5: Paul, We're thrilled to have you. 165 00:09:56,559 --> 00:09:58,400 Speaker 2: And your family, some of whom, like I said, are 166 00:09:58,400 --> 00:10:01,280 Speaker 2: along are along the wall here joining the Rockies family 167 00:10:01,280 --> 00:10:04,880 Speaker 2: here in Colorado. Welcome up on the stage with Paul 168 00:10:05,120 --> 00:10:08,200 Speaker 2: or A, Rockies owner, chairman and CEO Dick Lantfort, and 169 00:10:08,360 --> 00:10:13,040 Speaker 2: Rocky's executive vice president Walker Montford. Before taking questions, we'll 170 00:10:13,080 --> 00:10:15,960 Speaker 2: get started with opening remarks, and with that it's my 171 00:10:16,000 --> 00:10:17,120 Speaker 2: pleasure to turn it over to Dick. 172 00:10:17,880 --> 00:10:20,839 Speaker 7: Yeah, thank you, Corey, and thank you all for being here. 173 00:10:21,720 --> 00:10:24,720 Speaker 7: I was going to get up and talk up there, 174 00:10:24,800 --> 00:10:27,920 Speaker 7: but I have this fear that one of these days 175 00:10:27,920 --> 00:10:29,760 Speaker 7: I'm going to fall off this thing, so I'm going 176 00:10:29,840 --> 00:10:31,240 Speaker 7: to just stay seated. 177 00:10:32,880 --> 00:10:34,800 Speaker 1: But I do thank you all for being here. 178 00:10:35,400 --> 00:10:39,760 Speaker 7: It's nice to see some excitement in this room. I'm 179 00:10:39,800 --> 00:10:43,719 Speaker 7: going to pretty much let Walker and Paul do this. 180 00:10:44,080 --> 00:10:49,880 Speaker 7: I will hang around for questions, but I'll let Walker 181 00:10:50,720 --> 00:10:53,880 Speaker 7: introduce and then Paul do whatever you're going to do. 182 00:10:54,160 --> 00:10:55,680 Speaker 1: All awesome. 183 00:10:55,760 --> 00:10:57,520 Speaker 8: Well, first of all, like you mentioned, thank you all 184 00:10:57,520 --> 00:11:00,640 Speaker 8: for being here today. You know, I think a few 185 00:11:00,640 --> 00:11:02,640 Speaker 8: of you may actually know Paul a little bit better 186 00:11:02,679 --> 00:11:05,720 Speaker 8: than than we do. After a couple days in Vegas 187 00:11:05,800 --> 00:11:08,440 Speaker 8: and Grill and him, he got a good taste. 188 00:11:08,120 --> 00:11:10,560 Speaker 1: Of what it's going to be like here in Denver. 189 00:11:11,240 --> 00:11:13,480 Speaker 8: But we do appreciate those of you that made the 190 00:11:13,520 --> 00:11:17,720 Speaker 8: trip getting out there and and certainly just you know, 191 00:11:17,800 --> 00:11:21,320 Speaker 8: helping us tell the story, even just a weekend. 192 00:11:21,120 --> 00:11:22,679 Speaker 1: So appreciate that. 193 00:11:23,400 --> 00:11:23,640 Speaker 3: Paul. 194 00:11:23,760 --> 00:11:26,319 Speaker 8: It's great to finally have you here in Denver. It's 195 00:11:26,320 --> 00:11:29,960 Speaker 8: been a whirlwind since everything became public last Thursday, and 196 00:11:30,320 --> 00:11:33,280 Speaker 8: we're thrilled to officially welcome you, your wife Karen, and 197 00:11:33,320 --> 00:11:36,280 Speaker 8: your sons alex, Evan and Trevor here today, and their 198 00:11:36,440 --> 00:11:40,680 Speaker 8: Rockies gear over here with with their York Space Systems patch. 199 00:11:44,440 --> 00:11:45,440 Speaker 1: You know, we also look. 200 00:11:45,320 --> 00:11:48,000 Speaker 8: Forward to meeting your daughter Talia here in short order. 201 00:11:48,800 --> 00:11:51,400 Speaker 8: When this process began just over a month ago, someone 202 00:11:51,480 --> 00:11:54,240 Speaker 8: asked me what we're looking for in this role, coming 203 00:11:54,240 --> 00:11:55,480 Speaker 8: off of the difficult season. 204 00:11:55,640 --> 00:11:56,640 Speaker 1: My answer was simple. 205 00:11:57,280 --> 00:12:00,679 Speaker 8: We needed someone who could transcend, someone could take us 206 00:12:00,679 --> 00:12:03,400 Speaker 8: beyond where we are today and help us reach new 207 00:12:03,440 --> 00:12:06,679 Speaker 8: heights as an organization. We began the search by reaching 208 00:12:06,679 --> 00:12:09,640 Speaker 8: out to trusted voices around the game, people who know 209 00:12:09,720 --> 00:12:12,120 Speaker 8: what it takes to do the job and who understand 210 00:12:12,120 --> 00:12:16,600 Speaker 8: both our market and our mission to win. Through those conversations, 211 00:12:16,840 --> 00:12:19,679 Speaker 8: one name quickly rose to the top, the gentleman sitting 212 00:12:19,760 --> 00:12:22,120 Speaker 8: right here next to us. Of course, it was a 213 00:12:22,200 --> 00:12:25,319 Speaker 8: name we recognized, but as we learned more, we realized 214 00:12:25,840 --> 00:12:27,480 Speaker 8: there was far more to his story than. 215 00:12:27,400 --> 00:12:28,840 Speaker 1: Met the eye. 216 00:12:29,080 --> 00:12:32,559 Speaker 8: Throughout our conversations, Paul impressed all of us, me, Dick 217 00:12:32,760 --> 00:12:37,080 Speaker 8: and Charlie with his leadership style, his deep experience building 218 00:12:37,120 --> 00:12:40,120 Speaker 8: not just teams on the field, but a culture within 219 00:12:40,160 --> 00:12:43,400 Speaker 8: the front office, and his unique perspective on how the 220 00:12:43,440 --> 00:12:47,240 Speaker 8: game should be played and led. From our very first calls, 221 00:12:47,320 --> 00:12:50,920 Speaker 8: track record of success, his resilience through challenges, and his 222 00:12:51,040 --> 00:12:54,920 Speaker 8: constant drive to evolve and improve stood out. It became 223 00:12:54,960 --> 00:12:58,199 Speaker 8: clear that Paul isn't just a problem solver. He's a 224 00:12:58,280 --> 00:13:03,800 Speaker 8: visionary leader. He's a visionary leader who inspires collaboration and 225 00:13:03,880 --> 00:13:07,880 Speaker 8: conviction and everyone around him. After several more discussions, we 226 00:13:07,960 --> 00:13:10,839 Speaker 8: unanimously agreed Paul is the kind of leader that can 227 00:13:10,880 --> 00:13:14,320 Speaker 8: make an immediate and lasting impact with our staff, our players, 228 00:13:14,720 --> 00:13:18,160 Speaker 8: and throughout the organization. Now we all know it's been 229 00:13:18,160 --> 00:13:20,720 Speaker 8: a tough stretch here for the Rockies, say the least. 230 00:13:20,960 --> 00:13:24,800 Speaker 8: There are no excuses for that. But today Mark's something new. 231 00:13:25,000 --> 00:13:28,360 Speaker 8: Today is the first day of our future, and from 232 00:13:28,360 --> 00:13:31,040 Speaker 8: here on we will not accept anything other than progress. 233 00:13:32,120 --> 00:13:34,120 Speaker 8: To our fans, we know you're frustrated. 234 00:13:34,920 --> 00:13:35,880 Speaker 1: You have every right to be. 235 00:13:36,679 --> 00:13:40,240 Speaker 8: We are too, and I can't express how grateful we 236 00:13:40,280 --> 00:13:44,000 Speaker 8: are for your continued passion and support. I know you're 237 00:13:44,040 --> 00:13:47,640 Speaker 8: tired of hearing words. You want to see action. Bringing 238 00:13:47,679 --> 00:13:50,120 Speaker 8: Paul on board to lead our baseball team as our 239 00:13:50,120 --> 00:13:52,280 Speaker 8: first move, and there will be many more to come. 240 00:13:53,240 --> 00:13:55,959 Speaker 8: It's the first move towards getting this team back to 241 00:13:56,040 --> 00:13:59,120 Speaker 8: where we know it can be and where you are fans, deserve. 242 00:13:58,840 --> 00:13:59,160 Speaker 1: It to be. 243 00:14:00,280 --> 00:14:02,600 Speaker 8: We hear you, we feel your passion, and we share 244 00:14:02,640 --> 00:14:05,680 Speaker 8: your belief in what Rockies Baseball can be and should be. 245 00:14:06,679 --> 00:14:09,040 Speaker 8: Our mission is to get there, and we couldn't be 246 00:14:09,080 --> 00:14:11,600 Speaker 8: more confident that Paul is the right person to help 247 00:14:11,679 --> 00:14:16,000 Speaker 8: restore pride in our brand, re energize this organization, and 248 00:14:16,040 --> 00:14:21,840 Speaker 8: build something truly special here in Denver. Most of us 249 00:14:21,880 --> 00:14:24,200 Speaker 8: in this room have witnessed the electricity of the city 250 00:14:24,280 --> 00:14:27,280 Speaker 8: when the Rockies are full steam, and is our goal 251 00:14:27,360 --> 00:14:29,800 Speaker 8: to give back to that as soon as possible. We 252 00:14:29,880 --> 00:14:32,560 Speaker 8: have our work ahead, but we couldn't be more excited 253 00:14:32,600 --> 00:14:35,560 Speaker 8: to begin that journey with Paul today. With that said, 254 00:14:35,760 --> 00:14:38,480 Speaker 8: it is my pleasure to officially introduce our new President 255 00:14:38,560 --> 00:14:41,440 Speaker 8: Baseball Operations, Paul de Podesta. 256 00:14:41,520 --> 00:14:51,720 Speaker 9: Take it away, Thanks very much. It's really hard to 257 00:14:51,760 --> 00:14:55,000 Speaker 9: express just how excited I am to be here and 258 00:14:55,200 --> 00:14:56,040 Speaker 9: I can't wait. 259 00:14:55,840 --> 00:14:56,800 Speaker 1: To get started. 260 00:14:56,880 --> 00:14:58,800 Speaker 9: Especially over the course of the past week, I feel 261 00:14:58,840 --> 00:15:00,720 Speaker 9: like they've been trying to s start and then not 262 00:15:00,760 --> 00:15:02,320 Speaker 9: actually being able to do it. So I'm glad to 263 00:15:02,360 --> 00:15:04,600 Speaker 9: finally get here in Denver and get going. 264 00:15:05,960 --> 00:15:07,520 Speaker 1: First of all, I want to thank the mom. 265 00:15:07,400 --> 00:15:10,720 Speaker 9: For its really for entrusting me with this responsibility. 266 00:15:11,200 --> 00:15:12,040 Speaker 1: It's been a great. 267 00:15:11,880 --> 00:15:13,760 Speaker 9: Process over the course of the past four or five 268 00:15:13,760 --> 00:15:16,239 Speaker 9: weeks and getting to know them and getting. 269 00:15:16,000 --> 00:15:16,880 Speaker 1: To know this market. 270 00:15:17,680 --> 00:15:19,640 Speaker 9: I also want to thank that the has On family 271 00:15:20,080 --> 00:15:24,480 Speaker 9: and the Cleveland Browns just for the trusty they gave 272 00:15:24,520 --> 00:15:25,360 Speaker 9: me over the course. 273 00:15:25,200 --> 00:15:26,200 Speaker 1: Of the past ten years. 274 00:15:26,680 --> 00:15:29,800 Speaker 9: And then even you know, their willingness to allow me 275 00:15:29,840 --> 00:15:31,920 Speaker 9: to entertain this and it's sort of an awkward time 276 00:15:31,920 --> 00:15:34,800 Speaker 9: in the middle of our season. Not everybody would do that, 277 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:37,120 Speaker 9: and so it means a lot to me, and they've 278 00:15:37,120 --> 00:15:38,760 Speaker 9: meant a lot to me over the course of you know, 279 00:15:38,800 --> 00:15:42,920 Speaker 9: the last ten years. And also my family, my wife Karen, 280 00:15:43,480 --> 00:15:46,760 Speaker 9: my kids, Trevor, Tally, Evan and Alex, They've they've been 281 00:15:47,360 --> 00:15:50,200 Speaker 9: unbelievably supportive, you know, through all these years. They've been 282 00:15:50,240 --> 00:15:54,000 Speaker 9: great fans, even when they stacked their fantasy teams with 283 00:15:54,120 --> 00:15:57,920 Speaker 9: Joe Burrow and Jamaar Chase and other players in the 284 00:15:57,960 --> 00:15:58,760 Speaker 9: AFC North. 285 00:16:00,040 --> 00:16:00,520 Speaker 1: It's okay. 286 00:16:02,840 --> 00:16:06,720 Speaker 9: Look, I've been I've been incredibly fortunate over the course 287 00:16:06,720 --> 00:16:08,920 Speaker 9: of the past thirty years. Right I was with a 288 00:16:08,920 --> 00:16:12,920 Speaker 9: CFL team, five different Major League Baseball teams, an NFL team. 289 00:16:13,200 --> 00:16:15,200 Speaker 9: I've gotten to see a lot. I've been on both coasts. 290 00:16:15,200 --> 00:16:17,680 Speaker 9: I've been in the Midwest. I've been in big market teams, 291 00:16:17,680 --> 00:16:19,440 Speaker 9: small market teams, mid market teams. 292 00:16:19,560 --> 00:16:20,560 Speaker 1: I've sort of seen it all. 293 00:16:20,840 --> 00:16:24,080 Speaker 9: And once you go through all that, you really start 294 00:16:24,400 --> 00:16:28,119 Speaker 9: understanding what it is that's important to you in an organization. 295 00:16:28,840 --> 00:16:32,440 Speaker 1: And it really for me begins with ownership. 296 00:16:32,880 --> 00:16:34,640 Speaker 9: And you know, it's one of the reasons it was 297 00:16:34,680 --> 00:16:36,400 Speaker 9: so hard to leave Cleveland, as I thought we had 298 00:16:36,480 --> 00:16:39,560 Speaker 9: terrific ownership there, you know, with with the HASMS and 299 00:16:39,600 --> 00:16:41,120 Speaker 9: the foundation, I had ownership. 300 00:16:41,120 --> 00:16:41,880 Speaker 1: When you're when you're. 301 00:16:41,720 --> 00:16:44,160 Speaker 9: Looking at it, at least from my perspective, is you know, 302 00:16:44,440 --> 00:16:47,800 Speaker 9: is there a really high care factor, you know, for 303 00:16:47,840 --> 00:16:52,640 Speaker 9: the organization and for the city. Is there patients you know, 304 00:16:52,720 --> 00:16:57,120 Speaker 9: because these things don't always happen overnight, And is it 305 00:16:57,160 --> 00:16:59,160 Speaker 9: is it a partnership, you know, or are you just 306 00:16:59,680 --> 00:17:01,840 Speaker 9: andmployee that if you don't get it done in year one, 307 00:17:01,880 --> 00:17:03,360 Speaker 9: then they're just going to move to the next person. 308 00:17:03,360 --> 00:17:06,520 Speaker 9: Where there's you know, there's loyalty. There truly is a partnership. 309 00:17:06,920 --> 00:17:09,800 Speaker 9: And while I had that all those things in Cleveland, 310 00:17:10,680 --> 00:17:12,280 Speaker 9: you know, over the course of the past month that 311 00:17:12,359 --> 00:17:14,920 Speaker 9: I got a chance to spend time with with Dick 312 00:17:15,000 --> 00:17:18,880 Speaker 9: and Charlie and Walker and everyone here, I absolutely felt 313 00:17:18,960 --> 00:17:21,640 Speaker 9: that that they checked every one of those boxes, and 314 00:17:21,680 --> 00:17:24,879 Speaker 9: I felt great about the potential of moving here. 315 00:17:26,680 --> 00:17:28,560 Speaker 1: The second thing, you know, I always look for is 316 00:17:28,600 --> 00:17:29,240 Speaker 1: the challenge. 317 00:17:30,600 --> 00:17:32,920 Speaker 9: You know, thirty different Major League Baseball teams, they all 318 00:17:32,960 --> 00:17:35,600 Speaker 9: have their own challenges, and they're all interesting challenges. 319 00:17:36,080 --> 00:17:36,640 Speaker 1: But let's be. 320 00:17:36,600 --> 00:17:40,639 Speaker 9: Honest, there's, uh, there's no challenge as compelling as this one. 321 00:17:41,400 --> 00:17:44,159 Speaker 9: You know, this is a unique environment and there's a 322 00:17:44,200 --> 00:17:46,879 Speaker 9: reason it's it's interesting to so many people, not just 323 00:17:46,920 --> 00:17:49,720 Speaker 9: in baseball but even in sports. So to take that on, 324 00:17:50,080 --> 00:17:53,880 Speaker 9: you know, that was really exciting for me. The other 325 00:17:53,920 --> 00:17:56,879 Speaker 9: part of it, you know you start thinking about, is 326 00:17:56,880 --> 00:18:00,760 Speaker 9: is the venue and the geography and look, there's you know, 327 00:18:00,840 --> 00:18:03,199 Speaker 9: for the last thirty years, this has consistently been one 328 00:18:03,200 --> 00:18:04,720 Speaker 9: of the best venues in all of baseball. 329 00:18:04,800 --> 00:18:06,240 Speaker 1: It's a great place to watch a game. 330 00:18:06,680 --> 00:18:09,040 Speaker 9: Uh probably better as a home fan than as a visitor, 331 00:18:09,760 --> 00:18:12,080 Speaker 9: but it's a it's a terrific place to be. And 332 00:18:12,080 --> 00:18:14,640 Speaker 9: then again, geographically, you know, this isn't just a city's team, 333 00:18:14,680 --> 00:18:17,520 Speaker 9: this is a this is a region's team. It's a 334 00:18:17,600 --> 00:18:19,679 Speaker 9: you know, a huge part of the United States that 335 00:18:20,000 --> 00:18:21,000 Speaker 9: are Rockies fans. 336 00:18:21,600 --> 00:18:24,880 Speaker 1: So all of that was intriguing, and. 337 00:18:24,840 --> 00:18:26,960 Speaker 9: Then it really comes down to, you know, the last piece, 338 00:18:26,960 --> 00:18:29,879 Speaker 9: which really is the fans, right you If you're going 339 00:18:29,960 --> 00:18:33,679 Speaker 9: to pour yourself into something, you know, ideally you do 340 00:18:33,760 --> 00:18:36,399 Speaker 9: it in a place where it matters to somebody, or 341 00:18:36,400 --> 00:18:39,639 Speaker 9: hopefully matters to a lot of people. And while I 342 00:18:39,720 --> 00:18:42,840 Speaker 9: know it has been a difficult you know, few years here, 343 00:18:43,920 --> 00:18:46,360 Speaker 9: the fans support has been remarkable. 344 00:18:46,680 --> 00:18:48,720 Speaker 1: I mean still lots of fans, you know, in every 345 00:18:48,720 --> 00:18:50,359 Speaker 1: one of these games the last few years. 346 00:18:50,359 --> 00:18:53,159 Speaker 9: I think everybody sort of dying for this organization to 347 00:18:53,160 --> 00:18:54,239 Speaker 9: get back to where it was. 348 00:18:55,720 --> 00:18:57,200 Speaker 1: And I can tell you, you know, in. 349 00:18:58,240 --> 00:19:00,760 Speaker 9: From two thousand and four to two twenty ten, I 350 00:19:00,840 --> 00:19:03,880 Speaker 9: was in this division as an opposition and in two 351 00:19:03,880 --> 00:19:06,520 Speaker 9: thousand and seven in game one sixty three. 352 00:19:06,600 --> 00:19:09,440 Speaker 1: I was here. I was in this building, right, and 353 00:19:09,560 --> 00:19:11,520 Speaker 1: so I know what it's like. 354 00:19:13,000 --> 00:19:14,960 Speaker 9: When the Rockies are really good, and like you said, 355 00:19:14,960 --> 00:19:17,280 Speaker 9: when they're when they're rolling. I know what the electricity 356 00:19:17,320 --> 00:19:18,159 Speaker 9: is like in this building. 357 00:19:18,200 --> 00:19:19,320 Speaker 1: And that night. 358 00:19:20,520 --> 00:19:23,720 Speaker 9: While I probably have a very different feeling and memory 359 00:19:23,720 --> 00:19:26,359 Speaker 9: of that night than most of the people in this room, 360 00:19:26,760 --> 00:19:28,600 Speaker 9: it made a mark like it made a mark on 361 00:19:28,640 --> 00:19:31,119 Speaker 9: me and I just saw geez, you know, if you 362 00:19:31,160 --> 00:19:33,040 Speaker 9: ever have the opportunity, I mean, this is a this 363 00:19:33,119 --> 00:19:35,879 Speaker 9: is a special place. So I'm very anxious to get 364 00:19:35,920 --> 00:19:38,200 Speaker 9: started and get back to that point you know, where 365 00:19:38,200 --> 00:19:40,640 Speaker 9: the Rockies are winning every year, and we can create 366 00:19:40,640 --> 00:19:43,520 Speaker 9: that kind of electricity in this ballpark because it's you know, 367 00:19:43,560 --> 00:19:46,399 Speaker 9: it's special. So thanks again for having me again. I 368 00:19:46,840 --> 00:19:49,840 Speaker 9: can't wait to get started and excited to be here. 369 00:19:51,160 --> 00:19:51,560 Speaker 5: Awesome. 370 00:19:51,640 --> 00:19:53,600 Speaker 2: All right, Well, thank you Paul, thank you for Walker, 371 00:19:54,119 --> 00:19:56,359 Speaker 2: Thank you Dick. At this point, we'll go ahead and 372 00:19:56,359 --> 00:19:58,359 Speaker 2: take questions from those in the room. If you have 373 00:19:58,359 --> 00:20:01,040 Speaker 2: a question, please raise your hand, and Kevin or ed 374 00:20:01,080 --> 00:20:02,640 Speaker 2: Went from the Rockies communication. 375 00:20:02,240 --> 00:20:03,080 Speaker 1: Staff, we'll pass you. 376 00:20:03,160 --> 00:20:03,360 Speaker 5: Mike. 377 00:20:03,720 --> 00:20:05,760 Speaker 2: Just please make sure to introduce yourself and state your 378 00:20:05,760 --> 00:20:08,639 Speaker 2: affiliation before your question, we'll go ahead and get started 379 00:20:08,640 --> 00:20:09,600 Speaker 2: with Thomas Harding first. 380 00:20:09,600 --> 00:20:13,639 Speaker 10: Over here, Thomas Harding MLB dot com, Welcome to Denver. 381 00:20:14,280 --> 00:20:15,960 Speaker 5: Okay, when you've talked. 382 00:20:15,720 --> 00:20:20,119 Speaker 10: About Dick and Charlie and Walker, but at what point 383 00:20:20,160 --> 00:20:22,400 Speaker 10: in the interview process did you feel like, hey, I'm 384 00:20:22,400 --> 00:20:24,880 Speaker 10: going to have that I don't know if the word 385 00:20:24,960 --> 00:20:27,160 Speaker 10: is autonomy, but I'm going to be able to put 386 00:20:27,160 --> 00:20:29,600 Speaker 10: my vision in here and they're going to trust me 387 00:20:29,720 --> 00:20:32,440 Speaker 10: with it and maybe, you know, just kind of defer 388 00:20:32,480 --> 00:20:34,960 Speaker 10: to my thoughts and beliefs in this. 389 00:20:35,720 --> 00:20:36,800 Speaker 1: Sure, thanks Tomas. 390 00:20:36,840 --> 00:20:41,320 Speaker 9: I think very early on, to be honest with you, look, 391 00:20:41,400 --> 00:20:44,080 Speaker 9: let's let's be candidate. I mean, for them to connect 392 00:20:44,119 --> 00:20:46,159 Speaker 9: with me. You know, this wasn't going to be the 393 00:20:46,200 --> 00:20:48,560 Speaker 9: most traditional hire. I mean, it showed me right away 394 00:20:48,640 --> 00:20:51,160 Speaker 9: that there was a real open mind in this here. 395 00:20:51,359 --> 00:20:53,680 Speaker 9: There was a willingness to you know, to do things 396 00:20:53,720 --> 00:20:56,320 Speaker 9: differently and to try some things. 397 00:20:56,680 --> 00:20:58,600 Speaker 1: So, you know, from the beginning, I think in our. 398 00:20:58,600 --> 00:21:01,639 Speaker 9: Very first conversations, I got that sense that hey, we 399 00:21:02,320 --> 00:21:04,840 Speaker 9: know we've done you know, we know we've done things 400 00:21:04,840 --> 00:21:07,600 Speaker 9: a certain way for a while, they haven't worked the 401 00:21:07,600 --> 00:21:09,600 Speaker 9: way we wanted to. We're ready for a change and 402 00:21:10,119 --> 00:21:12,840 Speaker 9: we're ready to bring someone in here to affect that change. 403 00:21:13,000 --> 00:21:14,879 Speaker 9: So I felt that right away, and then throughout the 404 00:21:14,880 --> 00:21:15,640 Speaker 9: whole process. 405 00:21:19,119 --> 00:21:21,440 Speaker 11: Hey, Paul, I guess this is for your Packgramd associated 406 00:21:21,440 --> 00:21:24,040 Speaker 11: press you. No, course field is a unique venue, as 407 00:21:24,040 --> 00:21:26,159 Speaker 11: you know, it's you know, the splits that are different. 408 00:21:26,200 --> 00:21:27,919 Speaker 11: How do you how do you turn course field into 409 00:21:27,960 --> 00:21:29,440 Speaker 11: an advantage? I mean, we're some of the ways you 410 00:21:29,480 --> 00:21:32,600 Speaker 11: can make that an actual advantage for Rockies. 411 00:21:33,240 --> 00:21:34,680 Speaker 1: Well, you know that's certainly the goal. 412 00:21:34,760 --> 00:21:36,919 Speaker 9: I mean I can tell you again as as an 413 00:21:36,960 --> 00:21:39,719 Speaker 9: opposing team here a number of times through those years, 414 00:21:41,000 --> 00:21:44,399 Speaker 9: I mean we'd look at the schedule in March and 415 00:21:44,440 --> 00:21:47,120 Speaker 9: you'd circle these dates, you know, and you dread them. 416 00:21:47,280 --> 00:21:49,000 Speaker 1: You think, geez, we've got to go in there for 417 00:21:49,040 --> 00:21:52,800 Speaker 1: three days. No lead is safe. We don't know how 418 00:21:52,840 --> 00:21:54,399 Speaker 1: we're going to get through this with our pitching. 419 00:21:54,440 --> 00:21:55,840 Speaker 9: We're going to need to be thinking about how we're 420 00:21:55,840 --> 00:21:57,800 Speaker 9: going to set up our pitching for the series after this. 421 00:21:58,200 --> 00:21:59,359 Speaker 1: That's what I want this to be. 422 00:22:00,040 --> 00:22:02,080 Speaker 9: That this has a chance to be I think that, 423 00:22:02,280 --> 00:22:04,920 Speaker 9: you know, the best home field advantage in all of baseball. 424 00:22:05,080 --> 00:22:07,879 Speaker 9: So that's our goal, and that's what we that's what 425 00:22:07,880 --> 00:22:09,439 Speaker 9: we want. I'm not going to get into the details 426 00:22:09,440 --> 00:22:12,200 Speaker 9: of exactly how we plan on doing that, but that's 427 00:22:12,200 --> 00:22:14,480 Speaker 9: certainly the goal here. I see it as a you know, 428 00:22:14,520 --> 00:22:16,760 Speaker 9: potentially huge advantage. 429 00:22:18,440 --> 00:22:21,439 Speaker 12: Quest Patrick's owners, Denver Post Walker have a question for you. 430 00:22:21,480 --> 00:22:24,280 Speaker 12: Can you, in a nutshell explain to us, how the 431 00:22:24,400 --> 00:22:28,160 Speaker 12: hierarchy now is going to work, from your dad to you, 432 00:22:28,359 --> 00:22:32,240 Speaker 12: to Paul to who he hires underneath and just just 433 00:22:32,320 --> 00:22:34,080 Speaker 12: your hierarchy of how this is going to work. 434 00:22:34,200 --> 00:22:34,879 Speaker 1: Yeah, of course. 435 00:22:35,640 --> 00:22:40,040 Speaker 8: So obviously everyone reports upward to our chairman and CEO, 436 00:22:40,119 --> 00:22:44,399 Speaker 8: my father, Dick, and basically from there, I'll still be 437 00:22:44,480 --> 00:22:46,440 Speaker 8: responsible for oversight. 438 00:22:45,960 --> 00:22:48,160 Speaker 1: Of the of the entire organization. 439 00:22:48,800 --> 00:22:52,160 Speaker 8: So Paul will report to me, those that he hires 440 00:22:52,200 --> 00:22:55,880 Speaker 8: will report to him. And like I told Paul when 441 00:22:55,880 --> 00:22:59,679 Speaker 8: we were going through this process, I mean, I'm I'm 442 00:23:00,240 --> 00:23:03,000 Speaker 8: very much behind him as it relates to his experience 443 00:23:03,000 --> 00:23:05,680 Speaker 8: in the sport. I think my goal is to learn 444 00:23:05,720 --> 00:23:08,639 Speaker 8: from Paul and others that he brings in on a 445 00:23:08,720 --> 00:23:11,880 Speaker 8: daily basis. But you know, and beyond that, it's it's 446 00:23:11,920 --> 00:23:15,080 Speaker 8: partnering with him and you know, really being part of 447 00:23:15,119 --> 00:23:17,000 Speaker 8: the same team. But that's how it'll be organized. 448 00:23:19,080 --> 00:23:21,800 Speaker 1: Paul, Welcome to Denver trot Rak from the Denver Post. 449 00:23:23,000 --> 00:23:25,400 Speaker 13: When the Rockies have had issues through the years, part 450 00:23:25,400 --> 00:23:27,680 Speaker 13: of it has been identified as the infrastructure. It's not 451 00:23:27,840 --> 00:23:30,920 Speaker 13: just at this level here. Do you feel confident you'll 452 00:23:30,920 --> 00:23:33,959 Speaker 13: be able to hire enough people to change how you 453 00:23:34,080 --> 00:23:37,520 Speaker 13: do things inherently because you were a data guy at 454 00:23:37,520 --> 00:23:40,359 Speaker 13: the forefront of it twenty years ago, to where you 455 00:23:40,440 --> 00:23:43,560 Speaker 13: can create a philosophy that runs through the organization with 456 00:23:43,680 --> 00:23:45,720 Speaker 13: people where it's consistent. In other words, do you feel 457 00:23:45,720 --> 00:23:47,800 Speaker 13: you'll be empowered to create that infrastructure? 458 00:23:47,800 --> 00:23:48,680 Speaker 1: And Walker? 459 00:23:48,720 --> 00:23:49,600 Speaker 5: Can you speak to that? 460 00:23:49,640 --> 00:23:49,840 Speaker 3: Will? 461 00:23:49,880 --> 00:23:52,000 Speaker 13: He will? Will you have a chance to bring in 462 00:23:52,240 --> 00:23:55,080 Speaker 13: X number of people to you know, create the change 463 00:23:55,080 --> 00:23:55,960 Speaker 13: you guys are looking for. 464 00:23:56,920 --> 00:23:57,640 Speaker 5: I'll let you start. 465 00:23:57,760 --> 00:23:58,080 Speaker 1: Sure. 466 00:23:58,720 --> 00:24:02,280 Speaker 9: Yeah, absolutely feel really good about the possibilities in terms 467 00:24:02,320 --> 00:24:04,080 Speaker 9: of what we can do here as we continue to 468 00:24:04,119 --> 00:24:05,720 Speaker 9: sort of build out the baseball operation. 469 00:24:06,080 --> 00:24:06,240 Speaker 5: You know. 470 00:24:06,320 --> 00:24:08,199 Speaker 1: That being said, the first thing I want to do 471 00:24:08,280 --> 00:24:08,960 Speaker 1: is really get. 472 00:24:08,840 --> 00:24:11,679 Speaker 9: To know everybody here that's already here and understand the 473 00:24:11,720 --> 00:24:14,720 Speaker 9: capabilities that are already in place. I think it's probably 474 00:24:14,840 --> 00:24:18,440 Speaker 9: beyond what maybe some people think, but I want to 475 00:24:18,480 --> 00:24:20,919 Speaker 9: do that before I start thinking exactly about how we 476 00:24:21,080 --> 00:24:24,399 Speaker 9: maybe want to supplement that with with additional people or 477 00:24:24,440 --> 00:24:28,560 Speaker 9: additional skills. But but no, I've been given assurance is 478 00:24:28,560 --> 00:24:32,760 Speaker 9: that that there's actually a there's not just an appetite, 479 00:24:32,800 --> 00:24:36,200 Speaker 9: there's like a thirst to build this out and you know. 480 00:24:36,160 --> 00:24:37,840 Speaker 1: To make it a real strength for the organization. 481 00:24:38,520 --> 00:24:41,040 Speaker 5: How would you ours really that walk in the rear? 482 00:24:41,800 --> 00:24:43,320 Speaker 8: Yeah, I mean one of the things that we talked 483 00:24:43,320 --> 00:24:47,280 Speaker 8: about through through the conversations with Paul was we do 484 00:24:47,359 --> 00:24:51,040 Speaker 8: have resources, right, I think we did. We did a 485 00:24:51,080 --> 00:24:54,399 Speaker 8: study where we looked at a number of other teams 486 00:24:54,400 --> 00:24:56,720 Speaker 8: that are you know, sort of our size, mid market 487 00:24:56,760 --> 00:25:00,439 Speaker 8: type teams, center of the country type teams. And what 488 00:25:00,520 --> 00:25:03,320 Speaker 8: we found is, you know, it's it's not necessarily that 489 00:25:03,320 --> 00:25:05,080 Speaker 8: we're not spending enough money. 490 00:25:05,840 --> 00:25:07,040 Speaker 1: We do have resources. 491 00:25:07,080 --> 00:25:10,919 Speaker 8: We have comparable resources to those other clubs. But one 492 00:25:10,960 --> 00:25:13,040 Speaker 8: of the things that I think Paul will be tasked 493 00:25:13,040 --> 00:25:15,960 Speaker 8: with is figuring out how to allocate the dollars. 494 00:25:15,760 --> 00:25:19,040 Speaker 1: Right, where are we missing, Where do we need to add? 495 00:25:20,080 --> 00:25:23,360 Speaker 8: What can be done different with those dollars to provide 496 00:25:23,520 --> 00:25:26,520 Speaker 8: you know, long term a greater return on investment. So 497 00:25:26,560 --> 00:25:29,280 Speaker 8: we're going to be supportive of that where we look 498 00:25:29,320 --> 00:25:32,560 Speaker 8: forward to having his thoughts on what needs to be done, 499 00:25:32,600 --> 00:25:36,080 Speaker 8: and again I think there's going to be plenty of flexibility. 500 00:25:37,560 --> 00:25:39,199 Speaker 1: I want to just add one more thing to that. 501 00:25:39,240 --> 00:25:42,160 Speaker 9: I think it's also not always just about this your 502 00:25:42,280 --> 00:25:44,720 Speaker 9: volume of people or volume of information. It's how you're 503 00:25:44,720 --> 00:25:48,080 Speaker 9: actually utilizing and it is it impacting your decision making, 504 00:25:48,240 --> 00:25:51,119 Speaker 9: Is it impacting your player development, you know, et cetera. 505 00:25:51,440 --> 00:25:53,120 Speaker 1: So there is a point. 506 00:25:53,880 --> 00:25:56,200 Speaker 9: We're not there, but there's a point where there's diminishing 507 00:25:56,280 --> 00:25:58,280 Speaker 9: returns of just adding more and more people are more 508 00:25:58,320 --> 00:26:01,320 Speaker 9: and more data. But we need to figure out exactly 509 00:26:01,400 --> 00:26:02,960 Speaker 9: what that right line is for us so that the 510 00:26:03,000 --> 00:26:05,560 Speaker 9: things that we're doing can really move the needle, you know, 511 00:26:05,640 --> 00:26:07,640 Speaker 9: for the major league team. 512 00:26:08,000 --> 00:26:11,680 Speaker 14: Paul, congratulations and welcome to Denver. Ed Henderson with Crawford 513 00:26:11,720 --> 00:26:14,560 Speaker 14: Media Group. I wanted to ask you, I'm sure right 514 00:26:14,600 --> 00:26:16,760 Speaker 14: now you're drinking from the fire hose and will be 515 00:26:16,840 --> 00:26:19,600 Speaker 14: for some time, but if you can identify maybe one 516 00:26:19,680 --> 00:26:20,840 Speaker 14: or two of your top. 517 00:26:20,640 --> 00:26:23,639 Speaker 12: Priorities as you move through this process. 518 00:26:23,840 --> 00:26:25,639 Speaker 9: Well, I think you know, the first is just to 519 00:26:25,680 --> 00:26:28,600 Speaker 9: get to know everybody here, like I said before, and 520 00:26:28,800 --> 00:26:32,280 Speaker 9: understand the capabilities that are already in the building. But 521 00:26:32,320 --> 00:26:34,639 Speaker 9: then there's some real decisions we have to make. Certainly 522 00:26:34,680 --> 00:26:38,800 Speaker 9: the manager is a is it you know, first and foremost, 523 00:26:38,840 --> 00:26:40,880 Speaker 9: I think in my mind, and then from there it's 524 00:26:40,960 --> 00:26:44,919 Speaker 9: setting the entire major league staff. We also have, you know, 525 00:26:45,000 --> 00:26:47,920 Speaker 9: some some pitching jobs that we need to we need 526 00:26:47,960 --> 00:26:50,119 Speaker 9: to fill, including sort of the top pitching jobs, and 527 00:26:50,119 --> 00:26:53,359 Speaker 9: that that's not just hiring a person, that's actually establishing 528 00:26:53,400 --> 00:26:56,960 Speaker 9: a pitching philosophy for the entire organization. So those are 529 00:26:57,560 --> 00:26:59,080 Speaker 9: I think those are sort of front and center in 530 00:26:59,119 --> 00:27:03,440 Speaker 9: my mind. There will be probably some front office transactions 531 00:27:03,480 --> 00:27:05,359 Speaker 9: and obviously this are off. See, we've got to go 532 00:27:05,440 --> 00:27:08,160 Speaker 9: sign some players and you know, fortunately that's already been happy. 533 00:27:08,240 --> 00:27:09,399 Speaker 1: We've had some waiver claims. 534 00:27:09,440 --> 00:27:12,040 Speaker 9: There's some some free agents we've been out there trying 535 00:27:12,040 --> 00:27:14,960 Speaker 9: to sign, so that'll be happening at the same time 536 00:27:15,040 --> 00:27:15,679 Speaker 9: or concurrently. 537 00:27:15,760 --> 00:27:17,720 Speaker 1: But but yeah. 538 00:27:17,600 --> 00:27:20,600 Speaker 9: I think, you know, the personnel here within the building, 539 00:27:22,040 --> 00:27:24,560 Speaker 9: you know, starting with the manager is probably the first. 540 00:27:24,440 --> 00:27:25,000 Speaker 1: Order of business. 541 00:27:25,640 --> 00:27:30,560 Speaker 15: Yes, Hey, Paul Mark kiz led Denver g Isette, like 542 00:27:30,640 --> 00:27:33,719 Speaker 15: you two decades ago and oh seven, I was in 543 00:27:33,800 --> 00:27:37,400 Speaker 15: the building. So I have two questions for you. Number one, 544 00:27:37,480 --> 00:27:42,120 Speaker 15: did Matt Holiday touch home plate? Number Two, how long 545 00:27:42,160 --> 00:27:42,920 Speaker 15: does it take. 546 00:27:42,800 --> 00:27:44,760 Speaker 1: To go from last place the first place? 547 00:27:46,600 --> 00:27:49,000 Speaker 9: So I actually was going to purposely try to avoid 548 00:27:49,040 --> 00:27:51,440 Speaker 9: this question. But I'm not sure he's ever a touched 549 00:27:51,440 --> 00:27:57,040 Speaker 9: home plate, but just my perspective, you know, I actually 550 00:27:57,080 --> 00:28:00,080 Speaker 9: got a chance to connect with with Matt late last week, 551 00:28:00,119 --> 00:28:02,879 Speaker 9: so I'm sure it'll be a topic for us, you know, 552 00:28:03,119 --> 00:28:06,280 Speaker 9: at some point. But you know, in terms of timing, 553 00:28:07,240 --> 00:28:08,440 Speaker 9: you know, I've. 554 00:28:08,119 --> 00:28:09,159 Speaker 1: Talked about this before. 555 00:28:09,200 --> 00:28:12,560 Speaker 9: I as I've moved to different organizations, Oftentimes when you 556 00:28:12,600 --> 00:28:16,119 Speaker 9: go to an organization, there's a need for some change, 557 00:28:16,200 --> 00:28:18,600 Speaker 9: right things haven't been going great. That's why these jobs 558 00:28:18,680 --> 00:28:21,760 Speaker 9: are available. So I've been through this now a handful 559 00:28:21,800 --> 00:28:26,160 Speaker 9: of times. I still don't know exactly, you know, the timeframe, 560 00:28:26,200 --> 00:28:29,119 Speaker 9: because I think each situation is a little different, and 561 00:28:29,200 --> 00:28:30,679 Speaker 9: I don't know enough at this point to tell you 562 00:28:30,720 --> 00:28:31,679 Speaker 9: exactly when that would be. 563 00:28:31,920 --> 00:28:32,679 Speaker 1: But I'll tell you this. 564 00:28:32,760 --> 00:28:35,920 Speaker 9: I think what we're actually trying to achieve is this 565 00:28:36,000 --> 00:28:39,440 Speaker 9: like fundamental change of state right within the organization. And 566 00:28:39,480 --> 00:28:41,520 Speaker 9: that's both the talent on the field, it's also the 567 00:28:42,000 --> 00:28:45,640 Speaker 9: culture in the clubhouse, the culture and the building. And 568 00:28:46,280 --> 00:28:49,080 Speaker 9: even as I've gone through these different organizations and experienced 569 00:28:49,080 --> 00:28:52,840 Speaker 9: that I still have never been able to say, oh yeah, 570 00:28:53,120 --> 00:28:54,600 Speaker 9: that was perfectly predictable. 571 00:28:54,760 --> 00:28:56,239 Speaker 1: Like three years ago it was. 572 00:28:56,480 --> 00:28:58,520 Speaker 9: You know, I remember even when I first got to Oakland, 573 00:28:58,560 --> 00:29:03,400 Speaker 9: for instance, my first spring training there, it just felt 574 00:29:03,440 --> 00:29:06,640 Speaker 9: different than had when I'd come from Cleveland. Like Cleveland 575 00:29:07,040 --> 00:29:09,120 Speaker 9: it was a situation where they just expected to win 576 00:29:09,160 --> 00:29:13,680 Speaker 9: every single day, and in Oakland that was lacking for sure, 577 00:29:13,840 --> 00:29:16,040 Speaker 9: you know that first spring training, and then it sort 578 00:29:16,040 --> 00:29:20,000 Speaker 9: of evolved to, hey, we think we can compete with 579 00:29:20,040 --> 00:29:23,560 Speaker 9: these guys, And then it evolved to, hey, we think 580 00:29:23,600 --> 00:29:26,520 Speaker 9: we can you know, compete with anybody, like even the 581 00:29:26,520 --> 00:29:29,480 Speaker 9: best teams, and then it evolved to we know we 582 00:29:29,520 --> 00:29:31,240 Speaker 9: can win, it doesn't matter who's. 583 00:29:31,000 --> 00:29:31,760 Speaker 5: In the other dugout. 584 00:29:32,080 --> 00:29:35,920 Speaker 9: And that's a process, right, and it does take time. 585 00:29:35,960 --> 00:29:38,720 Speaker 9: I'd love to speed it up as quickly as we could, 586 00:29:40,200 --> 00:29:41,720 Speaker 9: but I do think you have to sort of hit 587 00:29:41,800 --> 00:29:44,280 Speaker 9: each stage in that process, and not each one is 588 00:29:44,320 --> 00:29:47,000 Speaker 9: a year. You know, sometimes those things happen over the 589 00:29:47,040 --> 00:29:52,160 Speaker 9: course of an individual season. But look, I don't want 590 00:29:52,160 --> 00:29:54,280 Speaker 9: this to take, you know, a bunch of years. I'm 591 00:29:54,320 --> 00:29:57,040 Speaker 9: anxious to get going. And you know, as Walker said 592 00:29:57,040 --> 00:29:59,360 Speaker 9: at the beginning, you know, start showing some progress right. 593 00:29:59,200 --> 00:30:01,080 Speaker 1: Away and and move to where we want to be. 594 00:30:02,200 --> 00:30:04,840 Speaker 9: But I think we'll I think we'll start to feel 595 00:30:04,880 --> 00:30:09,560 Speaker 9: it before it necessarily shows up, and uh, we'll start 596 00:30:09,560 --> 00:30:12,720 Speaker 9: feeling that that progress toward that fundamental change of state. 597 00:30:13,040 --> 00:30:13,880 Speaker 1: You've worked for, the. 598 00:30:13,840 --> 00:30:18,880 Speaker 15: EVA Blue Empire, working against how big A challenges are. 599 00:30:19,560 --> 00:30:22,200 Speaker 9: Yeah, I mean, you know, when I left the Dodgers, 600 00:30:22,240 --> 00:30:24,360 Speaker 9: I went to the Podrace, so it was you know, 601 00:30:24,400 --> 00:30:26,400 Speaker 9: I've been in the I've been in this boat before. 602 00:30:28,840 --> 00:30:31,000 Speaker 9: I've also been in you know, New York when I 603 00:30:31,040 --> 00:30:33,640 Speaker 9: was the Mets and they were the Yankees, like right 604 00:30:33,680 --> 00:30:34,400 Speaker 9: across the street. 605 00:30:35,080 --> 00:30:37,080 Speaker 1: Even with the A's the Giants were right. 606 00:30:37,040 --> 00:30:40,280 Speaker 9: Across the street and had some great teams. I just 607 00:30:40,280 --> 00:30:42,080 Speaker 9: don't get caught up in those things. I think we 608 00:30:42,160 --> 00:30:45,160 Speaker 9: have to worry about ourselves and not worry about what 609 00:30:45,280 --> 00:30:47,880 Speaker 9: anyone else when out anyone else in the division is doing. 610 00:30:48,040 --> 00:30:50,480 Speaker 9: There are some great teams. There's some really really competitive 611 00:30:50,480 --> 00:30:51,640 Speaker 9: teams in this division. 612 00:30:51,920 --> 00:30:52,760 Speaker 1: Uh that's okay. 613 00:30:52,840 --> 00:30:54,720 Speaker 9: We plan to, you know, hopefully be one of them 614 00:30:55,000 --> 00:30:56,560 Speaker 9: at some point here relatively soon. 615 00:30:58,360 --> 00:30:58,560 Speaker 6: You know. 616 00:30:59,160 --> 00:31:01,320 Speaker 9: I also started back in the day where there were 617 00:31:01,320 --> 00:31:03,800 Speaker 9: eight playoff teams like they're now twelve there's room for 618 00:31:03,840 --> 00:31:04,280 Speaker 9: all of us. 619 00:31:04,360 --> 00:31:06,160 Speaker 1: So I think, for you. 620 00:31:06,120 --> 00:31:08,480 Speaker 9: Know, my goal is we got to be playing in October, 621 00:31:08,520 --> 00:31:10,520 Speaker 9: and I'll take my chances against anybody. 622 00:31:10,560 --> 00:31:11,320 Speaker 1: Once you get there. 623 00:31:13,080 --> 00:31:17,400 Speaker 16: Christian final first, and I'm Christian line will be under 624 00:31:17,360 --> 00:31:18,240 Speaker 16: the new Denver seven. 625 00:31:18,680 --> 00:31:19,760 Speaker 5: This question is for Dick. 626 00:31:20,440 --> 00:31:23,280 Speaker 16: Dick with the Walker as executive vice president and now 627 00:31:23,520 --> 00:31:28,560 Speaker 16: Paul as President of Baseball Operations, what were what specifically 628 00:31:28,600 --> 00:31:31,560 Speaker 16: will your role be on the baseball side of the 629 00:31:31,600 --> 00:31:33,240 Speaker 16: operation moving forward? 630 00:31:34,160 --> 00:31:35,760 Speaker 1: I think they're sort of pushing me out. 631 00:31:35,800 --> 00:31:36,880 Speaker 7: Doesn't it feel that way? 632 00:31:38,160 --> 00:31:38,240 Speaker 1: No? 633 00:31:38,480 --> 00:31:46,080 Speaker 7: I mean, hey, much has been said about what I 634 00:31:46,200 --> 00:31:51,000 Speaker 7: do and don't do. I'm here to support Walker, I'm 635 00:31:51,000 --> 00:31:55,120 Speaker 7: here to support Paul. I'm here to support everybody. 636 00:31:54,520 --> 00:31:55,320 Speaker 5: In this building. 637 00:31:56,120 --> 00:32:01,000 Speaker 7: And you know, we we have to have the resources 638 00:32:01,040 --> 00:32:05,040 Speaker 7: to make all this work, and that sort of always 639 00:32:05,080 --> 00:32:08,080 Speaker 7: has been part of my responsibility too. But I'm here 640 00:32:08,120 --> 00:32:12,680 Speaker 7: to support people. I'm I'm not as bad as anyone 641 00:32:12,760 --> 00:32:13,440 Speaker 7: thinks I am. 642 00:32:14,440 --> 00:32:15,360 Speaker 5: I do care. 643 00:32:15,680 --> 00:32:18,480 Speaker 7: I think that's where it sort of gets foggy. I 644 00:32:18,600 --> 00:32:22,040 Speaker 7: care about you know, winning, I care about our players. 645 00:32:22,080 --> 00:32:25,920 Speaker 7: I care about our you know, the entire staff that 646 00:32:26,040 --> 00:32:29,680 Speaker 7: work here. They work extremely hard, and so you know, 647 00:32:29,920 --> 00:32:33,520 Speaker 7: I defend them, and I support them, and but you know, really, 648 00:32:33,560 --> 00:32:37,880 Speaker 7: it's Paul's job, it's Walker's job, and I'm there to 649 00:32:37,960 --> 00:32:40,920 Speaker 7: support them. And like I tell people, I'm the overhead 650 00:32:40,920 --> 00:32:41,520 Speaker 7: around here. 651 00:32:42,480 --> 00:32:46,320 Speaker 4: You've been listening to news Radio koa's eight fifty coverage 652 00:32:46,440 --> 00:32:48,720 Speaker 4: of the announcement by the Color Lot of Rockies of 653 00:32:48,920 --> 00:32:53,320 Speaker 4: Paul de Podesta to be the new director of Baseball Operations. 654 00:32:53,600 --> 00:32:55,080 Speaker 5: Hang tight, we'll be right back.