No matter how much confidence Walt Weiss projects from the top step of the Rockies' dugout, he's standing on shaky ground.
Doomed to uphold the local baseball tradition of finishing in last place, Weiss' job is clearly in doubt. So I asked: How much would he feel the need to sell general manager Jeff Bridich on the idea of keeping him for the 2016 season?
Before answering, Weiss slowly pulled the thin Rocky Mountain air into his lungs and exhaled deliberately through his mouth, giving him time to measure each letter of every word.
"Do I have to do a sales job on behalf of myself?