In April of this year, fewer than four weeks after Opening Day, Rockies GM Jeff Bridich stepped down. The timing was curious, the fan reaction was mostly one of celebration, and the team moved on. While the players with whom Bridich built the Rockies will all eventually leave, one of his effects on the construction of the Rockies - well, of Coors Field - continues to remain.
The “Bridich Barrier,” erected in 2016, is the raising of the outfield wall in right center field from just under 8 feet to 16 feet-6 inches, matching the out of town scoreboard that extends into the right field corner.