It’s hard not to have an opinion about Rockies owners Dick and Charlie Monfort. From 2010 to 2016, the Rockies averaged 72 wins a year and finished an average of 21 games out of first place. In the middle of all this losing, the team spent an estimated $10 million to open The Rooftop, and a meme was born.
“The Monforts don’t really care about winning,” went the refrain. “They just want to make money off of Coors Field.” Nevermind that the Rooftop was paid for out of a fund specifically designated for stadium improvements, and that a hypothetical free agent pitcher worth that price wouldn’t have moved the needle on a bad team.