The Colorado Rockies have been the laughingstock of Major League Baseball for the past few years. The team hasn’t come close to making to playoffs in any of the previous seven seasons, and with three straight 100-loss seasons, things have only gotten worse at 20th and Blake.

Plenty of the blame has been put on Rockies owner and CEO Dick Monfort — who said he doesn’t think he’s as bad as the public thinks — Executive Vice President Walker Monfort and the rest of the wealthy family that has been in charge of one of the least productive franchises in the history of baseball. They haven’t put together a competent front office, which hasn’t been able to put together a competent coaching staff, which hasn’t been able to lead a less-talented group of players. Rockies fans are fed up, and have been expressing their frustrations more and more as the losing has continued to pile up.

At the introductory press conference for new President of Baseball Operations Paul DePodesta on Thursday, Walker Monfort emphasized that he feels similar to the frustrated fanbase.

“We all know it’s been a tough stretch here for Rockies, to say the least,” he said. “And there are no excuses for that… From here on, we will not accept anything other than progress. To our fans, we know you’re frustrated. You have every right to be. We are too. And I can’t express how grateful we are for your continued passion and support. I know you’re tired of seeing words, you want to see action.”

That was in Walker’s opening statement, it wasn’t in a response to a question he was asked by a member of the media.

It’s ironic that he said he’s tired of seeing words, as this is just more stuff that fans will likely use as fuel in hopes of forcing a sale of the franchise. Remember, baseball is played on the diamond, not on paper, where all of Walker and Dick’s empty words have been spewed onto throughout the 2020s.

This organization looked to be trending in the right direction after the 2018 season. Two consecutive postseason appearances were made possible because of a talented roster and a competent coaching staff, something that sounds like a pipe dream as 2026 draws closer. It’s likely that no big change on the field will happen until the Montfort family is out of the organization, but given that they likely aren’t going anywhere anytime soon, bringing in an external voice in DePodesta to start is a minuscule step in the right direction.

“Today marks something new. Today is the first day of our future.”