Incompetence, like a viral video, spread unchecked for seven years .

When the Rockies hired Paul DePodesta as president of baseball operations it was supposed to represent a win for change and credibility. Then, DePodesta retained Warren Schaeffer as the manager last week and the SOS calls — Same ol’ Sorry Rockies — returned like sirens.

How can a franchise preach a fresh start and keep anyone attached to last season’s 119-loss debacle, even if it was not Schaeffer’s fault? One possible explanation is that DePodesta believes no one is paying attention, so it is pointless to hold anyone accountable.

DePodesta helped trade for quarterback Deshaun Watson in Cleveland and kept his job, so he can be forgiven for trusting pretzel logic.

The thing is, DePodesta knows what he is doing.

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