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DENVER - New Colorado Rockies general manager Jeff Bridich is a Harvard graduate who looks at baseball from more of an analytical angle. Bradley Bozeman Jersey .He was promoted from within the organization after a fourth consecutive losing season and counts as his protege longtime GM Dan ODowd, who resigned Wednesday after a mostly unsuccessful tenure.A fresh start or more of the same? That was debate around the Mile High City soon after the Rockies announced their decision.ODowds wasnt exactly a rousing success, with his time at Coors Field reading like this: 15 years, four winning seasons, two post-season appearances, including a four-game World Series loss to Boston in 2007.He wasnt the only team executive to resign Wednesday. Senior vice-president Bill Geivett followed him out the front office door.Bridich understands the skepticism from fans, given his ties to ODowd. He insisted this wont be more of the same.Four straight years of losing baseball? If you ask anybody in this organization, its unacceptable and its tiring, said Bridich, who was promoted from senior director of player development. Its certainly not what people want and expect inside and outside the organization.While introducing Bridich, owner Dick Monfort said he was excited about a fresh start. Also at the gathering was manager Walt Weiss, who said a clean slate is the way we have to look at it. ... Its time to turn this thing around and bring playoff baseball back here.The last time Colorado made the post-season was five years ago.The highlight of ODowds stint came in 2007, when the Rockies rode the wave of winning 21 of 22 games all the way to the World Series.But ODowds power began to dwindle in recent years with the rise of Geivett, who was promoted to senior vice-president of baseball operations in August 2012.Geivett was given an office in the clubhouse, which at times made things a little uncomfortable for players and coaches. Geivett began focusing on roster management, particularly as it related to the pitchers, and evaluating the coaching staff and the rest of the players.That played a role in manager Jim Tracys resignation after the 2012 season, with a roughly $1.4 million deal still on the table. It opened the door for Weiss to manage the team he once helped on the field.And while having Geivett in such close quarters was an unconventional way by baseball standards, Weiss said he didnt have a problem with it.Contrary to popular belief, we got along just fine, Weiss said. Weve got to perform. Its time to do that.Through all the losses, Monfort remained fiercely loyal to ODowd and his staff. He thanked them on their way out.They have been friends and colleagues, and their families have been a part of the Rockies family, for a very long time, Monfort said.The call for some sort of change grew louder and louder from fans this season. Monfort even received emails from angry patrons; he responded by saying that if the fans werent happy with the bad baseball they were witnessing, maybe they shouldnt come to Coors Field. And that perhaps the city wasnt deserving of a major league team anymore. He later softened his stance.It was Monfort himself who raised expectations by predicting a 90-win season in the spring.Instead, the Rockies finished 66-96 and 28 games behind the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL West.Bridich takes over a team for which two of its biggest stars — Troy Tulowitzki (hip) and Carlos Gonzalez (knee) — missed chunks of the season with injuries. Tulowitzki has longed maintained he wants to play for a winner.I wouldnt limit that to Troy and CarGo. Id be surprised if any player said, I dont want to play for a winner, Bridich said. Im not going to sit here and tell you I have all the answers scripted in my supposedly analytical head right now and its going to work out perfectly. Thats going to be a process.The few bright spots in 2014 included Justin Morneau capturing the NL batting title and left-hander Jorge De La Rosas steady performance on the mound, especially at hitter-friendly Coors Field.We didnt perform to the expectations we had on ourselves, outfielder Michael Cuddyer said.An impending free agent, Cuddyer said before the Rockies last road trip that he would be open to a return.I believe in the guys that we broke out of spring training with, Cuddyer said. I believe in that team. Unfortunately, we werent able to put that team on the field very often.Whether Im here or not — the off-season is going to dictate that — but if I am, its because I believe in this team. Ray Lewis Jersey .A. Happ is coming off his first start of the year, a win at Philadelphia Monday. The former Phillie allowed three hits in five scoreless frames of a 3-0 triumph. Mark Andrews Jersey . It led to his downfall on Tuesday. 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Two days after releasing Peyton Manning, the longtime face of the franchise, the Colts announced they were cutting four fan favourites: running back Joseph Addai, linebacker Gary Brackett, safety Melvin Bullitt and tight end Dallas Clark.TORONTO - Toronto FC coach Greg Vanney says hes been told he will be back for the 2015 season and will be looking for players with the right commitment to join him.Vanney believes that Toronto (11-14-7) has a good core to build around, despite a disappointing 2014 season that seems destined to end prior to the playoffs for the eighth year in a row.What I think is important is that we have players that are here that want to be here, dont want to be anywhere else but here and not for just one year but for a minimum of a few years, Vanney said after training Tuesday.Because in this league to win, you have to have a core group of players whos very committed, who buy into the philosophy, who are willing to stand and live up to expectation on every single day.Star midfielder Michael Bradley provided his view on next seasons necessary mix on Saturday night after a 3-1 loss to the New York Red Bulls that all but ended TFCs slim playoff hopes.Its important that the right balance is found between keeping a good part of the group together and making sure that the guys who have the right mentality, who have the right commitment, who really bring something every day in a footballing sense — that those guys are here and given every chance to continue to grow together and improve, said the intense U.S. international.Vanney did not name names.Im not going to go through the locker-room for each guy and say who I think is or isnt (committed), said Vanney. But I think we need to get guys who (want to be) here. I think we have a very good core group of guys that believe in this project and want this club to be successful and are ready to work every single day we ask them to work.We need to add some pieces, for sure. The way the team played prior (to Vanney) is not the same way that I would approach playing the game, so what I would say is that we have to evolve and adapt in a few pieces in terms of personnel and things that we need to be better and what I think is better for the league and for the style of play that we want to get to. But the most important thing is having a group thats committed for the long run here.English striker Jermain Defoe has been the player with the biggest question-mark over his head this season, with Toronto turningg down a club-record transfer bid at the end of the summer transfer window, amidst speculation he wants out of the club. Ravens Jerseys Hoodies. Defoe denied that upon his return to Canada from rehabbing a groin injury in England, but said he couldnt predict the future. His fellow players have been said the 31-year-old English forward has been a good teammate.With the playoffs all but gone, Toronto FC is back in its familiar end-of-season position — trying to end the campaign with a little dignity.With two games remaining, Toronto stands in sixth place in the East, six points behind the Columbus Crew (12-10-10), who hold down the last playoff position.Toronto needs to win at home to Montreal and away to New England and hope Columbus loses in New York and at home to Philadelphia.Mathematically were not entirely out of it, said Vanney, who is 2-5-1 since succeeding the fired Ryan Nelsen at the end of August. Plus were professionals. Plus we are playing at home in front of our fans and they deserve a performance, I think, and a committed team.Sportsclubstats.com, which tracks playoff races, has Torontos chances of making the MLS post-season at 1.0 per cent.Toronto will have to muster its last-ditch challenge Saturday against the Impact without Bradley and centre back Nick Hagglund, both of whom are suspended. Hagglund also limped out of practice early Tuesday after slipping.Captain Steven Caldwell, the clubs defensive lynch pin, acknowledged more was needed.I think overall weve let ourselves down, he said. As a group of players and as a football club, we should have been in a better position than were in so we all have to look individually, honestly at ourselves in the mirror and ask what we could have done better.Personally and as a team, we feel that we left a lot of games out there.Rubbing salt in the wound is the fact that Toronto dominated the team it has been chasing for the last playoff place. 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