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| December 02, 2002 | Rosenthal, Ken | COPYRIGHT 2002 Sporting News Publishing Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

The Rockies are a mess. Their cleanup will take three years, minimum. And when their payroll finally is close to spotless, club officials still might not know the answer to the question that caused all their problems: How the heck do you win at Coors Field?

Never mind that the Rockies' owners lack vision. That their general manager, Dan O'Dowd, specializes in demolition. That in 10 years, the franchise has yet to finish with more than 83 wins, though it won the wild card in the strike-shortened 1995 season.

It all comes back to Coors, the Rubik's Cube of baseball. And even though the Rockies are trying to correct past mistakes, former club officials ...

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