Paint over history

[CatBoxBackFan]

Interesting article on Gonzos return to Chase.ESPN.com

 

[Lefty]

That pisses me off. Everyone involved in trying to erase the memories of this organization should be ashamed. I can see why they wanted new colors and I had no problem with that, but to take down pictures of the team winning the World Series is unbelievable. It was the greatest professional victory in this state's history and they are trying to slowly eliminate it from the ballpark. I am losing respect for our front office.

 

[Dback Jon]

Other than a muck-raking article, and the mention of paint in the tunnel that no one can see, what is there to piss you off?

Did ESPN try to get the front office's reaction? Was the names not being repainted in the tunnel (which obviously had to be repainted) an oversight?

GONZO is the one that is starting to piss me off...

 

[NavyVet]

Gonzalez needn't worry, says team president Derrick Hall, the wall was just repainted as the team changed the color scheme in that tunnel and the organization has every intention of putting the history back up.

"We proudly display the championship and division banners in the outfield with the original colors, we still show Gonzo's jersey in the Rotunda next to the World Series trophy and accompanying video, and we have reframed the historical pictures throughout our hallways," Hall said. "We are still a work in progress because of the color changes, but will get to the Opening Day lineups by the clubhouse shortly. We had to prioritize the completion of areas where the fans were present first. We are proud of our history and plan to always showcase that success."

 

[Lefty]

Gonzalez needn't worry, says team president Derrick Hall, the wall was just repainted as the team changed the color scheme in that tunnel and the organization has every intention of putting the history back up.

"We proudly display the championship and division banners in the outfield with the original colors, we still show Gonzo's jersey in the Rotunda next to the World Series trophy and accompanying video, and we have reframed the historical pictures throughout our hallways," Hall said. "We are still a work in progress because of the color changes, but will get to the Opening Day lineups by the clubhouse shortly. We had to prioritize the completion of areas where the fans were present first. We are proud of our history and plan to always showcase that success."

I take back what I said after reading that. I should of remembered there are always two sides to a story. Plus, the media likes to only print what they want, not letting the readers know the full story. My bad.

 

[CatBoxBackFan]

I take back what I said after reading that. I should of remembered there are always two sides to a story. Plus, the media likes to only print what they want, not letting the readers know the full story. My bad.

I too should see both sides,yes you are bitter but it is time to move on Gonzo, be thankful for what what the D-backs offered you here.Ask before you speak.

 

[Mulli]

Poor sensitive Gonzo.

 

[Nasser22]

I read about them taking down the World Series stuff in the paper yesterday and that disgusts me. Did they say that they would still showcase World Series stuff at least somewhere in the stadium. It's really dumb to take down that little shrine of World series pics and stuff at the entrance if that's what they really did.

 

[coyoteshockeyfan]

I read about them taking down the World Series stuff in the paper yesterday and that disgusts me. Did they say that they would still showcase World Series stuff at least somewhere in the stadium. It's really dumb to take down that little shrine of World series pics and stuff at the entrance if that's what they really did.

No they didn't, the case is still there unchanged. What Gonzo was complaining about was a hallway that the regular public can't see, but its just because that hallway hadn't been finished yet.

 

[Nasser22]

Well this is the article I read that bugged me, especially since I really like Colangelo, but as long as they keep some of the stuff for people to see it's fine with me.

D-Backs regime is missing team's history

Dan Bickley
The Arizona Republic
Apr. 15, 2007 07:57 PM
The new Diamondbacks have a wonderful future. All that's missing is a better sense of history.

And a better set of manners.

That mostly means you, Ken Kendrick.

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Look around the ballpark, and you will find very little evidence of the baseball team that won a World Series in 2001 and captured three National League West crowns in a span of four years. Those kinds of achievements should be championed, not buried.

But it gets worse. The walk from the elevator to the press box was once decorated with vivid pictures of that magical triumph over the Yankees, arguably the best World Series in history.

They are all gone, replaced by framed photos of this year's team. Apparently, you must be wearing red to make the walls in a revamped stadium.

Look, we all know the deal, and it's not a decorating oversight. It's the lingering feud between Kendrick and former managing general partner, Jerry Colangelo. On many occasions, Kendrick has made it clear that he doesn't appreciate the debt Colangelo left behind.

Kendrick has willingly furnished the red-stained numbers - his version of the numbers - to reporters. He has taken many cheap shots at Colangelo since the hostile takeover, including the following, mocking quote that just ran in the Chicago Tribune, in a column designed to warn Cubs fans about Colangelo's free-spending nature should he one day front the Cubs:

"Our friend Jerry Colangelo left us with a legacy."

Kendrick is an affable man known to occasionally chew on his foot, but nothing is quite as offensive as that. Colangelo merely won a World Series in his fourth season at the helm, an expansion team record, and it took more than an open checkbook. It took vision, risk and a lot of sweat. It took beating Mariano Rivera in the ninth inning of Game 7. And if not for a late-season injury to Luis Gonzalez in 2002, Diamondbacks fans may have been blessed with two championships.

That it took four seasons of bad, budget-minded baseball to get healthy again seems like a fair trade to me. And for better perspective, the new regime might want to interview some Cubs fans about the relative worth of a World Series championship.

"I would like to say something," Colangelo said. "But I really, truly believe I have to be consistent. I've got to pass."

Speaking of manners, it's not like the new regime has any reason to brag just yet. They've made big-dollar mistakes with Troy Glaus and Russ Ortiz, and spent nearly $22 million to make the latter problem go away. And while they'd like you to think this homegrown team of young studs is their handiwork, most of these guys were handpicked/drafted by Mike Rizzo and the old front-office network.

Then there's the irony of what caused the bridge between Colangelo and Kendrick to finally collapse:

Kendrick was angry that Colangelo drafted Stephen Drew, who came with a thorny agent, high-dollar demands and a family history of playing financial hardball. Risky, indeed. But that one didn't turn out so badly, did it?

Alas, as much as some in the organization would like you to forget the wonder years, it'll be hard in the coming months. Soon, Randy Johnson will make his official return to the mound for the Diamondbacks. Then Curt Schilling will come to town with the Red Sox in June. So many living memories, and this season of homecomings begins in earnest today, when Gonzalez and the Dodgers roll into Chase Field.

"I remember that bloop single (to win the World Series). I think the whole state remembers that," Diamondbacks manager Bob Melvin said about Gonzalez's return. "It's still the only world championship this state has won."

Exactly. And that's something the new regime should try to remember, not erase.

 

[coyoteshockeyfan]

Well, now that we have our first Bickley smear piece we can say the season is officially underway. Think Bickley will write a correction once he finds out that the halls in question will have the 2001 photos put back once they are ready? I sincerely doubt it.

 

[Dback Jon]

Well, now that we have our first Bickley smear piece we can say the season is officially underway. Think Bickley will write a correction once he finds out that the halls in question will have the 2001 photos put back once they are ready? I sincerely doubt it.

Probably not. He is an *******.

 

[Mulli]

So all of this "painting over" is happening with the lovable malcontent arsonist Randy Johnson on the team? If it was that big of deal, wouldn't RJ throw a fit about it?