I found the discussion of the mascot salaries/earnings and the discussion of spending well vs spending a lot. This really resonates with my personal experience with the #Rockies organization. 🧵 1/ www.purplerow.com/2025/2/11/24... @reneedechert.com @purplerow.bsky.social - ThreadSky

s-church.net • 15 days ago

I found the discussion of the mascot salaries/earnings and the discussion of spending well vs spending a lot. This really resonates with my personal experience with the #Rockies organization. 🧵 1/

https://www.purplerow.com/2025/2/11/24358687/are-the-los-angeles-dodgers-ruining-baseball-colorado-rockies-kris-bryant

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s-church.net•15 days ago

They aren't afraid to spend money on players, but they won't spend money on the people behind the scenes to help them spend well.

A few years ago (pre-pandemic) I applied for a software engineer role in the analytics department. The position description couldn't have been written better for /2

s-church.net•15 days ago

me if you had my resume next to you while you were writing it. We are talking potential dream job territory.

I got an interview and it went fabulously. They were even willing to let me work remotely from Iowa. 3/

s-church.net•15 days ago

At the end of the interview, the manager says, "You are really fabulous, and I'd love to have you, but we need to talk salary. I'm only authorized to offer $50k for this position." I literally laughed out loud. 4/

s-church.net•15 days ago

The salary they were offering for a position for an engineer with 10+ years of experience was less than I had made when I graduated from college 18 years earlier. 5/

s-church.net•15 days ago

The manager says, "I don't blame you at all. They also told me that I can't go ask for more money until I've had at least 3 people turn this down."

Seeing Dinger's salary estimated substantially below the rest of the market simply adds yet another data point to this experience. /6

s-church.net•15 days ago

I get that software engineers are relatively expensive, but you can hire a bunch of us for less than 1 MLB player's minimum salary. For an organization that probably doesn't have the resources to outspend mistakes like the Dodgers, skimping on all of these relatively cheaper people that /7

reneedechert.com•15 days ago

I did not make the connection between software engineer salaries and mascot salaries, Shane, so thank you for pointing that out.

s-church.net•15 days ago

To me it's just another data point showing that they don't value the foundational, behind the scenes pieces.

reneedechert.com•15 days ago

Well, it contributes to “the best bar in Colorado” thesis.

Stuff’s just gotta look good on the field!

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