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npov. in any case, the trade in question is universally viewed as a win for the rockies now.
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The 2007 season was arguably the most surprising run by any Rockies team, as the team won 21 of their last 22 games to make it to a tiebreaker against the [[San Diego Padres]]. The Rockies, who were making their first playoff appearance in 12 years, swept both the [[Philadelphia Phillies]] and [[Arizona Diamondbacks]] en route to the [[2007 World Series]], before losing to the [[Boston Red Sox]]. O'Dowd was rewarded with a contract extension following the team's successful playoff run.{{citation needed|date=October 2012}} As the Rockies struggled in 2012, the Rockies restructured their front office, making [[Bill Geivett]] their director of major league operations, though O'Dowd retained the title of general manager.<ref>http://www.denverpost.com/rockies/ci_21452804/geivetts-role-breaks-tradition-rockies-search-sustained-succes</ref><ref>http://www.grantland.com/blog/the-triangle/post/_/id/38390/qa-rockies-gm-bill-geivett-part-1</ref>
 
On December 3, 2013, O'Dowd orchestrated what is considered among fans one of the most badly lopsided trades in franchise history, losing CF Dexter Fowler and a player to be named later to Houston Astros for pitcher Jordan Lyles and outfielder Brandon Barnes.<ref>http://www.purplerow.com/2013/12/3/5172174/dexter-fowler-trade-rockies-astros-jordan-lyles-brandon-barnes</ref>
 
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