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By this time Colangelo and the other partners were embroiled in a dispute over the financial health and direction of the Diamondbacks ( and notably including over $ 150 million in deferred compensation to many players who were key members of the 2001 World Series winning team and others ).

Colangelo ’ s willingness to go into debt and acquire players through free agency had led to one of the quickest free falls in major sports history.

He was forced to resign his managing general partner post in the late summer of 2004.

In a 2004 interview with columnist Hal Bodley of USA TODAY, Colangelo defended his actions: