Monfort tells NY paper Tulo deal ‘not happening’

The notion of the Rockies trading shortstop Troy Tulowitzki to the Mets, which all winter has been more rumors and reports than action, was doused with cold water Thursday at the MLB owners meeting in Paradise Valley, Ariz. The New York Post reported that Rockies owner/general partner Charlie Monfort answered a direct question with a smile and a simple statement: “It’s not happening.”