Jeff D'Alessio Had he not made the most agonizing move of his 27 years in baseball -- firing his friend and manager, Clint Hurdle, after the Rockies' 18-28 start -- Dan O'Dowd might be collecting unemployment right now. Instead, the 50-year-old G.M. was named by 31 of his peers as Sporting News executive of the year after Colorado rebounded to win the N.L. wild card under Jim Tracy, O'Dowd's pick to replace Hurdle. O'Dowd will be presented with the awar...