Broke Dodger Dogs

True Blue L.A. details the sorry state of the Dodgers and their owner Frank McCourt's financial armageddon and divorce. Probably good news for the Phillies, even if it's "bad for baseball."

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every team in baseball has to be bombarding them with the loopiest deals ever in the hopes that they just might be crazy enough to do it.

And I don’t see how it’s necessarily bad for baseball that the Dodgers have even one year of alligator-armed ownership in a major market. It might just help them grow an empathy bone or two.

Still can’t help shake my suspicion that the NL West will be the Rockies to lose, though the Giants have the pitching to take it.

by Wet Luzinski on Dec 23, 2009 9:44 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

and I still can’t help shake my suspicion that the Jays stealing Brandon Morrow from the Mariners yesterday wasn’t somehow tied to the Halladay Lee trades. They wouldn’t give him to us for Cliff Lee but now they give him up for two lesser prospects. Ruben was duped, Gillick is Judas, or something to that effect.

by Boundforbeach on Dec 23, 2009 10:15 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

When the McCourts bought the team there were rumblings on LA sports outlets about how this was all a ‘financed’ deal and the Dodgers weren’t going to be free spenders (and MLB liked it that way), so like the guy writes, the divorce just makes it that much worse (though the mainstream media will ignore it like the shenanigans that allowed a guy who ran the expos into the ground to get a second franchise)

Those same media outlets reported that when the dodgers were up for sale, a deep pocketed Angelino made an all cash offer that matched or possibly exceeded the McCourts offer…but this was a guy who supposedly would give the red sox a run for the money in the spending department (and could afford to easily). I have no idea if it’s true or something created to bad mouth MLB, but if so, I wonder if he’s still interested in the team, because Mrs Mccourt is going to get half of What Mr has, and he can’t afford to give her the value of half the dodgers so they’re going to have to sell…

by jemagee on Dec 23, 2009 10:46 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Joe Sheehan ripped Bud Selig in his piece on BP yesterday, essentially saying that he’s trying to cultivate a community of owners that prioritize obedience to MLB first, and winning second. Well worth a read, and the rejection of Angelino in favor of McCourt certainly fits into that narrative.

by PhillyFriar on Dec 23, 2009 11:04 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Didn’t they also prevent Mark Cuban from buying a team? I know he was interested in the Cubs and the rumblings were that Selig would never allow him to own a club because of his rogue manner and ability/desire to rival the NYY.

by doubleh on Dec 23, 2009 12:56 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

There were rumblings about Cuban and the Cubs but I’m not sure if he was ever the high bidder who got ignored like in the Dodgers deal (thing is, i’m sure he’d love to own the pirates if the ownership would just give up)

by jemagee on Dec 23, 2009 12:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I’m sure Pirates fans would love it, too.

by doubleh on Dec 23, 2009 1:01 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Anyone remember the SNL sketch during the 2000 election recount about how Gore and Bush would share the presidency? It was a parody of The Odd Couple, I believe. That’s what the McCourts ought to do. Just because you’re getting divorced doesn’t mean you can’t have a working relationship, right?

by taco pal on Dec 23, 2009 11:09 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

Husband fired wife a couple weeks ago, and a couple hires she made that he had nthing to do with, he’s already started ‘closing ranks’ – this is going to get ugly…I think the Padres descent into cheapness for sale was also due to owner divorce

by jemagee on Dec 23, 2009 11:10 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Actually, that wasn’t a serious proposal, nor was SNL’s during the recount.

by taco pal on Dec 23, 2009 11:11 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I know SNL’s wasn’t serious, but some relationships end and the couples still work together cause they aren’t idiots and realize that there’s business and personal.

The McCourts thing is getting nasty which is nice because it takes away from the brewing brouhaha for the Lakers

by jemagee on Dec 23, 2009 11:15 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs