Jamie McCourt Out as Dodger CEO
by Eric Stephen on Oct 22, 2009 3:36 PM PDT
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On December 15, 1968, Dodger general manager Al Campanis traded his son Jim, a catcher, to the Royals. 41 years later, uneasiness at a Dodger family holiday dinner has resurfaced yet again, as the McCourts bitter battle has claimed its first victim.
SI.com is reporting that Dodgers' owner Frank McCourt has fired his estranged wife Jamie as CEO. From Jon Heyman:
Jamie McCourt was fired within the last two days, according to several sources. But this is not likely to be the last she's heard from, as she has said through lawyers that she intends to stake a claim to the franchise, which may be worth a billion dollars, or more.
Bill Shaikin of the LA Times gives us this news:
Jamie McCourt is believed to be lining up investors for a possible effort to buy out her husband and gain sole control of the team. In addition, she is believed to have started calling prominent baseball figures, with the intention of arranging meetings to discuss the direction of the team.
Tim Brown of Yahoo Sports has received confirmation from Jamie McCourt's attorney, Dennis Wasser, that she has been fired. Wasser promised litigation by Jamie McCourt, noting "She will address this ... in the courtroom." That pause is much funnier if read as Triumph The Insult Comic Dog.
This is going to get worse before it gets better. It's hard to imagine a functional organization with dysfunction at the top.
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Does this mean we are going to get a hotter and cheaper CEO?
by Cool Dudes on Oct 22, 2009 3:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Oh no.
The gloves are about to come off, seeing as how Jamie hired one of the biggest divorce lawyers in the city
by pdotmac1 on Oct 22, 2009 3:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
So much for any kind of reasonable settlement to this thing.
Anybody have any billionaire friends that just can’t find enough hobbies?
by prosellis on Oct 22, 2009 3:38 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
please dont tell me david beckham is coming to the dodgers
were not that desperate….
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 22, 2009 3:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Good riddance.
isn’t the only decision she made was to take the names off the jerseys a while back? Nice move, we are NOT the dumb Yankees!!
by Seanny Rotten on Oct 22, 2009 3:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
That was Frank.
Jamie was behind the WIN network, and getting Dodger Stadium its own zip code (90090)
by Eric Stephen on Oct 22, 2009 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well then why did she tell the LATimes it was her idea because she thought it "looked better"?
by Seanny Rotten on Oct 22, 2009 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It did look better
Can’t blame Frank or Jamie for overestimating the intelligence of the average fan.
by Paul Scott on Oct 22, 2009 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jamie
was the one heavily behind the singing of GBA during the 7th inning stretch.
vr, Xei
by Xeifrank on Oct 22, 2009 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought it was the guy that just got fired?
by delias man on Oct 22, 2009 3:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
at blogger night
he said it was Jamie. He was the one trying to find a song that was the “soul” of the Dodgers. aka – Don’t stop believin… He was a cool dude to hear speak.
vr, Xei
by Xeifrank on Oct 22, 2009 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
and now both are kicked to the curb.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 22, 2009 3:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah i remember them doing that doing that in 05
stupid idea
dodgers have always had their players names on the back of their jerseys…
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 22, 2009 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Dodgers didn’t have names on the back of their jerseys until 1972.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 22, 2009 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
after i typed that comment
i realized somewhere down the line it was not on their jerseys!
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 22, 2009 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I liked that by the way
Giants Yankees Sox traditional franchises still do, we are a proud traditional franchise that of course used to do it, and I had no problem with it…just my 2 cents
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
by Ollie on Oct 22, 2009 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A billion huh
that’s $200+ million more than the highest valuation estimate I’ve seen.
These two would be wise to work this out. Once the TV revenues start coming in, the value of the franchise will go through the roof.
by Michael White on Oct 22, 2009 3:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Dude
go have some eggs and ginko biloba.
No Billionaire is going to put ALL his money in the Dodgers, bro!!
by Seanny Rotten on Oct 22, 2009 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
More protein + increased brain activity supplement.
He said a billionaire as in someone who is able to spend 700-800M on a baseball team and not miss it too terribly.
by Seanny Rotten on Oct 22, 2009 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think "he" is me.
I made a flippant comment above about anyone having a billionaire friend. I certainly didn’t mean it as serious statement. I’m getting this a lot today.
by prosellis on Oct 22, 2009 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The quote excerpted above says
she intends to stake a claim to the franchise, which may be worth a billion dollars, or more
That’s what mwhite06 was responding to.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 22, 2009 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It doesn't matter about reported valuations from $700 million to a billion
It is how much financing a group of investors can get, and the terms. The Dodgers are probably worth $500-$600 million without the broadcasting rights, and there are going to be many takers without the broadcasting rights.. I think the Forbes valuation puts too much emphasis on the worth of the media market, it too tangible without the broadcasting rights.
The McCourts have to sell. They still have some pretty big loans from buying the Dodgers in 2004.
by superferret on Oct 22, 2009 6:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why would there be few takers without the broadcasting rights?
The team was already sold once without the broadcasting rights. And this time you don’t even have to wait as long for those revenues to start being recognized.
by Michael White on Oct 22, 2009 7:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
how many suckers were in contention for buying the Dodgers in 2003/2004 without the broadcasting rights?
Eli Broad wanted the broadcasting rights, and his offer was rejected without much of a glance by Fox Sports/New Corp.
by superferret on Oct 22, 2009 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Which one in the picture is Jamie McCourt? The one with the face lift or the one with the accent and the face lift?
vr, Xei
by Xeifrank on Oct 22, 2009 3:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Expansion
Maybe we end up with an expansion team out of all of this.
vr, Xei
by Xeifrank on Oct 22, 2009 3:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Frank should watch Modern family and get a wilfe in THAT mold.
by delias man on Oct 22, 2009 3:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
We should all get a wife in the mold
either one will do.
by meercatjohn on Oct 22, 2009 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I believe this reverts Kim Ng back to “highest ranking female in baseball” status again
by Eric Stephen on Oct 22, 2009 3:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
You kidding
she will be gone before the end of November
by meercatjohn on Oct 22, 2009 4:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If Jamie hires the best divorce lawyer in LA, Frank should hire the guy that Columbo hired.
vr, Xei
by Xeifrank on Oct 22, 2009 3:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I think this screams for Legal Zoom
by Eric Stephen on Oct 22, 2009 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2009/10/heyman-on-dodgers-valentine.html
Sorry I am not sure if I am allowed to post it, but if so..
Who is ready to laugh?
by NotJoeTorre on Oct 22, 2009 3:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I Guess All Canadiens Aren't Dumb after All
“i would LOVE to trade Halladay in a deal to get Billingsley plus. that would be awesome for the Jays. IMO over the new 2-3 years Billingsley is going to be better than Halladay, Billingsley is only 25 years old where as Halladay is nearing his mid 30’s.
im not sold on Martin.. but hes controlled longer and cheap.”
by Cool Dudes on Oct 22, 2009 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Kemp for Beckett idea made me giggle.
There is a few users on that site who are not biased and are very smart and usually destroy dumb trade proposals
by NotJoeTorre on Oct 22, 2009 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was hoping that would say Dodgers&Valentine because I like that idea
by delias man on Oct 22, 2009 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually, that’s what I thought the link would be about as well. I do like Valentine a lot
by Eric Stephen on Oct 22, 2009 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
No just crazy dudes who have a love affair with our awesome players.. : )
by NotJoeTorre on Oct 22, 2009 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well if they split everything down the middle do we let Jamie walk away with Kemp or Ethier?
by Cool Dudes on Oct 22, 2009 3:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Pierre, Andruw Jones, Manny, Blake et al
She can have all the expensive toys.
vr, Xei
by Xeifrank on Oct 22, 2009 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Divorce is painful
And she’s going to want a young one. Just accept it.
by Cool Dudes on Oct 22, 2009 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I know I asked this before in a previous thread and I believe it went unanswered. But in what state did they get married in? Thankfully, I am no expert in divorce yet, other than what I have been through while serving on a jury, but aren’t there different states that have divorce laws that are more favorable to the husband or wife? Would the McCourt’s have to file for divorce in the state they were married in, or in the state they live in? How does that work?? I know I may be jumping ahead as no divorce plans have been made public, but it sure looks like it will head down that path unless calmer heads don’t prevail. Maybe McCourt can take Ng with him to the divorce arbitration hearings. :)
vr, Xei
by Xeifrank on Oct 22, 2009 3:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I tried to research it
but came up empty
by Michael White on Oct 22, 2009 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think their state of residence is the one with jurisdiction.
California is pretty much a 50/50 state.
I’ve read that neither of them is really in a position to buy the other out, but I wonder why they can’t split it 50/50 and then one buys one percent from the other. This would mean that there is a primary owner with a controlling interest and might be doable.
by prosellis on Oct 22, 2009 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
As prosellis said
doesn’t matter where they got married only where they live. I think all 82 Million of their homes are in Los Angeles vicinity.
As Dodger personal leave we will certainly find out who cast with the wrong lot. I’m hoping that Josh Rawitch survives all this, what a pain in the ass his job is going to be this winter.
I don’t see how this can turn out positive for the Dodgers in any way if the team stays in the McCourt family.
by meercatjohn on Oct 22, 2009 4:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
McCourt Blows All of his money on $150 Dollar Payroll to Buy WS Win
Just because she is going to get all of the money anyway, so might as well spend it.
After WS victory, judge forces sale to someone with a whole lotta money who loves the Dodgers.
Best case scenario :)
by Cool Dudes on Oct 22, 2009 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Who's going to want the team?
With no T.V. rights for three years and a lot of debt in the forms of deferred money over that time, I can’t figure out who is going to want the franchise.
by prosellis on Oct 22, 2009 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
An investment group
who realizes that buying the team in a “forced liquidation” would be great business. They would probably get a discount on the $700MM valuations and then own the team for only 3 years before seeing the additional revenues come in.
I was convinced it was McCourt’s plan all along to just limp along for a few years until the tv revenues kicked in, then flip the team once the EBITDA valuations were much fatter.
by Michael White on Oct 22, 2009 4:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Next Dodger birthday
is Rafael Furcal (and Lucas May, actually), on Saturday. Maybe he will get cooler presents from each McCourt as both Frank & Jamie try to one-up the other for the affection of the team.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 22, 2009 4:30 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
Too bad Jeff Kent is no longer around. He probably could have leveraged this scenario into getting either mommy or daddy to buy him that pony he was always asking for
2009-10 LA Kings Hockey: Where Smyt Happens!!
by DodgerBlueBalls on Oct 22, 2009 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Added an update to the post above about Jamie trying to buyout Frank
by Eric Stephen on Oct 22, 2009 4:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
This soap opera will dominate the winter headlines
and make the Manny drama from last season look like an episode of saved by the bell.
by Michael White on Oct 22, 2009 4:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Can it be
the Hot Sunday episode? I love it when the girls are making their music video… “Put your mind to it, go for it! You gotta break a sweat. Rock and roll! You ain’t seen nothing yet.” Then of course, Jessie had to go get addicted to caffeine pills and ruin it all… “I’m so excited… I’m… so… scared, Zack”
Obviously… it’s not going to be the “Zack Attack” episode because they won’t be singing “Friends Forever.” It’s probably going to end up being the prom episode where Kelly leaves Zack for that scoundrel, Jeff.
by ishXdavid on Oct 22, 2009 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s my worst fear. Remember when she said the Dodgers’ priority should be building inner-city baseball fields and instead of signing free agents? I’m not looking forward to the Jamie Era…
2009-10 LA Kings Hockey: Where Smyt Happens!!
by DodgerBlueBalls on Oct 22, 2009 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Dodgers might have been better off
building a few more RBI stadiums and letting Manny walk.
by meercatjohn on Oct 22, 2009 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I Have to Agree
But only because I love kids more than I love watching the Dodgers win.
by Cool Dudes on Oct 22, 2009 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Respectfully disagree, Phil. I’d rather have a season of declining Manny in LF than 162 games of Pee Air.
2009-10 LA Kings Hockey: Where Smyt Happens!!
by DodgerBlueBalls on Oct 22, 2009 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sure but if I had a choice
I would rather some other team was caught up in the Manny suspension and not us. I don’t recall getting 162 games from Manny this year.
by meercatjohn on Oct 22, 2009 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t recall getting 162 games from Manny this year.
You’re absolutely correct. However that’s why I phrased my statement as a season of Manny vs. 162 games from Juan. If he returns next year, I realize that we should expect no more than 120 games or so from Manny (barring injury)
2009-10 LA Kings Hockey: Where Smyt Happens!!
by DodgerBlueBalls on Oct 22, 2009 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Couldn't we have just said
no to Manny, sent Pierre on a goodwill visit to Narnia, and stole Zobrist from the Rays before they realized what they had?
by meercatjohn on Oct 22, 2009 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thinking outside the box. That’s too unorthodox for Cowboy Ned
2009-10 LA Kings Hockey: Where Smyt Happens!!
by DodgerBlueBalls on Oct 22, 2009 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was just PR talk. A poor attempt at one, but it was only lip service.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 22, 2009 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
lakers preseason basketball...
lol the nba loves the lakers.. they play PRESEASON on TNT tonight and ESPN tomorrow…
IN THE PRESEASON
by matthewmafa on Oct 22, 2009 4:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Lakers season officially started
last night.
by ishXdavid on Oct 22, 2009 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
What if scenario
So what if Frank lets Ned know that because of the uncertainty of the divorce they will spend no extra money this winter. Ned lets Manny know that next year the team will be going with what got them there and may even be cutting back. What could happen?
1. Manny opts out because at his age he wants to play for a team with resources and signs with Detroit.
2. Juan Pierre is traded with Ned eating $5M per year over the next two years but saving $5M per year at the same time.
3. Hudson, Garland, and Wolf are all allowed to walk.
4. Kuroda and his 13M are traded
5. Sherrill and his 4M are traded
5. Joe Torre retires as he doesn’t want to be involved in such a mess.
6. Tim Wallach becomes new manager
Team rely’s on youth and castoffs more then ever.
Loney, DeJesus, Furcal, DeWitt
Andre, Kemp, (Blake/Paul)
Belliard, Minky, Hoffman, Hu, AJ Ellis
Kershaw, Billingsley, McDonald, Haeger, Elbert
Broxton, Kuo, Belisario, Troncoso, Weaver, Leach, Schlichting
With a Salary about $70M
by meercatjohn on Oct 22, 2009 4:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I would happily cheer for this team and renew my season tickets
I would not, however, be making any trips to Vegas to bet on that team
by prosellis on Oct 22, 2009 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That is kind of my point
this team would still get my full support even though I know they would not be battling the Phillies in the NLCS.
by meercatjohn on Oct 22, 2009 4:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well
at least Sherrill would net some pretty good prospects.
Otherwise the only huge loss would be the downgrade from Manny to Xavier Paul.
I still think they could make the playoffs.
by Michael White on Oct 22, 2009 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
are we going to trade with ourselves?
overpay!
by whorge on Oct 23, 2009 9:10 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would say the demand for watching AAA-league baseball in Southern California is already being met by the Padres. There’s no need to have two…
2009-10 LA Kings Hockey: Where Smyt Happens!!
by DodgerBlueBalls on Oct 22, 2009 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Interesting update Eric
Wouldn’t you love to do a Q&A with both of them to find out direction they see for the team. For all we know Jamie might have a better direction then Frank or she might just be the Wicked in Witch.
by meercatjohn on Oct 22, 2009 4:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I wonder too if people in the organization (like Rawitch and his staff, and others) are all split into camps, Frank or Jamie. I hope it doesn’t get to divisive but I figure it will
by Eric Stephen on Oct 22, 2009 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
and split into camps not by choice, but by Frank or Jamie “claiming” people as their supporters and/or detractors
by Eric Stephen on Oct 22, 2009 4:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If he just canned her, its pretty clear who is the boss currently
Who ultimately prevails, hedge your bets.
by Cool Dudes on Oct 22, 2009 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
MLB made a statement last week that Frank had controlling interest in the team
I assume he lined up those ducks before firing his CEO.
I don’t really want to learn much about divorce law, can’t Kim Ng take care of this.
by meercatjohn on Oct 22, 2009 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
When she gets awarded 50% ownership
she can go back and sue Frank for wrongful termination and get his half too.
by prosellis on Oct 22, 2009 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
its pretty clear who is the boss currently
It certainly is…
2009-10 LA Kings Hockey: Where Smyt Happens!!
by DodgerBlueBalls on Oct 22, 2009 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well they can't be fired for morale support
but they can just have their jobs become miserable enough they leave.
by meercatjohn on Oct 22, 2009 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah
I can just see Frank walking down the hallway, as an employee hugs Jamie goodbye. Frank mentally notes “he’s gone.” :)
by Eric Stephen on Oct 22, 2009 4:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
During the on field celebration for the NL West clincher...
I saw Ethier give her a hug – so it’s safe to assume he’ll be traded to the Cubs for Bradley.
by JJ 24 on Oct 22, 2009 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Reading all this news and listening to dramatic music on my ipod
Shit
by PHAT JULIO on Oct 22, 2009 4:50 PM PDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs
I wonder what kind of severance package Jamie got.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 22, 2009 4:52 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Xeifrank suggested it was Home Loney
by meercatjohn on Oct 22, 2009 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He talked her out of Ethier and Kemp too
That guy is a keeper.
by Cool Dudes on Oct 22, 2009 4:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yankees vs angels gonna start soon
if yankees win they play the phillies
but im hoping the angels can at least send it back to the bronx
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 22, 2009 4:53 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Added an update above…Jamie’s lawyer confirmed the firing, and promises to sue.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 22, 2009 4:59 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
At Least We Had about 8 hours
To dream up Free Agent acquisitions and stuff before coming to:
Let all current free agents walk and give Ned 200K from petty cash to fill in gaps.
Fuck.
by Cool Dudes on Oct 22, 2009 5:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I remember that.
Everyone was happy and we were having fun.
Oh how times have changed
by prosellis on Oct 22, 2009 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
thank goodness for the nba
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 22, 2009 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm actually going to give it a try this year
after barely watching for the past five or six years. I’m thinking about becoming a Grizzlies fan.
by prosellis on Oct 22, 2009 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL yipee
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
by Ollie on Oct 22, 2009 5:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm actually strangly excited to see how this turns out
but maybe thats because I used to watch reality television
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
by Ollie on Oct 22, 2009 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was a 100% expected
for some reason I expect Frank to do a bunch of stupid things and I would not be shocked if Jamie does end up kicking his ass up and down the field. He will go some old friend to be his lawyer, she will get the best lawyer in town. He will listen to bad advice, she will pay for excellent advice.
by meercatjohn on Oct 22, 2009 5:04 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I completely agree
On a barely related note: if only one of them could run the team, I think I prefer her. Probably for the same reasons we expect her to be smart about dealing with this.
by prosellis on Oct 22, 2009 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think it matters
It will be split 50/50 by the judge anyway.
She would basically be suing herself anyway (or at least 1/2), I think this is just more about spite and legal positioning. Ultimately the judge will decide who gets what when and where.
by Cool Dudes on Oct 22, 2009 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't think she'll be suing the Dodgers organization.
I imagine she will go after Frank the individual in this case.
by prosellis on Oct 22, 2009 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, the guy who used to help me out with my site is a lawyer
and he said it doesn’t matter, california is 50/50
by kensai on Oct 22, 2009 5:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jamie's lawyer
(I don’t remember if this was brought up or not before) is Dennis Wasser. He is a high profile guy who has repped Tom Cruise, Steven Spielberg, et al in divorce cases.
http://www.lawyers.com/California/Los-Angeles/Dennis-M.-Wasser-148572-a.html
He got his bachelor’s degree at UCLA, then went to law school at USC. What the fuck?
by Eric Stephen on Oct 22, 2009 5:06 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
For some reason the UCLA undergrad/USC law thing seems common
A bunch of guys on the UCLA SBN site did it. Even Rick Neuheisel did it.
by jaffa on Oct 22, 2009 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Frank's lawyer
is Marshall Grossman
http://www.bingham.com/Lawyer.aspx?LawyerID=991
He also did the undergrad at UCLA / law school at USC trick. Again, what the fuck???
Grossman is representing Erin Andrews in her peeping tom case.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 22, 2009 5:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Can Eli Broad buy this team?
I know he was one of the guys who initially wanted it, but Bug Selig, that fucking dick, didn’t want another rich guy in a major market so we got stuck with this cash strapped guy.
by kensai on Oct 22, 2009 5:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I hate to be geographically racist
but I’d be more then happy to see these Bostonians go back whence they came. I couldn’t afford the Red Sox so I got the Dodgers has always irritated me, not to mention the hiring of a fucking Giant as our GM.
by meercatjohn on Oct 22, 2009 5:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's my bias against him from the start
Dodgers were his second choice.
Broad comes in and loves LA so much he donates a load of his money just to help the city become more awesome and he wants to own the team and he has billions as it is so he’s not going to be cash poor.
Meh.
Selig is a dick. Apparently it’s okay for East Coast to have rich owners, but not us.
I wonder if he would still be interested…
by kensai on Oct 22, 2009 5:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think it was more that Fox pissed him off
but I wasn’t really following very closely.
Let’s keep dreaming, it will help us sleep at night.
by Cool Dudes on Oct 22, 2009 5:19 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I may have to take the winter off
i find the E channel the most irritating channel in history so I’m not sure I’m cut out to deal with this. We may have to hire a younger person, possibly a cute 20-22 year old with a females point of view on how to report this stuff.
Heyman and Ratsenthal are going to love this stuff. El Lay Dave is right, some fan fiction might have to find it’s way back onto the back pages of TBLA.
by meercatjohn on Oct 22, 2009 5:09 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
2-0 angels in da 1st
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 22, 2009 5:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
we all are
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 22, 2009 5:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A smart business man or woman
Would never buy the Dodgers, your revenue streams are basically, ticket sales, corporate sponsors (ads) and far below that, local media.
by bhsportsguy on Oct 22, 2009 5:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
After Last Week
I think I am more keen to see a messy bloody divorce fight than to watch baseball.
But give it a week.
by Cool Dudes on Oct 22, 2009 5:20 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Actually
I think this appears to be heading to civil court before family law court. Right now, both are preparing to try and find whether a pre-existing agreement (which I assume Frank has) will circumvent any community property rights while just because she has community property rights, if Frank can find someone to buy her out, does she have to accept?
by bhsportsguy on Oct 22, 2009 5:21 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
All up to the judge
They are like Gods. But the lawyers will hound them to the end of time.
by Cool Dudes on Oct 22, 2009 5:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The problem is that any new owner Frank brings in is going to want to run the Dodgers as well.
I find it unlikely that Frank McCourt is going to find a silent partner. With the amount of debt he has? He’s not in a position to say that he’s the only that will be sole controller of the team.
by Tripon on Oct 22, 2009 5:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Baseball will insist that he have 51%
And that’s all you need.
by bhsportsguy on Oct 22, 2009 5:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh and Eric
Lots and lots of lawyers do the UCLA/USC thing, in both directions, undergrad/law school.
by bhsportsguy on Oct 22, 2009 5:23 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
It appears that way. I was floored by that.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 22, 2009 5:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Really
I’ll say this, generally, most folks don’t have a real connection to their law school, I mean they liked it there but it is just a lot of work. They had more fun in undegrad so if they support anything, that’s where their support goes.
by bhsportsguy on Oct 22, 2009 5:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
BTW
You know your season is over when you start getting emails from ticketmaster saying your money is being returned to you.
by bhsportsguy on Oct 22, 2009 5:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I forget from last year…do you just get the refund for the ticket price, or do the fees get refunded as well?
by Eric Stephen on Oct 22, 2009 5:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd like a couple of those emails
I had 10 tickets go unused this postseason. The damn sweep of the Cardinals and the damn sweep of the Dodgers at home by the Phillies. Good God we had home field and couldn’t even bring it home for a game six. When will I ever learn not to try for the knockout but go for the first game when working with the Dodgers. They aren’t the Lakers for crying out loud.
by meercatjohn on Oct 22, 2009 5:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did you get my clipper email?
I’ve only heard back from Eric and Delias
by meercatjohn on Oct 22, 2009 5:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I did
I need to find out what time the UCLA v. Washington game is that day (don’t laugh Eric), if its a night game, I won’t be able to go, hopefully we’ll know by next Monday
by bhsportsguy on Oct 22, 2009 5:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is Ticketmaster getting the money to you any faster than the Dodgers are?
6-8 weeks was my wait time from the Dodgers ticket agent.
by prosellis on Oct 22, 2009 5:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
By the time you get it back from the Dodgers
they want if for season tickets a few weeks later.
by meercatjohn on Oct 22, 2009 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I usually just roll it over
but I don’t think the prices are going to be nearly as friendly this year. I might have to adjust the number of seats or the section I’m in.
by prosellis on Oct 22, 2009 5:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yup
no guarantee’s this year about the prices staying the same if you re-upped in Sept. I’m fairly certain I’m out since my partner already bailed.
by meercatjohn on Oct 22, 2009 5:43 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just read the update:
“It’s hard to imagine a functional organization with dysfunction at the top.”
Are you having a hard time imagining a “functional organization” because its been 12+ years since the Dodger’s had one? :)
I think we all know dysfunction at the top.
by Cool Dudes on Oct 22, 2009 5:31 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Dysfunction
There are degrees of course :)
by Eric Stephen on Oct 22, 2009 5:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anyone think this might hasten Vinny's retirement?
or well he not even pay attention until the roll him out next spring?
by meercatjohn on Oct 22, 2009 5:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I am pretty sure
The Dodgers announced that ticket prices are staying the same.
by bhsportsguy on Oct 22, 2009 5:48 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
good
i wanna buy some tickets to that series when the yanks come to town in June
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 22, 2009 5:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Next years TBLA game will be a Yankee game
Book it Dano
by meercatjohn on Oct 22, 2009 5:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would not be surprised if the Dodgers
Went for tiered pricing next year for single game purchases
by bhsportsguy on Oct 22, 2009 5:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
They've already said that
Maybe it was in the LA Times, but I saw something that said they were definitely going to charge more for games with teams like the Yankees and Cubs, I believe.
by TopDeckTrueBlue on Oct 23, 2009 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
So I guess I won't be needing that WS ticket(:
My rep never got back to me with the code I needed for the Monday sale.
by meercatjohn on Oct 22, 2009 5:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It was your dodger ticket account no.
at least that is what my code was on Monday
by bhsportsguy on Oct 22, 2009 5:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That's for season tickets.
The Dodgers didn’t make any promises for single game tickets.
by Tripon on Oct 22, 2009 6:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jamie can't become the owner, but she can cause trouble
When the McCourts bought the team, they filed docs with MLB that only listed Frank as sole owner. Jamie would have to be approved by MLB before she could become the owner, and MLB has no reason to allow that.
The problem is, Frank’s gonna have to come up with a bunch of cash to pay her off. He could offer her other assets, but most of his empire is real estate which she isn’t going to want because values are down and cash flow is down.
If Frank manages to keep the team, we may be looking at two or three years with no money to spend on improvements.
Next year’s team will be put together like this year’s team. Maybe different faces, but the same types of guys in the same types of roles.
by MattBakerJr on Oct 22, 2009 6:06 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
WTF
I signed into my new name, but every time Im in TBLA it’s always my old name, what gives?
by PHAT JULIO on Oct 22, 2009 6:10 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
The new name is currently in escrow while the courts decide which McCourt will be given custody of it
2009-10 LA Kings Hockey: Where Smyt Happens!!
by DodgerBlueBalls on Oct 22, 2009 6:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
A Quick Note
Hey gang, you guys probably remember me as “that troll guy” from the past week who kept getting banned. Well, in my time since being banned the last time, I’ve been reading your comments and posts as you guys suffered through a pretty awful end to your season. What I read surprised me. For one thing, there are actually baseball fans in LA (who knew?), but more importantly how well (and genuinely pained sounding) you as a whole responded to being bounced. You congratulated the other team. Some of you actually wished the Phillies luck. Some of you even called out TBS for being biased for your own team (violating the time-honored tradition of each team calling the national broadcasters biased for the other team, and ripping a whole in space time). But it was the post by the mods that got me. Seeing the fellows who run this blog suffer so much (and openly call out their fans) made me feel like Brett Myers going in for a drunken, cigar-tainted kiss. You see, I couldn’t (and don’t) see any of those things in the blogs that follow my teams. We won the series, but I think you guys won the war. Toosh.
I hereby hang up my trolling hat.
ps- You guys hog Vin Scully. Share him.
by elberto 8: the ocho on Oct 22, 2009 6:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Thanks for the sentiments. Go Phills – do it for Harry Kalas!!!
2009-10 LA Kings Hockey: Where Smyt Happens!!
by DodgerBlueBalls on Oct 22, 2009 6:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
wow elberto 8
have u seriously made 7 other accounts and been banned each and every time??
by matthewmafa on Oct 22, 2009 6:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
clearly this guy has got no life
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 22, 2009 7:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
actually seems to have a bit of a head on his shoulders though
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
by Ollie on Oct 22, 2009 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks
Much like our own (Scott) Elbert, you started out wild, but ended up alright. We hope Scott blossoms like that.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 22, 2009 7:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
isnt he a troll?
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 22, 2009 7:31 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
he has now become a
non ttrolll. it looks like.
or he might just be in a good mood right now..
by matthewmafa on Oct 22, 2009 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh hes converted from his sinful ways
im ok with that
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 22, 2009 7:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Holy crap
That 7th inning for the Angels has to be the worst
by Julio Nievas on Oct 22, 2009 7:28 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
phat?
William Doolittle at your service, a.k.a. will do.
by Ollie on Oct 22, 2009 7:28 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thanks
Wrote a fan post about it, ha
by Julio Nievas on Oct 22, 2009 7:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That really was bad. Shouldn’t have brought in Oliver to face Tex.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 22, 2009 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
seriously ..
oliver??
hes good and all… but really oliver?
by matthewmafa on Oct 22, 2009 7:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
yep
Lackey wanted to stay in
but sosh pulled him and their bullpen imploded
6-4 yankees now :(
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 22, 2009 7:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lackey shouldn't have loaded the bases if he wanted to stay in the game
Teixeira is much more dangerous from the left side of the plate.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Oct 22, 2009 7:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
6-5 now
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 22, 2009 7:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was a nice looking Yankee fan in the background
Could we get a close up
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Oct 22, 2009 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did you get the Clipper email?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Oct 22, 2009 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Haven't checked my email
Will do!
by Julio Nievas on Oct 22, 2009 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'll see if anything happens on that day.
I’ll email you an answer tomorrow?
by Julio Nievas on Oct 22, 2009 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Okay that is wrong, what is wrong with him that he would have his dead buddy on the screen just to make a buck?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Oct 22, 2009 7:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Come on Vlady
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Oct 22, 2009 7:41 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Vlady
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Oct 22, 2009 7:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Tie game
2 out single by Vlady up the middle
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Oct 22, 2009 7:44 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Lead 7 - 6
great comeback against Hughes
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Oct 22, 2009 7:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Morales base hit
7-6!
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 22, 2009 7:46 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
But can they hold the lead?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Oct 22, 2009 7:47 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
inning ends
7-6 lead for the angels
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 22, 2009 7:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
weaver making the other weaver feel proud
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 22, 2009 7:56 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I hate the McCourts
Now, we’ll have a major market team with a payroll of 75 mil. Pathetic.
by oshea2002 on Oct 22, 2009 8:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
fuentes giving those fans high blood pressure
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 22, 2009 8:33 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
good game
Angels win
Because when I think of Boris Diaw, I think of Beethoven and the age of Romanticism....
by shaqfor3 on Oct 22, 2009 8:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Yankees dreading a Game #7
where they’d have to
1) Use Sabathia, pushing back his first start in a possible W.S. appearance
2) Win or be eliminated.
vr, Xei
by Xeifrank on Oct 22, 2009 9:43 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Strasburg got ROCKED today in the Fall League
Maybe we won’t see him in April after all.
by silverwidow on Oct 22, 2009 10:16 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Neds new role???
I found it strange that the length of Ned’s new contract is a secret. Does anyone think there may be some kind of agreement in place having to do with Ned getting a promotion and perhaps Kim or Logan taking over GM duties?
Or perhaps the opposite is true and Ned knew there would be a lot of changes taking place and asked for a short contract that would let him get out of town when the crap hits the fan.
by ibleedbloo on Oct 23, 2009 1:36 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Good questions
Ned is going to answering questions today at 2:00 at Dodger Stadium. Maybe we will have some clarity at that point. Joe Torrie will be answering questions at 1:30. I can’t make it so we will have to rely on the Dylan and so forth to ask some good questions.
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
by Phil Gurnee on Oct 23, 2009 8:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think we all know who the new boss should be...
by RawhideBlue on Oct 23, 2009 8:20 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Good idea, but ...
Maybe in 20 years. I don’t think she’s quite ready for something of that magnitude yet.
by TopDeckTrueBlue on Oct 23, 2009 10:53 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think this could make a great reality show.
I wish I knew someone to pitch my idea to.
by delias man on Oct 23, 2009 8:23 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
It can be called “Separate Ways” with the accompanying theme by Journey of course.
by Eric Stephen on Oct 23, 2009 9:20 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
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