My Ideal Dodgers Owner
by G.Scott on Jan 11, 2012 9:46 AM PST
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PrintThere have been so many names thrown into the Dodgers ownership hat, that it's nearly impossible to keep up with and surely is a waste of time to try. Most of the names are either unrealistic choices financially, or are simply enjoying their name being in the paper. That said, I have only two qualifications for MLB to consider when reviewing the candidates.
1. Respect the brand. That includes everything the Dodgers were, are, and could be. Dodgers Stadium, Dodger Dogs, Tommy, Vin, Sandy, Jackie, Drysdale, Campy, Fernando, Nuke, Duke, Pee Wee, Alston, Sutton, Podres, Erskine, Hershiser, Gibson, Scioscia, 1955, 1959, 1963, 1965, 1981, 1988. Respect what being Dodger means, the respect it exudes.
2. Respect the fans. That doesn't mean blow $200 million a year on payroll. It means let me attend a game for a price that doesn't make me think about cost even once during the game. Let me park my car for a reasonable price, in a safe parking lot, then go sit in a reasonably priced seat where I can enjoy a competitive, entertaining baseball game. This includes updating the stadium. She is a professional sports gem and should be treated as such.
Respecting the fans also means never putting us in a position to have to defend our fandom. Good teams lose, and losing isn't fun, but we can handle losing. Losing offers hope for winning. Acting in a manner that detriments the franchise reflects poorly on us, the fans, for being willing to root for a team owned by such a person. Respect us by acting in a way that makes us proud to be fans.
Whether the new owner is Mark Cuban or Joe Torre, Magic Johnson or Steve Garvey (yikes), as long as they meet my two criteria, I'll be optimistic for the future and proud to be a Dodgers fan.
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That’s what Mike Ozanian predicted more than a year ago.
My money is on Cuban (I also think he would be good for the team, not to mention he has the money and determination, and it’s Mccourt’s call now, not Selig.)
I think Cuban and Magic are the two most likely to, above all else, make people proud to be Dodgers fans again.
So you are saying the next Dodger owner should know HOF Don Sutton was a Dodger?
Patience is for those who die waiting for something to happen
What is the bidding process like??
Do we know?
I ask this because we are told that “initial” bids are due in 2 weeks.
This seems to imply that there are multiple rounds of bidding.
I think the Rangers bidding was two rounds.
This could have more since it’s essentially:
1) EVERYONE BID
2) MLB approves a handful of bidders*
3) Frank chooses a winner.
1 and 2 may be in reverse order, and they may also add in a new bid phase between 2 and 3. We don’t know much about the actual process yet., if ever.
i like this
but i think you’re missing a key element.
3. Respect Los Angeles.
Whether or not that means a local person or not, I think we need somebody who sees Los Angeles for what locals (especially native ones) see it, not for what the rest of the country sees it. I don’t want another east coast transplant who’s going to blow all his money on Malibu mansions and plastic surgery and treat the Dodgers like an entertainment franchise.
Locals know the pulse of the city, they know why fans show up late and leave early. They know that LA is more than Beverly Hills (season ticket holders) and East LA (Right Field Pavilion). They know why the beach ball thing is just never going to go away.
Give the country’s second biggest market the 2nd biggest baseball team. The Dodgers will never be the Yankees, but for millions and millions of us – that’s a good thing.
Why is the beach ball thing never going to go away?
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
because it's awesome
and if you grew up going to dodgers game it was just a thing that happens.
by stevesaxaphone on Jan 18, 2012 1:47 PM PST up reply actions
It’s not. And I did.
"It's supposed to be hard. If it wasn't hard, everyone would do it. The hard... is what makes it great."
we both did and I hate it. I’m trying to watch the game jackass, down in front. It clearly says 99c store on it, go buy yourself 100 of them later.
Probably not avoiding “get off my lawn” mode here, but when I was a kid, I learned the like the game BEFORE I ever attended one in person. Was single-digit age for my first and I didn’t anything else like an effing beach ball to entertain me. Someone teaching me how to score the game was more than enough to satisfy me.
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