Dodgers were the model franchise in baseball - And no other team approached him. From 1973 to 1986, led the major leagues in attendance every year except one. In 1978, when they became the first team to draw three million fans to their stands, had 20 teams even numbered two million.
had those perfect white uniforms, with perfect blue cursive writing, and I could swear that Ron Cey dived to make a stop in the infield and ended with the perfect shirt. The weather was always sunny with a temperature of 80 degrees, the Elysian Hills and San Gabriel mountains decorate the Dodger Stadium with a background stage, and Steve Garvey had some impressive forearms and hair always in place.
The Dodgers were so perfect that when free agency came to baseball in 1977, initially refused to do signings. They let their neighbors in the slums south of San Diego signed him to Rollie Fingers and Gene Tenace, let the Yankees signed him to Reggie Jackson, that was not the way we do business for the Dodgers. No, the Dodgers continued to build through its system development, preparing young people, selling tickets cheaper than the majors, filling stadiums and leaving O'Malley reap the benefits.
worked for a while. The Dodgers finally beat the Yankees in the World Series 1981 and won again in the magical 1988 season. In 1998, Peter O'Malley sold the team to Fox, which traded at Mike Piazza and then converted to pitcher Kevin Brown the first man $ 100 million baseball during the offseason. "The way the Dodgers? Not anymore. The team never reached the playoffs with Fox, and in 2004 Frank McCourt bought the franchise, Dodger Stadium, and training facilities Florida and the Dominican Republic $ 430 million. At that time, the treatment was described as "a great debt."
guess it was. McCourt profile in the 2004 Washington Post reported that fans of the Dodgers to McCourt referred to as "McBankrupt" after the money had to borrow to buy equipment. And yet, history suggests that she moved into a $ 25 million mansion in Bel Air. I would say that the problems were evident from the outset with the transaction McCourt aggravated by the messy divorce from his wife, Jamie. (Y "complicated" does not really do justice to everything that happens in that civil case.)
Incredibly, the team reached the playoffs in four of the seven seasons that McCourt has been at the forefront of club. But that seems like ancient history. At this time, Bud Selig is going on an embarrassment of huge proportions, because one of the most valuable franchise of their sport is getting ridiculous with the MLB , who is forced to take over operations of the club VTV. The once-proud Dodgers organization has become the New Orleans Hornets Major Leagues.
This results in a series of questions that need answers:
1. If McCourt MLB demand, which threatens to do, what does that mean?
2. "MLB eventually will force McCourt to sell the team?
3. Are the Dodgers will be allowed to make changes or increase your payroll?
4. If the Dodgers are competing for a playoff spot (or downloading salary), how does an executive from MLB to complete a deal that will not cause potential harm to another franchise? Does the executive team to lead may operate independently of the other 29 groups? (This was the case when MLB took over the Nationals.)
5. How much additional money will have to borrow to make payroll Dodgers? (McCourt took a loan of $ 30 million Fox last week to meet payroll obligations.)
6. How does this affect the players? Many reports of last season indicate that divorce affects the team negatively.
2. "MLB eventually will force McCourt to sell the team?
3. Are the Dodgers will be allowed to make changes or increase your payroll?
4. If the Dodgers are competing for a playoff spot (or downloading salary), how does an executive from MLB to complete a deal that will not cause potential harm to another franchise? Does the executive team to lead may operate independently of the other 29 groups? (This was the case when MLB took over the Nationals.)
5. How much additional money will have to borrow to make payroll Dodgers? (McCourt took a loan of $ 30 million Fox last week to meet payroll obligations.)
6. How does this affect the players? Many reports of last season indicate that divorce affects the team negatively.
I think this situation - along with the crisis of the Mets and Wilpon - will be one of the legacies that define the performance Selig as commissioner. The Dodgers do not reach the World Series since 1988, and I believe that sport is good to have a Dodgers team successful. Selig say that certainly does not want the Dodgers to become the Clippers.
Which brings me to one final comment: This sport has opened the doors of his small private group McCourt, "but apparently does not like Mark Cuban?
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