Those two are a piece of work. Not a big Dodger fan, but so much baseball lore, glory, and history in that franchise.
Peg
Posted June 27, 2011 at 5:12 PM
It is a sad day when one of the most storied franchises in baseball history has to file bankruptcy. Maybe they should have stayed in Brooklyn? Were funds mis-managed, or was it due to the rising costs (e.g., taxes) of doing business in California? I can only wonder how many other professional sports teams are in similar situations, and what they are doing to avoid a such an outcome. Part of me is thinking “this is what happens when you pay hundreds of thousands, and tens of millions, of dollars, to professional athletes.” Maybe it is time to reduce the pricetag – across the board – so that America’s “national pastime” does not become past tense.
Peg
David McIntyre
Posted June 27, 2011 at 5:34 PM
The McCourt’s should not be allowed to own a team in any sport. I thought they would be good, but behind the surface they have torn down the team of my childhood memories.
gene
Posted June 28, 2011 at 5:10 AM
Good Morning from Omaha,
the Dodgers are a sad commentary on the state of sports in America. The McCourts are/were real estate developers who bought a baseball team in a “highly leveraged”deal. Sounds like the team has been run on shoe string since it was purchased. The amount of money owed to former players and employees boggles the mind.
and now Bud wants to take over the team?
Isn’t his team the Brewers? Oh wait his daughter now runs the Brewers and a fine job Bud did before being appointed MLB commissioner. Its beginning to sound like the MLS where the hunts, of chiefs fame, own two or three teams.
The national pastime is missing its chance to reassert itself onto the national stage in a good way, what with the lockout in the NFL, but it seem like a typical Bud move to blow the chances they have to capture america’s attention again. Sad, sad sad.
Strive for excellence,nothing but your best.
Gene
Badger
Posted June 28, 2011 at 4:51 PM
I doubt its the Calilfornia business climate or taxes that are sinking the Dodgers – After all, I can name seven pro teams that thrive in LA alone…and the NFL has been screaming to get back for over a decade and a half.
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Those two are a piece of work. Not a big Dodger fan, but so much baseball lore, glory, and history in that franchise.
It is a sad day when one of the most storied franchises in baseball history has to file bankruptcy. Maybe they should have stayed in Brooklyn? Were funds mis-managed, or was it due to the rising costs (e.g., taxes) of doing business in California? I can only wonder how many other professional sports teams are in similar situations, and what they are doing to avoid a such an outcome. Part of me is thinking “this is what happens when you pay hundreds of thousands, and tens of millions, of dollars, to professional athletes.” Maybe it is time to reduce the pricetag – across the board – so that America’s “national pastime” does not become past tense.
Peg
The McCourt’s should not be allowed to own a team in any sport. I thought they would be good, but behind the surface they have torn down the team of my childhood memories.
Good Morning from Omaha,
the Dodgers are a sad commentary on the state of sports in America. The McCourts are/were real estate developers who bought a baseball team in a “highly leveraged”deal. Sounds like the team has been run on shoe string since it was purchased. The amount of money owed to former players and employees boggles the mind.
and now Bud wants to take over the team?
Isn’t his team the Brewers? Oh wait his daughter now runs the Brewers and a fine job Bud did before being appointed MLB commissioner. Its beginning to sound like the MLS where the hunts, of chiefs fame, own two or three teams.
The national pastime is missing its chance to reassert itself onto the national stage in a good way, what with the lockout in the NFL, but it seem like a typical Bud move to blow the chances they have to capture america’s attention again. Sad, sad sad.
Strive for excellence,nothing but your best.
Gene
I doubt its the Calilfornia business climate or taxes that are sinking the Dodgers – After all, I can name seven pro teams that thrive in LA alone…and the NFL has been screaming to get back for over a decade and a half.