Dodgers Web musings: MLB taking control of Dodgers is talk of the town and country

Seems there was some Dodgers news to discuss this morning:

-- The Times’ Bill Shaikin and David Wharton cover the news story that Major League Baseball has taken control of the Dodgers away from Frank McCourt.

-- The Times’ Shaikin also writes that the transfer to a new owner may take longer than you would like.

-- The Times’ Bill Plaschke says Commissioner Bud Selig should get kudos for his bold move.

--The Times' T.J. Simers writes that it's time to celebrate.

-- The Times’ Dylan Hernandez reports that Andre Ethier and Matt Kemp want to remain Dodgers, regardless of how ownership shakes down.

-- The Times’ Jim Peltz talks to fans at Dodger Stadium, who admit to being shocked but believe it was time for a change.

-- Yahoo Sports' Tim Brown says McCourt now has a choice to make but should be aware of the way his luck has been running.

Writes Brown: "Dig a pothole in the middle of your street, fill it with sewer water, and within hours Frank McCourt would walk along and step in it."

-- In a video, the Associated Press’ Ron Blum tries to break down what happened.

  

 -- The Daily News’ Kevin Modesti says the Dodgers have hit a new low and wonders if things can get any worse.

-- CBS Sports’ Scott Miller says McCourt can’t leave soon enough.

Writes Miller: "It always was tough to tell which parts of Frank McCourt were downright stupid, dangerously delusional or impossibly arrogant."

-- ESPN/LA’s Jon Weisman wonders if the last straw for Selig wasn’t the beating of Giants fan Bryan Stow on opening day.

-- ESPN somehow thinks the divorce has paralyzed Dodgers operations.

-- In a Fox Sports video, Dodgers Manager Don Mattingly tries to explain why the ownership turmoil won’t affect the team on the field.

 

 --  The New York Times says Selig is strongly considering forcing a Dodgers sale.

-- Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal doesn’t think McCourt will go down without a fight.

-- Fox Sports’ Michael Martinez talks to players, who claim they’re going to do their job regardless of MLB’s actions.

-- And, oh yeah, the Dodgers won Wednesday night behind Jon Garland’s complete game.

-- Steve Dilbeck

Comments

[KoufaxFan]

The Vero Beach Curse Lives!!!

The day McCrap left Vero Beach & took the Dodgertown name a curse was set on McCrap and now we are seeing it destroy this creep.

[skyharbor]

Writes Brown: "Dig a pothole in the middle of your street, fill it with sewer water, and within hours Frank McCourt would walk along and step in it."

Excellent article by Brown only I would argue that McCourt is the sewer water that we the unfortunate fans have stepped in.

[MJRod]

It's been a "dark night of the soul" but a new day is dawning, let's just pray it's not another disater like the McCourt's!

[HI Dodger Fan]

On to the game....what's up with the lineup? carroll batting eighth? how about second, or even leadoff? put gwynn or blake down there.

[Jim McVeigh]

What charm school did steve soboroff NOT graduate from and just to satisfy my own curiosity; IS STEVE SOBOROFF INSANE?

[Blueeyedgal]

The Office of the Commissioner of Baseball
Allan H. (Bud) Selig, Commissioner
Address: 245 Park Avenue, 31st Floor
City: New York, State: NY Zip Code: 10167
Phone: 212-931-7800
Fax: 212-949-5654

I never thought I would call the office of Bud Selig and say, "Good job, and thank you!" but I just did.

Also, I put in a vote for Kim Ng. There's someone who's a competent executive, and she knows and loves the Dodgers.

[Dan Ford]

The other owners forced Selig' to push McCourt out. The visiting team gets between 33 and 40 percent of the gate. The Gate was down because of bad publicity over the divorce and poor security. If McCourts's too stupid to know that he needs butts in the seats, the other owners, particularly the small market guys, like San Diego, know it. How do you speel a dumb Irishman? Frank McCourt.

[Airedale]

Every Dodger fan should be jumping with joy that Commissioner Selig has taken the first step in relieving us of the worst owner in the history of MLB.

Hey, Frank, I wrote a letter to the commissioner imploring him to do exactly what he did? So, sue me!

Thank you, Bud Selig.

And, Koufax Fan, I love the curse of hallowed Vero Beach raining down on McCourt.

[McCourt blows]

Thank you Bud.