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jollyjoe
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posted March 21, 2003 11:57 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for jollyjoe   Click Here to Email jollyjoe     Edit/Delete Message
Hey, this could be a good year. Nomo is looking great. Brown had a great start. We could get a new owner! Let's go Dodger fucks - how about a little baseball!

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jollyjoe
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posted April 02, 2003 10:06 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for jollyjoe   Click Here to Email jollyjoe     Edit/Delete Message
Only 161 more wins at it's a perfect season!

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ResidualLou
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posted April 03, 2003 02:46 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for ResidualLou   Click Here to Email ResidualLou     Edit/Delete Message
Only 160 more! We're 2 and 0!

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lakerfan
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posted April 28, 2003 10:39 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for lakerfan   Click Here to Email lakerfan     Edit/Delete Message
Why are wins so difficult for the Dodgers? Nothing has been easy so far this season.

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HollywoodProducer
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posted June 29, 2003 11:05 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for HollywoodProducer   Click Here to Email HollywoodProducer     Edit/Delete Message
The Dodgers are getting it done with the low salary guys. Proving you don't need to pay everyone $10 million a year to win.

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NEWSFLASH
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posted July 29, 2003 03:07 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for NEWSFLASH   Click Here to Email NEWSFLASH     Edit/Delete Message
Sold.

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jpgordo
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posted October 22, 2003 09:41 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for jpgordo   Click Here to Email jpgordo     Edit/Delete Message
Is anybody really a Dodger fan anymore?

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NEWSFLASH
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posted December 11, 2003 02:17 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for NEWSFLASH   Click Here to Email NEWSFLASH     Edit/Delete Message
Dec. 11 — The New York Yankees apparently have moved quickly to replace the departed Andy Pettitte. Newsday reported on on its website Thursday that the Yankees have acquired veteran righthhander Kevin Brown from the Los Angeles Dodgers for pitcher Jeff Weaver and two minor league prospects.

THE REPORT COMES JUST a few hours after Pettitte, the only starting pitcher on each of the Yankees’ last four World Series championship teams, officially left New York and signed as a free agent with the Houston Astros.
A Yankees spokesman said that no trade has been completed.
Newsday reported that the completion of the trade depends on all players involved passing physical exams and that the Yankees will also send $3 million to the Dodgers to compensate for Weaver’s salary.
Brown will make $15 million in 2003 and 2004. Weaver is set to make $6.25 million in 2003 and $9.25 million in 2004. The Yankees will pay $1.5 million each year to the Dodgers for the term of Weaver’s contract.
Brown, who has a no-trade clause, has expressed interest in playing for New York and has said he would approve a trade to the Yankees.

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posted January 29, 2004 02:46 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for NEWSFLASH   Click Here to Email NEWSFLASH     Edit/Delete Message
The $430 million sale of the Los Angeles Dodgers by News Corp. to Boston real estate developer Frank McCourt was unanimously approved Thursday by baseball owners.

The highly leveraged purchase, likely to be finalized within a week, probably will set off the third change in management in six years for the marquee franchise, which hasn't advanced to the playoffs since 1996.

The deal was approved during a conference call. Commissioner Bud Selig said the sale "heralds the beginning of a new era of family ownership for one of the game's most storied franchises."

News Corp. bought the team in March 1998 from the O'Malley family for $311 million. The corporation quickly tired of running the team, and former movie executive Robert Daly took over as chief executive officer in October 1999 after purchasing a minority stake.

Daly has said he will depart when the sale closes. The futures of team president Bob Graziano, general manager Dan Evans and manager Jim Tracy are uncertain as the Dodgers prepare to report to spring training on Feb. 18.

Los Angeles finished second in the NL West last season at 85-77 despite the worst offense in the major leagues. Still, the Dodgers drew over 3 million fans for the eighth straight year.

With the sale pending, the Dodgers made few moves during the offseason. Their only free-agent additions were right-handers Rick White and Jose Lima and infielder Jose Hernandez, who agreed to minor league contracts, and Bubba Trammell, who's expected to come off the bench.

A few miles to the south, the 2002 World Series champion Anaheim Angels added pitchers Bartolo Colon and Kelvin Escobar and outfielders Vladimir Guerrero and Jose Guillen.

McCourt, whose grandfather was part owner of the Boston Braves, announced Oct. 10 he had agreed to buy the team along with Dodger Stadium and adjoining real estate, plus training facilities in Vero Beach, Fla., and the Dominican Republic.

He had lengthy talks with officials of the commissioner's office and other owners, who were concerned about the amount of debt in the deal. News Corp. will retain a minority stake.

"This transaction meets all of baseball's debt service rules and financial requirements in every way," Selig said in a statement. "We at major league baseball are confident that Mr. McCourt, as a rabid and knowledgeable fan and successful businessman, will devote the time and energy necessary to make the franchise a great success."

Once one of baseball's most stable franchises, the Dodgers have won six World Series championships -- the first in 1955 while playing in Brooklyn. Walter O'Malley moved them to Los Angeles after the 1957 season and they won the title in 1959, 1963, 1965, 1981 and 1988. But they haven't won a postseason game since their last championship.

Hall of Famer Tommy Lasorda, who managed the Dodgers to their last two World Series triumphs, is a senior vice president whose future with the organization also is in question.

The O'Malley family controlled the Dodgers for nearly 48 years before selling to News Corp. Many of the team's moves since that sale didn't work out. In May 1998, popular catcher Mike Piazza was dealt to the Florida Marlins after he turned down a contract offer that would have been baseball's richest.

Kevin Malone became general manager that September and signed free-agent pitcher Kevin Brown to a $105 million, seven-year contract, then baseball's richest deal.

Malone was fired in April 2001 following a dispute with a fan in the stands during a game in San Diego, and Brown was traded to the Yankees last month.

Evans became GM at the end of the 2001 season -- Tracy's first as manager. Evans and Tracy are both under contract for this season.

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jollyjoe
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posted January 29, 2004 03:36 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for jollyjoe   Click Here to Email jollyjoe     Edit/Delete Message
Great. Another owner of a losing team.

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