A fan’s perspective of proprietor of Dodgers
MLB's appointing of keep track of Tom Schieffer to oversee the Los Angeles Dodgers will probably result in their sale. It's been a difficult period for Dodgers enthusiasts like me, but I believe the transfer by MLB will be the initial step in the healing procedure, like an intervention. It can only go uphill from right here.
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There are a lot of names circulating as you possibly can new owners, and also the 1 I believe is most interesting is Mark Cuban. Bloomberg News has noted that Cuban is selling off a number of companies, such as his Landmark Theatres chain of theaters and his Magnolia Photos film business. The complete value of those two businesses is most likely equal to or higher compared to approximate promoting cost with the group. This would permit him to step in to make a money provide for the Dodgers when and if it does turn out to be obtainable.
Cuban has an indirect baseball connection to Schieffer, as Schieffer was president with the Texas Rangers from the early 1990s till 1999, once the group was sold to Tom Hicks. Hicks ran into financial issues, like Frank McCourt, and MLB stepped in to consider control of the Rangers and oversee the sale process. The team was sold to former pitching star Nolan Ryan and his companion, whose bid for your team beat out Mark Cuban and his partner's provide. Cuban also formerly and unsuccessfully attempted to purchase the Chicago Cubs and has expressed curiosity in other groups when they have grown to be available.
As a Dodger fan, I such as the idea of Mark Cuban buying the group, but I did have some initial reservations. Cuban is definitely an over-the-top super-fan and proprietor, who loves publicity, that is good for your franchise. He has been fined for running on the court and for yelling at referees throughout Dallas Mavericks games, an NBA team he owns.
All his fines were caused by passion, for fighting for the team, so he annoys fans like me, but also will get our support for his enthusiasm. Some consider his antics all self-promotion, and he has even been involved in expert wrestling and UFC occasions exactly where he seems to like generating himself the center of interest and really taking part within the drama. A few years back I saw him fighting inside a WWE match, within the ring.
In the end the controversy surrounding the final year and Dodgers owner Frank McCourt's divorce drama, now the MLB keep track of appointment, enthusiasts like myself just want McCourt to place the group up on the market so we are able to all move forward and get back again to baseball.
The Los Angeles Times is reporting two other high profile possible proprietors, or leaders of ownership groups. Legendary Dodgers proprietor Peter O'Malley, son with the fantastic Walter O'Malley, one of the greatest owners in MLB background. Walter O'Malley moved the team from Brooklyn, N.Y., to Los Angeles in 1958 as well as broke MLB's color line when he started Jackie Robinson, and continued to usually characteristic minority gamers in higher profile management positions throughout the Dodger organization. The O'Malley title is sacred among Dodger enthusiasts like myself and we'd be ecstatic if they returned towards the Dodgers.
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Another higher profile possible ownership group is headed by Los Angeles Lakers icon Magic Johnson, who is already a partial proprietor with the Lakers. While I love Magic, I'd want to see the management group he puts collectively before turning into enthusiastic about his purchasing the group
A fan’s perspective of proprietor of Dodgers
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