This blog post is the second of a series of posts on the ongoing dispute between the Dodgers and Major League Baseball. Even though this is a San Francisco Giants blog, it's just as fun enjoying the soap opera in SoCal. See May 9th post for Part I.
The drama in Los Angeles continues. Bud Selig has brought in Tom Schieffer, former Rangers president, to go through the Dodgers' finances and operations. Now that Selig's steward is in place there are rumors flying around that McCourt will file for bankruptcy to avoid MLB intervention. In the meantime, Mrs. McCourt is trying to force her husband to sell the team. It just gets uglier everyday.
I also did a little research about MLB teams filing for bankruptcy. It seems that there wouldn't be any issues with a team continuing to play and operating as normal. If the team defaults on it's payroll the players can automatically become free agents after a certain period of time. Then there would be a run on the team and I'm not sure if MLB would allow that. Chapter 11 is certainly an option for the Dodgers and it has happened more than you think.
The San Francisco Chronicle is reporting that the Stow family is now suing the Dodgers for criminal negligence and that they provided the perfect opportunity for a criminal act to occur. Dodgers have already contributed $125K for the reward for tips on the Stow beating. The Los Angeles police have arrested the primary suspect in the case. Dodger killer, Barry Bonds, has now agreed to pay for the college educations of each of Bryan Stow's kids.
I'm not sure who is worse off the Dodgers or the Mets. The Dodgers are getting hammered from every direction and it's difficult to tell if the team is being affected by the off the field antics. They started off alright but have fallen fast in the past couple of weeks, they are now seven games below .500. I don't think that this is the team that Don Mattingly was hoping to manage.
I leave you with a nursery rhyme that reminds me of the Dodgers situation right now:
Frank McCourt spent all the team's cash
Jamie McCourt wants half her hubby's stash
All the Commissioners stewards
And all the Commissioners men
Won't put the Dodgers on top again.
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