For all the baseball fans out there who slip their hands and Declaration of death for MLB Because the Dodgers were flexing their financial muscles, I say Phooey!
Not long ago he who shall remain nameless (Frank McCourt) was driving the Dodgers like a 1982 ISUZU pickup instead of the Corvette they should be. Despite leading the league annually in attendance, we never landed any high-profile free agents.
And now, we finally have an ownership group that can not only afford a great team, but we can afford one right. If your team can’t keep up with the owner.
Eric Munson
Temecula
Better get a playground up. I would also like to be able to go to a game. The 1988 Dodgers were a light bunch and with the exception of Don Sutton (and Tommy Lasorda), there was no future Hall of Famer. What they had was team synergy. To me, this is more important and, frankly, more fun to watch.
Jeff Friedman
Newhall
The Dodgers seem to have become one oligarch in major league baseball, its players and front office drunk with money and power, its fans wandering in a kind of trance in a cult, certainly a reflection of America today. I must strike back against them with great passion.
Dale Franklin
Cayucos
With all the recent signings of pitchers in the past few weeks, it appears that the IL roster will be longer than the active roster.
Jeff Hershaw
Woodland Hills
He remembers Wimpy from Popeye Cartoons? “I’ll gladly pay you next Tuesday to get a hamburger today.” That’s the Dodgers’ approach to player contracts these days.
von Hardenberg
Westwood
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