Comments on: Another losing bidder on the Dodgers looks south to San Diego

By: foreverchipper10

foreverchipper10 — Tue, 15 May 2012 14:13:47 +0000

How I never heard that quote baffles me but it is now instantly one of my favorites.

By: cambodianbreastmilk

cambodianbreastmilk — Mon, 14 May 2012 20:44:33 +0000

No, No, NO! I want Mark Cuban!

By: gloccamorra

gloccamorra — Mon, 14 May 2012 16:58:09 +0000

I assume you’re talking about Moorad. He’s completely out, and the old owner, John Moores is back in charge. There’s nothing wrong with the business/baseball front office, and the team doesn’t need to be “blown up”, it needs a new middle infield and to get its four-fifths of its starters, its closer and its only-power-threat left fielder off the DL.

The $600 million is cash, there’s also $215 million in debt to be assumed. The last rumor was that John Moores was looking at a total price of $815 million, and that includes Moorad’s minority group share and ownership of the triple-A team, as well as the Fox TV contract and 30% of Petco (the reason for most of the debt).

Cohen’s Dodger bid included about $900 million in cash, so he doesn’t need investors/partners to get a quick cash sale. The O’Malley sale to Fox was for a pitifully small amount in retrospect ($311 million), so Peter O’Malley needs investors. Garvey’s group might be similar to Moorad’s, raising the question whether it can afford to run the ballclub after purchase.

By: AlohaMrHand

AlohaMrHand — Mon, 14 May 2012 16:32:29 +0000

best quote ever by Steve Garvey when describing the difference between the Dodger uniform and his new Padre uniform.

“Instead of looking like the American Flag I look like a taco”

By: Jeremiah Graves

Jeremiah Graves — Mon, 14 May 2012 15:52:41 +0000

As long as the new owners bring back the brown and mustard, I’m all for it.

By: b7p19

b7p19 — Mon, 14 May 2012 14:19:46 +0000

I sure hope it’s goes smoother than the last sale…

By: xpensivewinos

xpensivewinos — Mon, 14 May 2012 14:15:47 +0000

At this point, anything will be better than the garbage who owns/sorta owns/runs/sorta runs the team now. The team not only needs to be blown up, but so does the business and baseball operations. It’s $600 million, plus the cost of an entire organizational exorcism.

Can’t happen soon enough.