Dodgers To Delay Stadium Renovations

A piece in the Los Angeles Business Journal says the Dodgers are about to delay renovations to Dodger Stadium, ostensibly because of the recession. The team's goal was to begin construction after the 2009 season and complete all three phases by 2012. With the credit markets drying up during the past 18 months, it has been difficult for the Dodgers to obtain financing for refurbishing the 47-year-old facility, team VP/PR & Broadcasting Josh Rawitch told SportsBusiness Daily. That's kind of a funny thing to say considering the the team just came off the second-highest attendance year in its history. I don't say this as anything like an absolute certainty, but isn't it at least possible that this could be the first casualty of Frank-n-Jamie's crackup?