PLAYERS:
Blake Hawksworth,
Clayton Kershaw,
Frank McCourt,
Matt Kemp,
Justin Upton
TEAMS: Los Angeles Dodgers, Arizona Diamondbacks
TEAMS: Los Angeles Dodgers, Arizona Diamondbacks
Los Angeles Dodgers: Reliever Blake Hawksworth had surgery on Wednesday to remove bone spurs and scar tissue. Probably going to be a bit late to Spring Training.
Los Angeles Dodgers: Clayton Kershaw was named the 2011 Sportsman Of The Year by the Los Angeles Sports Council. Well deserved.
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Los Angeles Times: Tom Barrack‘s interest in purchasing the Dodgers confirmed.
Tom Barrack, a former USC rugby player who launched a real estate fund that has expanded into international sports and entertainment investments, is interested in pursuing the Dodgers.
Barrack heads Colony Capital, a Santa Monica firm that controls $34 billion in assets, according to Forbes. Barrack’s interest was confirmed by two people familiar with the matter but not authorized to comment.
Don’t know anything about him.
Los Angeles Times: Alan Casden, whose name was thrown in the ring earlier, wants in on the Dodgers.
In 2003, Beverly Hills developer Alan Casden tried to buy the Dodger...
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