Richest man in L.A. might join a bid for the Dodgers

It is time to fire up the ol' What If Machine. This edition of our trip down hypothetical lane is courtesy of the tale of Frank McCourt who now officially has received several bids to buy the Dodgers. What does this have to do with the Angels? Well, as some people already know, McCourt originally tried ot buy the Angels before Arte Moreno won out. McCourt bid higher than...

Frank McCourt has started to cut the number of bidders seeking to buy the Los Angeles Dodgers.

LOS ANGELES - Eight years ago this week Bob Daly, you know, the Movie Guy, joined Fox in selling the Los Angeles...

Yesterday was the "soft" deadline for potential new owners to submit their initial bids to buy the Los Angeles Dodgers. The sale agreement calls for Frank McCourt to present the winning bid by April 1st, and the sale to be closed by April 30th. There are a rumored 10-12 interested parties, and I thought it was finally time to take a closer look at just who might be the...

NEW YORK (AP) -- About 12 groups submitted initial bids to buy the Los Angeles Dodgers from Frank McCourt, several people familiar with the process said Tuesday.

About 12 groups submitted initial bids to buy the Los Angeles Dodgers from Frank McCourt, several people familiar with the process said Tuesday.

About 12 groups submitted initial bids to buy the Los Angeles Dodgers from Frank McCourt, several people familiar with the process said Tuesday.

… … You know how they always say your surroundings growing up shape the person you become. Like if Frank McCourt hadn’t grown up poor he would never have written Angela’s Ashes. Or if Paul McCartney’s father hadn’t bought him a guitar for his birthday the Beatles may never have happened. Well I don’t even want to think about an alternate...

The Los Angeles Dodgers, one of Major League Baseball’s most-storied franchises, will have itself a new owner or owners by the end of April. The bidding process for the baseball franchise and the famous Dodger Stadium began on Jan 23 with the sale be managed by a company called Blackstone Advisory Partners. The U.S. Bankruptcy Court is also overseeing the sale of the ball team...

The Los Angeles Dodgers, one of Major League Baseball’s most-storied franchises, will have itself a new owner or owners by the end of April. The bidding process for the baseball franchise and the famous Dodger Stadium began on Jan 23 with the sale be managed by a company called Blackstone Advisory Partners. The U.S. Bankruptcy Court is also overseeing the sale of the ball team...

In an important step toward drawing the atrocious Frank McCourt ownership era to a close, about 12 bids were submitted Tuesday to purchase the Los Angeles Dodgers.  The bidding groups have drawn plenty of attention, as Mark Cuban, St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke, and groups headed by Magic Johnson and Joe Torre are all taking part in the action.  While the group headed by Johnson...

Several people familiar with the process say about 12 groups submitted initial bids to buy the Los Angeles Dodgers from Frank McCourt.

Groups who have decided to big on the Dodgers have begun to combine with other bidders, seven before offers for the bankrupt team were submitted. Two bidders told the Associated Press that talks about possible group mergers were ongoing. They both spoke on condition of anonymity because Blackstone Group, which is managing the sale for owner Frank McCourt, made them sign nondisclosure agreements.

The Dodgers pushed hard for Prince Fielder for weeks and thought they had a legitimate chance of signing him, Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com reports. They offered a seven-year deal worth a little more than $160MM that would have provided the first baseman with the chance to opt out after four seasons. Fielder would have earned $26MM or so for the first four years of the deal and ...