Time Warner is "interested" in buying the Dodgers; it makes sense from a fiscal standpoint (spend $4 billion for TV rights over 20 years, or own the team outright for less than half that?), but from a fan perspective, it looks for the world like a replay of the Fox years. DO. NOT. WANT.
Via Feelin' Kinda Blue
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January 05, 2012
Ned Colletti is at it again -- and we shouldn't be surprised.This time, he signed veteran reliever Mike MacDougal to a 1-year, $650,000 contract, reports Dodgers.com's Ken Gurnick.The deal also includes a laughable $2.35 million option for 2013 or a $350,000 buyout.So, MacDougal gets $1 million guaranteed, eh? Colletti cannot be gone soon enough.While MacDougal's ERA...
Via AP on Fox
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January 04, 2012
Joe Torre has resigned as Major League Baseball's executive vice president for baseball operations to join a group trying to buy the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Torre managed the Dodgers from 2008-10, then retired and joined MLB last February as a top aide to Commissioner Bud Selig.
"I understand his desire to pursue an opportunity in Los Angeles," Selig wrote in a press...
Via Dodgers Locker
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January 04, 2012
The Dodgers have signed 29-year old righty swinging 3B/1B/OF Josh Fields to a minor league deal. Fields played in 90 games in AAA+Japan last year and he was 87 of 287 (.303 avg, .897 OPS) with 62 runs scored, 13 homers, 54 RBIs and 7 stolen bases. Fields last played in the majors back in 2010 with the Royals. Fields has played in 217 games in his first five years in the majors...
Via Online Sports Guys
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January 04, 2012
He resigned from his post at Major League Baseball, and now he's joining with LA developer Rick Caruso to get into the Dodgers bidding war- which starts on the 23rd of this month...And, just how excited are they about joining forces...???They went ahead and issued statements to the fact..."I have great confidence in Rick Caruso's unique qualifications and his ability...
Via Sons of Steve Garvey
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January 05, 2012
I spent a lot of this break getting back through my recent-but-outdated periodicals, including finding this interview of Clayton Kershaw by Molly Knight, in the 12/12/2011 issue of ESPN the Magazine.
The interview itself is fine, just a string of disjointed paragraphs with Kershaw's responses. But I couldn't help but imagine what Knight's outbound questions might...
Via RedSoxLife
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January 04, 2012
I didn't see this coming.Major League Baseball announced today that Joe Torre has resigned from his position as Executive Vice President for Baseball Operations, effective immediately, to explore opportunities with a group that will pursue ownership of the Los Angeles Dodgers.I'm sure someone out there is rooting for a return to Brooklyn.
Via NESN.com
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January 04, 2012
Los Angeles is certainly known for its flashiness. So it should come as no surprise that the candidates in line to purchase the Los Angeles Dodgers from owner Frank McCourt are a star-studded cast of individuals. Among those interested in bidding on the team are NBA luminaries Magic Johnson and Mark Cuban, former Dodgers pitcher Orel Hershiser, talk show host Larry King, ex-Dodgers...
Via New York Times Sports
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January 04, 2012
Joe Torre, who had been an executive in charge of baseball operations for Major League Baseball, is involved with a group that wants to buy the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Via The Biz of Baseball
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January 04, 2012
Joe Torre has been an “every man” in baseball. He’s been an all-star player, one that stood by Marvin Miller during labor disputes with the league, almost certainly a Hall of Fame manager, and one that’s been working as the head of Baseball Operations for the Commissioner’s Office. So, when news broke today that Torre is, effective immediately, resigning from the league...
Via ChadMoriyama.com
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January 04, 2012
Joe Torre, former manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees, resigned as executive vice president for baseball operations of Major League Baseball in order to submit a bid on the Dodgers with Los Angeles based developer Rick Caruso.
Torre will join prominent Los Angeles shopping center developer Rick Caruso, the president and CEO of Caruso Affiliated. A possible Caruso...
Via Bats Blog
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January 04, 2012
Joe Torre, who had been an executive in charge of baseball operations for Major League Baseball, is involved with a group that wants to buy the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Via New York Yankees - New York Post
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January 04, 2012
Former Yankees manager Joe Torre has resigned from his executive position within Major League Baseball in order to become part of a group that is looking to buy the Los Angeles Dodgers, commissioner Bud Selig announced Wednesday.
Torre has served as MLB's executive vice president of baseball operations since...
Via dodgers.com
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January 05, 2012
The Dodgers are close to re-signing right-handed reliever Mike MacDougal, who would round out their bullpen, to a one-year, $1 million contract.
Via ESPN
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January 04, 2012
At least six prospective bidders for the Los Angeles Dodgers have received initial clearance from MLB to enter into discussions with the the New York investment group handling the sale, according to multiple sources close to the process.
Via Washington Times
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January 04, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) - Joe Torre has resigned as Major League Baseball's executive vice president for baseball operations to join a group trying to buy the Los Angeles Dodgers.Torre managed the Dodgers from 2008-10, then retired and joined MLB last February as a top aide to Commissioner Bud Selig.The Dodgers ...
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