Dodgers owner Magic Johnson and GM Ned Colletti introduce Hyun-Jin Ryu last week.
I take no credit for that title… In truth I swiped it from a post I read on ESPN last week. No biggie, they won’t even know it’s gone, plus it’s the season of giving (and taking). So…
You know, the Dodgers had their own Annual Holiday Party today at Dodger Stadium – only it was a whole lot different than the bash the Mets held on Tuesday. The only things GM Ned Colletti could talk about was winning championships and how the 2013 season will be nothing like the 2012 season. Basically, the exact opposite of what our own Sandy Alderson had to say, but hey, that’s life in the House That Fred Built and Sandy Saved.
Can you imagine what it must be like to be a Dodger fan these days?
Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports says the Dodgers are now the most expensive team in sports history: bigger than any Yankees outfit, higher-spending than the Barcelona football club – with more than twice their own opening-day payroll...
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