Thread: Peter O'Malley says Frank McCourt needs to sell the Dodgers (LA Times)

Dodgers: Peter O'Malley says Frank McCourt needs to sell the Dodgers - latimes.com

Originally Posted by Peter O'Malley

"I have a keen interest in helping to stabilize the Dodgers. Stability starts at the top. The organization cries out for stability at this time."

Truer words have not been spoken about the Dodgers, up to this point, by a person of his standing and respectability in the game of baseball.

Please! PLEASE!!! Come back and save our Dodgers, Mr. O'Malley!

I guarantee you that Peter O'Malley today is more financially fit to own this team than Frank is. What a god damned mess.

Peter O'Malley was not the same kind of owner as his father was.

Originally Posted by Obejuan

Peter O'Malley was not the same kind of owner as his father was.

Frank IS the same kind of owner his wife was: TERRIBLE.

Originally Posted by Obejuan

Peter O'Malley was not the same kind of owner as his father was.

Yeah, but I'll take the O'Malley family TODAY over this cluster**** of ownership over the last twelve years.

Just think about this, John...if O'Malley was still in charge, do you believe for one second that Mike Piazza would've been traded in his prime?

That Mike Scoscia would've been treated like **** causing him to find work down the road?

That the system would not be stocked with top-flight pitching every year?

That the money spent on scouting recently would be at the BOTTOM of all of Major League Baseball?

One word:

Never!
(Especially, the last three)

And, I really don't want to hear the "Well, the Dodgers have been in the palyoffs four of the last six years." aruguement. It's been a great ride, and all, the last two years especially. I'll admit this.

However, just like it can be argued that McNall's shenanigans can be attributed to Kings futility for the better part of decade after he "left", the same can be said for News Corp/McCourt: mortgage the future for quick fixes.

The Dodgers are being USED and ABUSED, and it shows at the most prominent levels of interest to the fans: on the field and in the front office. I can only imagine what it's like to be a Dodgers employee these days. The morale must be low throughout.

It breaks my heart, I tell you, to see this happen to the team I've loved since my earliest memories as a child.

Originally Posted by Doug Fresh

Yeah, but I'll take the O'Malley family TODAY over this cluster**** of ownership over the last twelve years.

Just think about this, John...if O'Malley was still in charge, do you believe for one second that Mike Piazza would've been traded in his prime?

That Mike Scoscia would've been treated like **** causing him to find work down the road?

That the system would not be stocked with top-flight pitching every year?

That the money spent on scouting recently would be at the BOTTOM of all of Major League Baseball?

One word:

Never!
(Especially, the last three)

And, I really don't want to hear the "Well, the Dodgers have been in the palyoffs four of the last six years." aruguement. It's been a great ride, and all, the last two years especially. I'll admit this.

However, just like it can be argued that McNall's shenanigans can be attributed to Kings futility for the better part of decade after he "left", the same can be said for News Corp/McCourt: mortgage the future for quick fixes.

The Dodgers are being USED and ABUSED, and it shows at the most prominent levels of interest to the fans: on the field and in the front office. I can only imagine what it's like to be a Dodgers employee these days. The morale must be low throughout.

It breaks my heart, I tell you, to see this happen to the team I've loved since my earliest memories as a child.

Good questions.

Remember that Lopes, Garvey, and Cey were all traded or let go for cheaper talent and 82-Fox with the exception of 88 were some of the darkest years in franchise history.
I really think people are forgetting the teams with Darryl Strawberry, Mickey Hatcher, Offerman, etc. Claire was an awful GM.

I do hope the McCourts are forced to sell though.

- Dodgers 6 seasons under Fox Entertainment Group:
502-463, .521 winning percentage, NO playoff appearances.
Also traded Mike Piazza in the prime of his career the season after he finished 2nd in the league for MVP.

- Dodgers 6.92 seasons under Frank McCourt:
585-534, .523 winning percentage, 4 playoff appearances (2 NLDS, 2 NLCS).
Spent $20M renovating the stadium in 2005 & plans (or was planning) to spend $500M building a Doyer Museum, shops, & restaurants around the stadium.

Besides not keeping this divorce low-pro, he is better than a lot of owners out there.


But any ways... Mark Cuban anyone?

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Originally Posted by Fisticuffs82

- Dodgers 6 seasons under Fox Entertainment Group:
502-463, .521 winning percentage, NO playoff appearances.
Also traded Mike Piazza in the prime of his career the season after he finished 2nd in the league for MVP.

I have to admit that I am shocked to see the .521 winning percentage with Fox. I guess I didn't factor in the difference in the NL west back then. That was when SF was the power house and Bonds was in full Roid mode.

Originally Posted by Obejuan

Good questions.

Remember that Lopes, Garvey, and Cey were all traded or let go for cheaper talent and 82-Fox with the exception of 88 were some of the darkest years in franchise history.
I really think people are forgetting the teams with Darryl Strawberry, Mickey Hatcher, Offerman, etc. Claire was an awful GM.

I do hope the McCourts are forced to sell though.

Good points, Obe (Greg Brock, anyone? Pedro for Delino? ).

I would still put my money on this franchise having better overall stability in its structure, in terms of prospect development, on-field play, more consistency in being in contention year in and year out, and a healthy culture of learning and winning had the O'Malley's never sold the team.