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What's the Opposite of Nepotism?
Sons of Steve Garvey —
The McCourts in less litigious times.
That didn't take long. From "Dodgers' Frank McCourt considering firing wife as CEO" by Jon Heyman at SI.com:
Dodgers owner Frank McCourt is seriously considering firing his wife Jamie as CEO, SI.com has learned.
There is expected to be a battle over control of the team. Both McCourts have expressed an interest in owning the Dodgers separately.
Let the finger-pointing begin!
(Thanks to SoSG reader JuanLove for the tip.) ...
SI/Heyman: Frank McCourt considering firing wife as CEO
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
SI/Heyman: Frank McCourt considering firing wife as CEO I wonder if she’s being fired for non-performance. Dodgers owner Frank McCourt is seriously considering firing his wife Jamie as CEO, SI.com has learned. The McCourts are going through a divorce, and the sides are battling over the team. Frank McCourt is the chairman and highest ranking officer of the team. Jamie is the second-highest ranking officer.
SI: Frank McCourt Considering Firing CEO Wife
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
This is getting good. A week after the news hit that the McCourts were divorcing , SI reports today that “ Frank McCourt is seriously considering firing his wife Jamie as CEO .” Frank Jamie McCourt to divorce Will Jamie get the team? Frank McCourt is chairman of the club and highest ranking officer of the franchise. Jamie is the second-highest ranking officer. More: “Both McCourts have expressed an interest in owning the Dodgers separately .” Frank is clearly firing a pre-emptive shot in a grapple of power for the $700M franchise. ...
Frank McCourt fires Jamie McCourt
Lone Star Ball —
Frank McCourt fires Jamie McCourt
Frank McCourt is divorcing his wife, Jamie McCourt, and has fired her as CEO for the Dodgers. I'm sure this will end well.
Jamie McCourt Out as Dodger CEO
True Blue LA —
... On December 15, 1968, Dodger general manager Al Campanis traded his son Jim, a catcher, to the Royals. 41 years later, uneasiness at a Dodger family holiday dinner has resurfaced yet again, as the McCourts bitter battle has claimed its first victim.
SI.com is reporting that Dodgers' owner Frank McCourt has fired his estranged wife Jamie as CEO. From Jon Heyman:
Jamie McCourt was fired within the last two days, according to several sources. But this is not likely to be the last she's heard from, as she has ...
Frank McCourt Fires Jamie As CEO
6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog —
Per SI.
Battle of Los Angeles begins: Dodgers owner fires wife
Big League Stew —
... than 24 hours after the team was bounced from the NLCS, the battle for control of the Los Angeles Dodgers quickly escalated with the news that CEO and owner Frank McCourt has fired his wife, Jamie, as the team's president. The couple is going through a bitter divorce and both had said they do not want to cede their roles with the team. Before being shown the door, Jamie McCourt had been baseball's highest-ranked female executive. SI.com's Jon Heyman reported the news of the firing first on Thursday: ...
Sweetie, Pack Your Shit: You're Fired
Blak4rest: Sports, Media and Vegas —
... Like Dodger owner Frank McCourt did. McCourt canned his wife Jamie as CEO of the Dodgers. Imagine that. Does that come with severance pay? Surely, there will be costly matters regarding that later. This development comes one night after the Phillies dispatched the Dodgers in the NLCS. OK, it's not like these two had anything to do with it, but this will be more of a series than that one when the upcoming divorce proceedings between the couple start. And the tabloid crowd goes wild. SI.com
Odds & Ends: McCourts, Manny, Duncan, Blue Jays
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com —
... Jon Heyman of SI.com reports that Dodgers' owner Frank McCourt has fired his wife, Jamie, as CEO of the team. The McCourt's are famously going through what will likely be a messy divorce, and Jamie's lawyers maintain that "she owns 50 percent of the team." ...
Dodgers Owner McCourt Fires Wife
FanHouse —
... SI.com: Read Full Report
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Dodgers' Frank McCourt fires wife as CEO as couple seeks divorce
SportsFilter —
Dodgers' Frank McCourt fires wife as CEO as couple seeks divorce : Dodgers owner Frank McCourt has fired his wife Jamie as CEO of the Dodgers, in what is certain to be a messy divorce. The question now being asked...can Jamie McCourt be fired, if she is considered the co-owner of the team. Stay tuned--this one's going to get ugly. ...
Dodgers Owner McCourt Fires Wife
FanHouse —
... SI.com: Read Full Report
Dodgers Owner McCourt Fires Wife originally appeared on MLB FanHouse on Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:00:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink ...
Dodgers Owner McCourt Fires Wife
FanHouse —
... SI.com: Read Full Report
Dodgers Owner McCourt Fires Wife originally appeared on MLB FanHouse on Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:00:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink ...
Ole Miss Has A(nother) Sensitivity Problem [Water Cooler Fodder]
Deadspin —
... has fired his soon-to-be ex-wife from her position as CEO of the Dodgers. Well, shit, if all it takes to get a nice severance package is to sleep with the boss for 30 years...does someone have Nick Denton's number? ...
The Morning After: October 23rd, 2009.
Sparty and Friends —
... my back now?
Oh really Philly? You want a shot at the Yanks do ya? Well so did the Twins and Angels…how’s that working out for them?
Fallout from bad umpiring…different umps in the World Series, and now this.
Isiah and Magic need to just kiss and make up.
Well it was nice knowing you for four years AP.
ESPN’s response to Deadspin airing out their dirty laundry.
What better way to get back at your ex-wife?
A funny…but not so funny pic of Joe Mauer at a Yanks ...
You Want a Divorce? Fine. You’re Fired!
The Slanch Report —
... officer of the team, Jamie, up until the last few days was the team CEO.
“Jamie was disappointed and saddened by her termination,” Jamie McCourt’s lawyer Dennis Wasser said. “As co-owner of the Dodgers, she will address this and all other issues in the court room.”
I just hope this doesn’t affect the children, think about how this could really mess with Manny’s head…
This is going to get real ugly soon.
[Sports Illustrated]
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The window for a Freeway Series is closing
SULLY BASEBALL —
... of the transition. But at least the Angels have Arte Moreno running the team and the steady Mike Scioscia entering his second decade as Angels manager. Up the highway and ACTUALLY IN Los Angeles, the Dodgers wish their only problems were free agent related. Pitchers Vincente Padilla and Jon Garland can go… as can infielders Ronnie Belliard, Orlando Hudson. Plus you have Manny’s slowing bat and a team that may have peaked. But man oh man the team is in the middle of a divorce that makes The War of the Roses look civil. If I am not mistaken, ...
