Dodgers owner Frank McCourt, wife Jamie separate
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The team releases a statement, calling it a 'personal matter.' Copyright 2009, The Los Angeles Times True Blue LA found this 13 hours ago on latimes.com Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: MLB, Los Angeles Dodgers
Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt and his wife Jamie have separated.
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Also an LA Times story.
Frank & Jamie McCourt To Go Their Separate Ways
True Blue LA —
... for debt.
If they end up getting divorced, they will most likely have to sell the team. Let's just hope this divorce/sale goes better for the Dodgers than it did for the Padres, who slashed payroll by over 40% this season in the ugly John & Becky Moores split and subsequent sale of the club.
It's at times like these we need the dulcet tones of one Steve Perry:
Los Angeles Times article
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McCourts Separate
6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog —
Maybe nobody could tell after they bought two adjoining properties in Holmby Hills. (They also have two in Malibu.) No comment on a possible divorce, but if that happens, look for a replay of the John and Becky Moores divorce in San Diego that forced the former owner of the Padres to sell out to John Moorad.
And, yeah, now that I think on it, I haven't seen Jamie McCourt in front of a microphone or in her orange sweater during a Giants game lately... ...
The Dodgers' owners are splitting up
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[image] This is the sort of thing that can cause a team serious trouble: Dodgers owner Frank McCourt and his wife Jamie, the team's chief executive, have separated, raising questions about the potential effect of their rift on the ownership of the franchise as the Dodgers prepare to start the National League Championship Series against the Philadelphia Phillies today at Dodger Stadium. "This is a personal matter and they request that their privacy be respected. They will be making no public statements," they said in a release issued by the club late Wednesday. Trouble, ...
D12: McCourt separation news rocks foundation of Dodgerdom
Big League Stew —
Welcome to 'Duk's Dozen, a streamlined selection of 12
morning-fresh links and items to start your baseball
day. It welcomes your email submissions and tips here or via Twitter. 1. Dodgers owner Frank McCourt and his wife, team CEO Jamie, have separated. LA Times 2. The sides have reportedly "lawyered up," which could impact the Dodgers' future. FoxSports 3. Joe Torre says that managing in Los Angeles is not "a ...
Dodgers Owners Separate
Mets Today —
Dodgers Owners Separate According to a public statement issued by the couple, Dodgers owner Frank McCourt and his wife Jamie, the team’s chief executive, have separated . Though they have separated, there is no word on whether they will divorce. So, we won’t know if there could be another San Diego Padres situation, where the team has to be sold. Strange timing — couldn’t they have waited to make this announcement until after the postseason? One must wonder if the news will be a distraction to the Dodgers ballplayers as they head into the NLCS vs. the Phillies. ...
Dodgers owner Frank McCourt and his wife Jamie, the team's chief executive, have separated
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October 15, 2009 Dodgers owner Frank McCourt and his wife Jamie, the team's chief executive, have separated : raising questions about the potential effect of their rift on the ownership of the franchise as the Dodgers prepare to start the National League Championship Series against the Philadelphia Phillies today at Dodger Stadium. ...
McCourts’ Divorce: ‘Trashing Each Other, WWIII’
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... future ownership could be resolved if one McCourt buys out the other. Jamie McCourt would be better positioned to make such a move, sources say. Frank McCourt reportedly financed more than half the purchase price when he bought the Dodgers from FOX Entertainment Inc. — owner of FOXSports.com — for a reported $430 million. It is not known whether a pre- or post-nuptial agreement exists between Frank and Jamie McCourt that would allow for an orderly ownership transition. Meanwhile, Frank’s lawyer is saying the opposite . Attorny Marshall Grossman claims there will be ...
The Minor-League Town Quote o' the Day
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... -- Marshall Grossman, attorney for Dodger owner Frank McCourt, referring to John Moores' sale of the Padres. Grossman was asked if McCourt's separation from wife Jamie could lead to the Dodgers being sold. ...
Other People's Opinions On The NLCS
No, You're a Towel —
... Herald recaps last year's NLCS match-up between these two teams. It ends up these two teams have met each other quite a bit in the NLCS according to Big League Stew. Bill Conlin writes for the Philadelphia Daily News about the history between these two teams. Sports Illustrated's list of heroes and goats in the first round has a lot of Phillies and Dodgers. Big League Stew and the LA Times say we're getting closer to a Freeway Series. The LA Times talks about an ill-timed divorce occurring with the Dodgers owner. Peter ...
Dodger Owner’s Hell: Ex- Stays As CEO Or Sell
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... attorney, on the defensive with the L.A. TIMES :“Frank McCourt is the owner of the team. He has always been the owner of the team,” Grossman said. “There should be no change at all with respect to anything the public is used to.” ...
Jon Garland’s Option, Sunk Costs, and the Divorce.
Sabernomics —
... Maybe the Dodgers have other plans for pitching, but I have to believe the McCourts’s divorce is playing a role here. This is an organization that has been willing to spend in the past, and now they’re clamming up over an awfully small amount of money. ...
