Who are the new owners of the Dodgers? Running down prospective buyers.

by Dex on Nov 2, 2011 9:41 AM PDT

Reports are out that Frank McCourt is finally going to sell the Dodgers. If the Padres had been doing better in recent seasons, I might have enjoyed the spectacle happening in LA more, but Padres Fan has had their own problems so it hasn't been quite as fun sticking it to our Dodger Fan neighbor across the street.

That said, as a curious Padre Fan, I am really wondering what ownership group will step up and buy the Dodgers. The Padres of course were the team most recently sold to Jeff Moorad and his ownership group. Since AEG has such a strong presence in LA, and essentially owns all of the teams in the city other than the Dodgers, are they planning (or able) to take the team on? Dodger Stadium and the LA Dodgers would be feathers in their already peacock-looking caps, but I'd have to imagine that getting an NFL team into Los Angeles is top priority.

Jason Reese, the Chairman of Imperial Capital, has also been rumored as a prospective buyer, though, if I'm Dodger Fan, I don't know if I want to be associating myself with some banker these days. The Gores brothers, billionaires who run a private equity group, were rumored, but denied interest.

Another name that Padres Fans would probably be disappointed to hear is that of Mark Cuban. Mark Cuban says he wouldn't buy the team if it were over $1 billion. Some analysts are predicting that the total sale would end up between $1.3 and 1.5 billion dollars, putting Cuban out of the running.

Why don't we want Cuban? Because he's psycho. And he's a hobbyist. He'd be just the type of person to potentially extend himself in terms of payroll to make a splash on his investment. But even worse than being a rich psycho hobbyist owner... He's also really smart and (despite his presence on basketball courts), would likely be able to put together a front office group that really knew what they were doing.

In any case, Hollywood has no shortage of billionaires who could pull off a deal. It's just a matter of who comes up with the ridiculous number that the McCourts will be splitting.

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Let's hope The Garv's group gets a hold of them.

Garvey will drive that team into the ground and financial ruin quicker than you could say, “Beat LA”.

Padres Fan.

by MrDanielX on Nov 2, 2011 9:57 AM PDT reply actions

And finally earn his number being retired as a Padre

Mat Latos is the real deal...Go Lakers, Pads, and Bolts

by mrbarneydangles on Nov 2, 2011 12:55 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs

I vote for Garv

the Dodgers has lots of money he could use to pay his bills

On the other hand, you have different fingers.

by Hormel on Nov 2, 2011 6:09 PM PDT up reply actions

have

On the other hand, you have different fingers.

by Hormel on Nov 2, 2011 6:10 PM PDT up reply actions

Tom Werner.....hmmmm.

where have i heard that name before?

What I need is an electric monk

by Boilermaker19 on Nov 2, 2011 11:29 AM PDT reply actions

I like Cuban

and that’s why I don’t want him buying the Dodgers. Among about 5 billion other reasons.

by EvilSammy on Nov 2, 2011 3:23 PM PDT reply actions

cuban will make them a great franchise

and stand up to bud selig… .bud doesn’t want that. he wants owners that will just pay up and do what he says.

as a padre fan i of course love it when the dodgers lose (especially to the padres)…. but it does make me sad to see their franchise so utterly messed up. the baseball fan in me agrees that cuban would be a great owner for LA.

by iheartyourfart on Nov 2, 2011 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions