Bud Selig confirms appointment of Dodgers trustee, investigation into club finances

[El Supremo]

MLB Commissioner Bud Selig announced Wednesday that his office will assume control of the Dodgers' operations. Owner Frank McCourt needed a personal loan from Fox in order to meet the Dodgers' payroll last week.

The official statement from Commissioner Bud Selig:

"Pursuant to my authority as Commissioner, I informed Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt today that I will appoint a representative to oversee all aspects of the business and the day-to-day operations of the Club....

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/dodgers/2011/04/selig-confirms-appointment-of-dodgers-trustee-investigation-into-club-finances.html

[chollybocker]

1. Two questions:

How bad a business person do you have to be to turn the LA Dodgers into a money-losing operation?

Fox is a personal bank, now???

[madinmaryland]

2. Shit! Eighteen losing seasons in Pittsburgh, and yet $elig has not made any

move to take over control of the Pirates!

:wtf:

[Upton]

3. Word is..

the Dodgers are going to be put on eBay...:rofl:

[Auggie]

4. Hey, that's funny n/t

[El Supremo]

5. absolutely predictable response by upton in GD:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x930936#931124

[madinmaryland]

6. Interesting that it took the SF Ginats 56 years to win a championship for their city, while

the LA Dodgers have won more championships for it's city in the same amount of time.

Funny, isn't it.