Hollywood drama at Chavez Ravine

[marmar]

(Bloomberg) Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt said he’s “not going anywhere” after Major League Baseball took over operations of the team and held up a long- term TV deal with News Corp.’s Fox Sports.

McCourt is weighing whether to sue over the takeover ordered last week by MLB Commissioner Bud Selig, the Dodgers owner said yesterday at a news conference in New York after meeting there with baseball officials.

“Nobody handed the Dodgers to me and nobody’s going to take them away,” McCourt said. “I’m not going anywhere. This is a team that I love, a community that I love. These are my hard-earned dollars that I put into this franchise.”

Selig hasn’t vetoed the proposed deal with Fox and baseball officials told McCourt yesterday that the commissioner won’t make a decision until a probe into the team’s finances is complete, MLB said in a statement. .............(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-04-27/dodgers-mccourt-says-i-m-not-going-anywhere-after-mlb-vetoes-tv-accord.html

[elleng]

1. 'weighing whether to sue!'

Just can't get enough of those courtrooms, eh???

[Auggie]

2. This will make a great film

Has to be a comedy

[elleng]

3. Yea, very funny.