My Feelings About the McCourts...

Being a Dodger fan, naturally I would prefer that my predictions did not actually come to pass, but I’m not the kind of fan who avoids reality. There are too many fans in LA who are blind to the fact that the proud franchise that was brought out West from Brooklyn in 1958 has been systematically destroyed. I’m not saying they have no chance of ever recovering their once great brand but all the current owner cares about is the bottom line and I challenge anyone to refute that.

The Dodgers managed four 1st inning runs against the lowly Reds at home on Sunday and a shaky Billingsley et al managed to hold on and squeak by with a 4-3 victory. Tonight, as I create this post, it’s the top of the 2nd inning of a game in which Derek Lowe is behind to the Chisox 1 – 0. On a night when the choking snakes from Phoenix lost to the Mighty Bosox, the Dodgers will lose this game and squander an opportunity to pick up a much needed game in the ridiculous NL West standings. Yes, there have been numerous injuries, the one to Furcal obviously proving to be the most devastating, but this team is awful and Frank McCourt knew going into this season they had little hope of playing into October. Yet he still raised ticket prices.

McCourt’s only concern is public relations and keeping 3.5 million fans in the seats. He picks up a questionable player or two in the off season to ensure they’ll compete, but he always remains 2 or 3 players short of a real shot at a pennant. Not talking a Division title, I’m talking pennants. This team hasn’t been solid enough to win a pennant since 1985 and they lost to Sat. Louis. In ’88 they weren’t good enough but they created a miracle that has remained near and dear to our hearts. McCourt sees a huge Latino and Asian population, a storied history from which to draw, a cash cow. He wants to make the Dodger Stadium “experience” as good as it can be, wants to improve the seating, etc. (It’s really not a great improvement and the fans have been gouged) Yet, he has no intention of spending the money necessary to reward those 3.5 million suckers who cross the turnstiles every season by actually getting the 2 or 3 players necessary to blend in with the youngsters and get the team over the hump.

2-0 White Sox…