Los Angeles Dodgers continuing to fight despite not making the postseason
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- Published on Monday, 11 April 2011 10:22
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For 22 teams in Major League Baseball who didn’t make the playoffs, the end of the season means that they can pack away all of their equipment, say their goodbyes to teammates and spend a long winter wondering what could have been. However for the Los Angeles Dodgers, their battle continues to wage on, it’s just not on the baseball field.
The battle between MLB and the Dodgers has been ongoing for two years, starting with the announcement of the divorce between Dodgers’ owner Frank McCourt and his wife Jamie, the legal maneuvering concerning who actually owns the Dodgers, MLB’s hiring of a monitor to oversee day-to-day operations for the Dodgers, and now the protracted battle in bankruptcy court which could ultimately determine the fate of Dodgers ownership.
MLB commissioner Bud Selig has publicly waged a fight to oust McCourt, saying that he is using the team’s finances to fund his lavish lifestyle, and is now using team finances to bail him out. The Dodgers contend that MLB unfairly denied a potential $3 billion contract with FOX to obtain exclusive broadcasting rights for Dodger telecasts, which helped lead the Dodgers into the position they are in now.
So, while 21 MLB teams are busily preparing to upgrade their teams for next season, the Dodgers will continue to do battle in the courts in an attempt to save one of the most storied franchises in sports history.
