News Corp. Signs Deal to Sell L.A. Dodgers

[Paragon]

Dodgers fans, rejoice!

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=577&e=3&u=/nm/20031011/sp_nm/nl_dodgers_dc

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - International media conglomerate News Corp. Ltd. on Friday said it has signed a deal in principle to sell the storied Los Angeles Dodgers (news) baseball franchise to real estate developer Frank McCourt.

[5thGenDemocrat]

1. FREE THE LOS ANGELES 25!!!

Now if we Michiganians could just convince Mike Ilitch to sell the Tigers to someone who wants to win with them.
John
Then again, before Ilitch purchased them, they were owned by Tom (Opus Dei, Domino's Pizza) Monaghan -- the scariest religio-whacko to roam Michigan since Father Charles Coughlin.
And Ilitch has been wonderful for the Red Wings.
And we folks here don't have to look at Monaghan any more -- so there is that...

[realFedUp]

2. and this isn't the same McCourt who wrote books right?

guess we'll be seeing some Boston baked beans on the
Dodger menu..

[pasadenaboy]

3. As I life long dodger fan

Do you realize how hard it was to be owned by Fox?

How could I want the dodgers to succeed if it put money in Murdoch's pocket. Thank god our long citywide nightmare is finally over.

[Shakespeare]

4. Good--a news corp has no business owning a sports team

Obvious conflict of interest issues...