tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post1255460470537631252..comments2024-03-28T04:53:31.881-07:00Comments on Militant Angeleno Archives: You Have To Believe, We Are MagicMilitant Angelenohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13613730063623882008noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post-71003169456030220942012-03-29T07:52:25.170-07:002012-03-29T07:52:25.170-07:00I dunno, MA. The shrewd one here is McCourt for de...I dunno, MA. The shrewd one here is McCourt for demolishing the team and walking away from the wreckage rewarded both with a fortune and a stake in the property. For the new ownership to turn the Dodgers around and take it into the championship territory that McCourt couldn't find because he was too busy bankrupting it doesn't seem astucious, unless they manage somehow to do it without spending another dime (which after coughing up a $2.15-billion cover charge might just be the case).Will Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10613820435350540736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post-89752747294561876652012-03-28T21:58:45.658-07:002012-03-28T21:58:45.658-07:00Will: The shrewder play would be to take the organ...Will: The shrewder play would be to take the organization where McCourt couldn't take it: A World Series Championship.Militant Angelenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13613730063623882008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post-46842804711203998682012-03-28T21:25:08.829-07:002012-03-28T21:25:08.829-07:00Your sentiment is noted as well Militant, but whet...Your sentiment is noted as well Militant, but whether Johnson was "playing nice," it would have been a shrewder play for him not to blow smoke out of the gate -- or at least choose words that wouldn't make fans call BS.Will Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10613820435350540736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post-76553557204858020142012-03-28T20:32:04.058-07:002012-03-28T20:32:04.058-07:00Will: Sentiment noted but don't forget that Ma...Will: Sentiment noted but don't forget that Magic is a shrewd politician as well. In fact if he went up and said, "Yeah, thanks to that good-for-nothing motherfucker Frank Mc Court, we own this now!" that would actually be out of character for him. <br /><br />For all we know he might be trying to wrest away McCourt's stake eventually, so playing nice is the best way to go about it. <br /><br />Even if That Rams Guy or Dr. Evil won the bid (ack, barf), they probably wouldn't say anything that different from what Magic said.Militant Angelenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13613730063623882008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post-54997259549211905372012-03-28T09:53:14.832-07:002012-03-28T09:53:14.832-07:00Some of the first words out of Mr. Johnson's m...Some of the first words out of Mr. Johnson's mouth were decidedly unmagical, in which he lauded McCourt for the "excellent foundation" he built with the team. BARF.<br />It's nice to imagine McCourt deported back to Boston, but he won't be gone long. He still owns the LA Marathon. And hell, if nothing else he's going to come back to town if for no other reason than to cruise around his Dodger Stadium parking lots like a shark in a moat.Will Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10613820435350540736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post-59905990220837081482012-03-28T02:25:20.747-07:002012-03-28T02:25:20.747-07:00Melanism: In baseball, raw stats trumps mere senti...Melanism: In baseball, raw stats trumps mere sentimentality every time.Militant Angelenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13613730063623882008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9045235436087182302.post-13650648714827185092012-03-28T01:28:34.269-07:002012-03-28T01:28:34.269-07:00Don't let the fact that Magic's group gros...Don't let the fact that Magic's group grossely overpaid for it lead anyone to believe that it's more valuable than the YankeesMelanismhttp://blog.melanism.comnoreply@blogger.com