27 January 2012, 12:00 am
The team is said to have offered a seven-year, $160-million deal that was topped by Detroit after the Tigers learned Victor Martinez probably would sit out the 2012 season because of a knee injury.Prince Fielder's landing in Detroit was a big surprise, but it turns out the Tigers were not the most u... Read More »
25 January 2012, 7:08 pm
Billionaire philanthropist Patrick Soon-Shiong, a minority owner of the Lakers, has met with some who are trying to buy the Dodgers from Frank McCourt.The richest man in Los Angeles has not bid for the Dodgers. ... Read More »
25 January 2012, 12:00 am
Daly, who owned 10% of the team during the Fox era, says, 'We didn't realize what a bad guy [McCourt] was.' Daly doubts the sale to a new owner will be completed by April 30.Eight years ago this week Bob Daly , you know, the Movie Guy, joined Fox in selling the Dodgers to Frank McCourt . ... Read More »
24 January 2012, 9:03 pm
Gap between Cy Young winner Clayton Kershaw's $10 million arbitration request and Dodgers' $6.5 million offer is huge, and nothing good can come if it goes to a hearing. A multiyear deal sounds better.Prince Fielder was fool's gold, and Dodgers fans shouldn't waste one moment of regret that the big ... Read More »
24 January 2012, 4:29 pm
Source says the free-agent first baseman's contract with the club is for nine years. It is only the fourth $200-million contract in major league history.Free-agent first baseman Prince Fielder and the Detroit Tigers agreed Tuesday on a nine-year, $214-million contract, a person familiar with the d... Read More »
23 January 2012, 8:35 pm
Those submitting bids include Magic Johnson, Mark Cuban, Peter O'Malley and Joe Torre. Sources say that St. Louis Rams owner Stan Kroenke has explored whether to bid.The Dodgers received "more than 10" opening bids for the team by Monday's deadline, according to a person familiar with the sale but n... Read More »
22 January 2012, 8:35 pm
With opening bids due Monday, here is a look at the 15 individuals, groups or corporate entities publicly identified as prospective buyers.Who's the front-runner in the Dodgers' ownership sweepstakes? It is impossible to say, since not all bidders have been identified publicly and mystery billionair... Read More »
22 January 2012, 6:35 pm
Opening bids are due Monday, then sale process begins in earnest. Frank McCourt has until April 1 to pick who will succeed him as team's owner. The Times' Bill Shaikin asks, and answers, key questions.By the time Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw throws the first pitch of the Dodgers' season Apr... Read More »
21 January 2012, 5:58 pm
As Frank McCourt prepares to sell the Dodgers he has kept a limit on player payroll. But if the team had Fielder, it could make the team relevant again and drive up the sale price.Frank McCourt's disregard for Dodgers fans continues. ... Read More »
20 January 2012, 5:35 pm
If McCourt is involved, it's enough to drive a Dodgers fan to not drive.So, the new Dodgers owner may buy the team and stadium only to be surrounded by a Frank McCourt-owned parking lot. There hasn't been such a blunder since General Custer. ... Read More »
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