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Why I Could Care Less About The L.A. Dodgersnew
The connection between fascism and sports.
Random Lengths News |
Lionel Rolfe |
05-07-2012 |
Commentary
Dodgers Owner Frank McCourt Not Going Awaynew

With the appointment yesterday of a monitor to oversee the Dodgers' day-to-day operations, everyone in baseball seems to think the era of McCourt ownership is drawing to a close. Everyone, that is, except Frank McCourt.
L.A. Weekly |
Gene Maddaus |
04-26-2011 |
Sports
The Last Sports Writer: Manny Upnew
The night before, in his first game as a Dodger, Manny had faced Randy Johnson, who will one day be his neighbor in the Hall of Fame. But poor Yusmierio Petit never had a chance.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Neal Pollack |
08-08-2008 |
Sports
Fifty Years of Dodger Bluenew

All professional baseball is built on a multi-billion-dollar foundation of half-remembered childhood memories, but even given that reality, the Dodgers have crafted a silly, if not repulsive, carnival of gauzy manufactured nostalgia. The Dodgers' 50th anniversary in Los Angeles celebration is irretrievably lame.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Neal Pollack |
05-12-2008 |
Sports