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Top 5 Reasons Frank McCourt Is Terrible
5). Not Having Enough Money: Look, I'm no financial wizard. I will freely admit that most of what goes on in the world of finances is above my head. But it seems that one basic thing must be present in all transactions in a capitalist country; THE PURCHASER MUST HAVE ENOUGH FREAKIN MONEY TO EXECUTE THE TRANSACTION!!! Baseball, led by the great Commish himself, Bud Selig, decided that this little issue could be overlooked when it came to the sale of the Dodgers. See, ole Franky and his wife didn't actually have enough capital to back up their purchase. So they just borrowed more money than they should have and that subsequently led them down the road to where the franchsie is today: an embarassment.
4). Marriage Infidelity: Call me old school, but I always thought when one gets married, that's kind of it. You marry the person for a reason. Well, Frank and his wife, evidently don't really by into that. Frank subscried to the "I make more money than you so rules don't apply to me" school of thought. Frank fired his wife for having an affair with a Dodgers employee. Gosh the horror, your wife cheats on you with one of your employees!!! How dare she, she deserved to be fired. What's that? Frank cheated on her with a Dodgers employee too?? Oh, well...that's different. Just trust me, it is. Totally different...
3). Leveraging The Team: Remember reason number 5? Really, you don't? Jesus what was that like 8 seconds ago you read that? Basically the McCourts didn't have enough money. How does someone get around a lack of money and still live a lavish lifestyle? EASY! Just borrow an enormous amount of money from your baseball team duh!!!! Approximately $180 million was stolen borrowed from the Los Angeles Dodgers. This was to support like 6 houses, ridiculous vacations, and salaries in the $400,000 range for his two sons. And that's just to name a few of the over the top personal expenses.
2). Lack of Pride: Seriously, you are the owner of the Dodgers for goodness' sakes! One of the most historic franchises in sports history, not just baseball. They are the reason for western expansion in Major League Baseball. And this guy has allwoed them to become an embarassment. The farm system has been depleted, they are no longer competitive, they gave a boatload of money to an overrated Manny Ramirez, had to borrow money multiple times to make payroll, and have operated the team as if he doesn't care about results. Which, quite honestly, I don't think he does.
1). Suing An Assault Victim: Yep, you read that correctly. I can kinda forgive all the other nonsense that has gone on under Frank McCourt in seven years of ownership. Well, at least compared to this one. This is what I saw on ESPN today. Frank McCourt has filed a countersuit in response to the suit filed by the family of Bryan Stow. If you don't know who that is, Bryan Stow is the San Francisco Giants fan who as brutally asaulted following opening day this year. Stow was beaten so badly, that he has STILL not recovered from his injuries and been released from the hospital. Folks the assault happened in March...March. He was literally beaten to within an inch of his life, due to lack of crowd control, police presence and safety/lighting in the parking lot. To sum it up, the Dodgers did not do enough to prevent situations like this happening. NOW, McCourt counter sued Bryan Stow alleging that he was partially to blame...for his own beating. Just let that marinate for a few minutes...
And to think, Bud Selig didn't want Mark Cuban to buy the Dodgers (or the Cubs for that matter) because he thought Cuban would embarass MLB because he is outspoken. Yeah that seems to have worked out well for everyone huh?
-Major Munnerlyn
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awesome- You nailed it!!!!!
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