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Prospective Owners Submit Bids For Dodgers

Bill Shaikin (left) and Tony Jackson (right) bring us the news on the Dodgers ownership front.

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Bill Shaikin (left) and Tony Jackson (right) bring us the news on the Dodgers ownership front.

The deadline for prospective ownership groups to submit bids for the Dodgers was Monday, and the Dodgers received "more than 10" bids per Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times, who has covered this story from head to toe for well over two years.

Through Shaikin, Tony Jackson of ESPN LA and Molly Knight of ESPN The Magazine, we know the following groups have reportedly submitted bids for the team:

  • Magic Johnson & Stan Kasten
  • Joe Torre & Rick Caruso
  • Peter O'Malley
  • Mark Cuban
  • Steve Garvey & Orel Hershiser
  • Steven Cohen
  • Roy Disney's family & Stanley Gold
  • Dennis Gibert, Jason Reese, and Randy Wooster
  • Joshua Macciello

This is only the beginning of the process, as Shaikin noted, and opening bids might not necessarily be what they seem:

The opening bids are not binding. As a result, according to sports business consultant Marc Ganis, a prospective owner might offer more money now than he might realistically be willing to spend.

"You'd want to bid higher to make sure you get into the next round," Ganis said.

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Another good thread bites the dust!

It had a good run.

it really should have been up much longer

the funny part

is that I actually don’t know that much about theology

and am I mistaken or did Phil call me a bulldog?

Did you sing Wonderful World to G at Karaoke?

if he did call you a bulldog, that name is good company

Were you not a graduate Theology student in Tennessee?

I was, but I was doing history, not theology :)

What about the French you took?

in high school?

i got detention because my teacher mistook me for a dude

no comment is the best comment in this case

my brain is literally spinning

Don't know

Much trigonometry

don’t know much about a science book

It’s a Wonderful World.

You mean “History of Theology”? If so I think my comment can still stand. If not, oops

Damn it, I was going to make that same joke!

haha

it’s really funny – I was talking to a professor last week and was like, “listen. I like this time period BUT UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES DO I WANT TO DO PATRISTICS.”

and he was like, “no worries, i don’t do theology either.”

weird discipline.

I’ll bring it back to the top around 12:00 today unless something breaks, the phones were slow but should pick up in the afternoon.

you people are goddamn sheep

no one is making you leave that thread! Be a rebel!

I believe in that photo the scribes are counting steps, and McCourt has 1988 highlights on Laserdisc

Why do they write instead of using a recorder? Do some not allow you to use recorder when talking to them?

old school writers know shorthand, and shorthand allows you to ask for clarification if something doesn’t make sense. When you’re recording especially in a group, you tend to drift in and out, might miss something. Also you have to go back and transcribe your recording, which is tedious and laborious

They might be recording as well. But they write for the same reason people take notes in class — the notetaking process helps you learn and process the information as well. As they write, it is helping them frame their stories.

Kershaw's suit looks pretty nice
Have they said whether all of these bidders have been vetted by MLB yet?

Or are they not doing that until before the next round?

If they have all already been approved, I am kind of surprised that Macciello made it through.

Bids get submitted
MLB selects an approved group of up to 10 bidders
McCourt will then likely choose two bidders, set a minimum value, and let them hammer it out.

Surprised none of the networks are on the list.

Let’s go Magic [clap-clap clap-clap-clap]

So here is a question

The Times article says that the groups could possibly consolidate. Based on the names that we have heard what would be your preferred group? This assumes each group has a money man, a baseball mind, and a face. What configurations could we come up with that would yield the best groups?

Cohen with Magic and Kasten

I was thinking that. Not that I’m a big fan of Torre, but I would think a Caruso/Torre/Hershiser group would be formindable.

I think my unrealistic dream team would be Cuban, Magic and Kasten.

in a big round spinning bed, with champagne and hookers

sorry

That is probably the most realistic possibility here.

I thought Champagne was the hooker’s name

nah

Candi

Shantel
Velvet

Hennessy.

Went to HS with a girl named Hennessy.

but she drank Alize right? My .44 make sure all yo kids don’t grow…RIP Tupac ~ Daniel Tosh

Get yourself a better class of hooker man – all the good ones now are Rooskies or Ukrainians

They try harder…..plus they are kinkier

but they look like corpses when you fuck them. so pale and emotionless.

All the better for my post mortem fantasies :O

Chris, is that you?

And hooker/necrophilia chat is where I check out for the day. Jesus.

yeah me too man, its not normal.

the man, he has boundries

LOL a crude bunch……TBLA not for those with queasy stomachs

No it’s Chastity and she’s white trash

Joshua Macciello, Phil Gurnee, Sandy Koufax

In a hot tub, with rap music and bling

I still think that

This process could be set up for collusion. As long as ego doesn’t get in the way. It won’t be an open auction.

It’s not supposed to be an open auction, correct?

Given my understanding of collusion, that means in the end the Dodgers will sign a free agent who will win MVP in his first year with the club.

I think that’s racketeering

how would your collusion scenario play out? bidders colluding with Frank? With MLB? With the Networks? wirg each other?

MLB

I think they are concerned about a price over 1 billion since it sets a high number few other franchises could get plus there are few who could pay without coming close to debt ratio standards that MLB will want to maintain.

MLB colluding with the bidders to get them all to bid lower?

Random thoughts

Magic Johnson & Stan Kasten – MLB will approve
Joe Torre & Rick Caruso – MLB will approve
Peter O’Malley – don’t know if he could put together enough money
Mark Cuban – will probably be one of the lower bids
Steve Garvey & Orel Hershiser – money questions
Steven Cohen – who else will be involved, will he liquidate or borrow against stock holdings
Roy Disney’s family & Stanley Gold – more of a partner candidate
Dennis Gibert, Jason Reese, and Randy Wooster – MLB will approve
Joshua Macciello

My biggest concern is who these groups have in mind for General Manager.

Pat Gillick FTMFW

it’s regional manager that I’m worried about

Or Assistant to the Regional Manager

My biggest concerns is none of these things

My biggest concern about the Dodgers is Bills and Jim Loney. I want them to succeed.

Owners? I can’t be concerned about things I don’t fully know

That is of least

Concern to McCourt or MLB and probably will not be talked about at all during this process by the prospective owners, MLB or McCourt.

That's true

But it’s bigger deal to me because I care more about the on field product and farm system.

A lot of that guidance will come from the owner though, not the GM.

I don’t know that to be true or untrue

You don’t think owners have a directive for how they want to invest in the team and its infrastructure?

I can see setting a budget and empowering your managers work, with a general directive given

or I can see a micromanaging ego freak who gums up every decision and makes the entire organization feel like their legs are cut off

yeah I agree, which is why I dont totally why so many want Magic… What assurances do we have that he will field a winner?

Then if he does become owner, he’ll probably get interviewed during a Dodger game on FOX, and talk shit about the team he owns.

If he doesn’t, it could ruin his reputation in LA which would be bad for his other businesses.

yeah could be. But like we were talking about yesterday about Boras comments, I prefer an owner that isnt looking to make money out of this, or whatever he said. As much of a business man Magic is, its hard to think of him buying the Dodgers as a “toy” and feels more like he is in this to make money. So Im worried I wont get the kind of payroll im looking for out of Magic. But we’ll see.

I prefer an owner that isnt looking to make money out of this

So, nobody on the list then.

I want rich guys that want to use Dodgers as a competitve toy they want to use to beat other rich people with. I dont want anyone looking to turn a nice profit.

Unrealistic wants

are the fuel of the never satisfied

it is crazy

all the fans that want the owner of the team to operate at a loss

Not saying they should take a loss, but not make money either…. I agree with Boras," No one buys a baseball franchise to make money."

then you are ignoring that asshole down in florida

who’s the asshole down in Florida Nolander? ;)

Lebron James, for one.

Hold on let my find my list

I assumed he was talking about the Marlins owners spending money like nothing, and probably operating at a loss?

Not sure why that makes him an asshole though.

two points

a) he bought the team to make money invalidating your point
b) Loria is an asshole this is not up for debate.

If I had a dollar for every time someone here has called someone a dick or an asshole, i’d be owner of the Dodgers haha…. Why you guys soooo mean! lol

we're not mean

We’re passionate :)

the marlins owner has historically had one of the bottom 5 payrolls in the league but makes wild sums in revenue sharing and operates at a huge profit.

The Marlins have had years with total payrolls less than what they received in revenue sharing.

oh, ok, I guess he is an asshole then.

Being a smart business man doesn’t make him an asshole. He’s an asshole because he’s an asshole.

He also ran the Expos into oblivion, and was somehow given another franchise as a reward.

nude pics of Bud with Betty White, Spring Break 1922

or fuck it, just have a 150-160 payroll every year, and they get whatsever is left over haha

you do realize, he has a stake in that statement

yes, but even before he said that, ive always felt the best owner is one that buys as a team as a hobby, because they can, and not one looking to become more rich then they already are. Not sure if that exsists or not though.

some guy who rooted for the Washington Redskins used to dream of the same thing

Careful what you wish for

right, that is true….no sure things, and it can backfire.

Or Assistant to the General Manager

tony jackson

looks alot different from his old daily news photo where he looked like a jimmy buffet enthusiast

Miss Tony coming to Vero

Is that his Drag Queen persona?

so viola davis is going to win the oscar right?

its pretty much a slam dunk?

can she jump?

I'm going to sidestep this question
I can think of two answers

both of them offensive to different groups

yeah, that was a grenade of a lob pass

come back

When you have one answer offensive to both

Possibly

If only I knew who she was. What movie and character?

the help

the main maid. Its the kind of role the Oscars gobble up(and she did give a good performance)

I never saw it

But she was the Mayor from Law Abiding Citizen and the head honcho from Knight and Day of that agency right?

Things I didn't know before today

1) There is something called the California Winter League
2) It is played in Palm Springs, at the stadium the Palm Springs Angels used to play at, just down the street from my high school (same stadium the major league team would play for a few games of spring training way back when)

Refresh due to bad taste

We’ve all been there

TBLA: Why I’ll never run for political office

BTW, we’re on for the game on Thursday, right?

Yes
Just one ticket right?

i feel like i am in China

I think your post was the first one I’ve ever deleted due to bad taste

dam I missed it, now I’ll never know what it was dammit.

you saw it.

oh, it was from above… got it, nevermind.

I think ive only had one comment deleted here, when I started, when I wrote what George Lopez said about Erik Estrada. Obviously a mod here is a CHiPS fan.

Props for spelling

Nobody disrespects Ponch on my watch.

Or Humma’s

Humma’s watch is too small for Ponch

Humma reminds me of the mechanic from CHiPs

You mean they guy they brought in when they ran out of stories?

Considering it's you saying that

You know it had to be bad, lol

Moneyball got four Oscar nominations.

I thought it was 6

just did a quick glance at the sidebar, missed the word “major”

That was using

old fashioned Oscar statistics. Saberoscarmetrics show as 4

sweet

The Artist was my favorite movie of the year

I think I heard of this movie about 15 minutes agoo

Caves are so in now

I've officially made it

James Baldwin III follows me on the tweeter

Life: Complete
awesome

Now fix his swing

maybe if he plays in rancho this year

ESPN early 2012 Fantasy Baseball rankings

3. Matt Kemp
15. Clayton Kershaw

Next Dodger?

162. Dee Gordon

If they had confidence that Jensanity would be the closer, he’d be higher up.

Jimsanity will be a good one come May

Dre is SO MAD RIGHT NOW

Kobe needs to have a talk with Dre.

“Attack Fast. Attack Strong.”

get…that…dirt of ya shoulder

damn, that was supposed to go under Maddz

ladies is pimps too

go on, brush ya shoulder off

Ethier should bulletin board this.

im never drafting a closer in fantasy ever again.. the dudes you think will be ‘proven’ start out like total shit out of the gate then a new young gun mysteriously arises to take their place..

Rotowire has Kemp number one, Clayton number 16 (1st pitcher), Dee Gordon 79, Andre 101, Jansen 125

are stolen bases really worth that much?

They are when you steal 80 of them.

His 162 game average for this year

was 69 SB 20 CS. I think over a full season he would have gone even higher and would have gotten close to 80.

you REALLY need a nickname

i see you said yours a minute before mine and i just got up to yours. well played, bobbie

I saw yours later on thought fuck

Glad to know I beat you to the punch! lol

Depending on the league either 20 or 25% so yes, very important when you might steal 50. Especially in non OB leagues where Gordon where probably have a decent average, score lots of runs. Will kill the RBI and HR category but Gordon will be very valuable this year roto wise.

if he starts all season and only steals 50, it will have been a wasted season for him and his SB% must be in the 60s.

He stole 73 in 2009 (A). But he also had .301/.362 BA/OBP. Guessing he runs a lot this year.

If he did that, he’d win the MVP

and our hearts

do you think the Dodger Stadium crowd will stand and chant Go! Go! Go! to him? I still think he should wear #30

I’ve requested the Dodgers give us 20 seats behind the Visitor Dugout and call the section Go Go Gordon where everyone has to stand whenever he’s on base and chant Go Go Gordon until he has either scored or the inning comes to an end.

Ned told me to GFM

We need a SpeeDee Pass.

When it’s time for a change, think SpeeDee oil change

SpeeDee is a great name

Go Go Gordon is a great name

Flash? Works but not nearly as good as the others

in 131 games. and he didn’t have davey lopes or the last 2 years of experience.

He stole 24 games last year in 56 MLB games, though he was on the roster for a possible 79 games. Health will be key too.

Combined majors and minors in 2011, Dee stole 54 bags in 126 games. I think if he is healthy his floor is 60 steals in 2012

“24 games” = “24 bases”

24/56×162=~70

24/79*162=~49

this whole thing was based on him being healthy and playing

The Houston Speculators

The Houston Wildcats

The Houston Eaton Outs

old friend alert
According to CBS Sports’ Jon Heyman, veteran outfielder J.D. Drew is “very likely” to retire.

retire to his hyperbaric chamber amirite

Colletti says, “He wants out, he can have out.”

One of the baddest shot blockers the game of basketball has ever known turned 55 today. Name him.

Mark Eaton?

Bingo

Saw him at LAX terminal when he was in early 20s. I said to my dad, “There’s that big dude!” And yes, the word “dude” had been invented back then.

Dude goes back to 1883, referred to a dandy or a fop.

I once saw Randy Johnson at the SeaTac airport. Yes he was wearing a cowboy hat and was ugly.

The Houston Ugly Cowboys

The Houston Coyote Ugly

He should have a line of deli products

Mark Eaton Cheese, Mark Eaton Salami

or he could align with Adam & Eve

Mark Eaton Underwear

that was the safest reply

Dekembe Mutumbo

I butchered that bad

I guess it is not the tall African dude who died

Minute Bol

That’s what you put your Minute Ric in.

I would have referred to him as the tallest three-point shooter who ever lived.

TREE ROLLINS

(I know this is wrong but his name itself is badass).

Hah. This made me chuckle
AJ Ellis AJEllis17 I'm young??? Sweet. Thanks Kersh. RT "Dodgers: Clayton Kershaw accepting the #CyYoung in NY last night atmlb.com/xJREXc"

He really did say “young guys like AJ Ellis” — and I mean in grand scheme of things AJ is young, but in baseball, not so much, especially compared to Old Man Kershaw. Heh.

AJ Ellis is 7 years Kershaw’s senior, no?

Clayton calls him Uncle AJ

Yeah I was being a mite facetious.
Oh man I love AJ. He just responded to me on twitter. Help me out here.
@craigary
@AJEllis17 @dodgerthoughts Chris Pratt made a good Scott Hatteberg dontcha think? So who would play AJ Ellis in the Dodger version of $Ball?
AJ Ellis @AJEllis17
@craigary @dodgerthoughts Who has a higher OBP%….Ryan Golsing or Christian Bale?

I got nothing

He should really just play himself
Well I'm wondering if actor OBP = most award noms or best roles for fewest films

in which case John Cazale was awesome. But he doesn’t resemble AJ. And is dead.

Tell him with a smile that he would be morphed into a AJ/Fedex/Treanor person to safe screenwriting time

Smiles on twitter don't always come across or save the saltiness

Don’t underestimate the Bard.

Decent pitcher

He’ll be back in the bullpen by June

I’m glad they are making the attempt. It will be Jansens turn next spring when Guerra does not turn into a pumpkin, Lindblom and Elbert rise to full time setup men, the bell tolls for Tolleson and Capang blows chunks.

Wait. Did you mean “when Guerra (does) turn into a pumpkin*”? Else I’m confused.

(*pumpkin = standard meaning, not Padilla)

If Guerra keeps pitching well (doesn’t turn into a pumpkin) enough to remain closer and the others pitch well in setup roles, Jansen won’t be as needed in the bullpen.

Oh, thanks. This thread got too long for me. I’d lost the meaning of “Jansen’s turn” – I thought it meant his turn to be closer, which would definitely occur if Guerra turns into a pumpkin, and may or may not occur if Guerra doesn’t. But it must mean “Jansen’s turn” to be downgraded, or something along those lines, then? (Just trying vainly to keep up here, and failing.)

The idea is changing him to starting, i believe.
great playwright
Tony Jackson looks like he's doing a Kevin Corrigan impression in pic above

I keep expecting him to say, “You just got killed by a Daewoo Lanos, motherfucker!”

If Tony posted here, he would be one crusty MF. Not sure I’ve ever seen him smile.

and he’d be different from the lot of you how?

Josie is just about the only sunny side of the streeter we have around here

love that scene :)
"Hey! How about a little fuckin' discretion!" was a Corrigan line in pineapple express, the other was Danny McBride I think

yeah, i was picturing tony jackson as Danny McBride

haha that does work. I can see him blowing shit up a la Tropic Thunder
Hah.

Astrology. It’s not astrology, it’s you, man. It’s facts. It’s who you’re supposed to be. June: Cancer. Libra: October. Capricorn: December. Know it. 1958. You ARE them.

/freaks and geeks forever

This is embarrassing

I googled Wonderful World for the lyrics
I googled Herman Hermits
I clicked on their Greatest Hits
I knew all the songs by heart
Things an eight year old listens to and never forgets are scary

Worse part

I felt nostalgic for hearing No Milk Today

I'm 25 and what is this

i at least know who Herman Hermits are.

thanks to the Naked Gun

thanks to lilking their music

Not a single Willy or a Sam.

the Houston Fogies

I’m a big kid look what I can do, I can wear big kid pants too!!! And I can pull them off and on, mommy WOW!! Im a big kid now!

“No milk Today” was probably their best song, but “Something Good” was good.

Alex Kennedy of Hoopsworld apparently interviewed Christian Laettner (remember when he made the 1992 Olympic team over Shaq? Actually wasn’t there a second college guy who really should have been bumped instead?), who dropped a quote that Grant Hill has played for 16 coaches in 18 years.

I haven’t looked it up, but I have no reason not to believe that number. And, WOW.

they needed another white guy at McDonalds request. Also at that time, Shaq was still learning to speak english so nobody wanted him there. True Story.

refresh again?

stole the words from my keyboard

Junior high school typing class ftw. And yes, it use to be called “Junior High School” before all of this “Middle School” crap.

Many, many years ago the norm was:

Middle School = 6th, 7th, 8th
Junior High = 7th, 8th, 9th

Laettner was the only college guy on the Dream Team. He won all the college awards that year, but I remember there being outcry at the time because everyone knew Shaq was going to be great.

There was. Also, there was a minor outcry about Isaiah Thomas being left off the team (in favor of Drexler presumably?), but I don’t remember why he was left off.

Didn’t he have beef with MJ at that time?

Yeah, for the All-Star game freeze out of MJ led by Isiah back in the late 1980s

I thought there was a sponshorship conflict with Shaq. Nike vs. Adidas or whatever.

But ya, me and all my fellow 9 year olds thought it was a curious decision.

What is the 2012 Dream Team

Any word?

If it’s like the 2010 FIBAs, they’ll be doing cuts all the way until it’s time to travel for the games.

The Texas Rangers.

isn’t that why Mike Jordan draped the flag over his thingy in that photo?

Ya, but Jordan was Jordan so I think it was easier to work around his issues.

Nolander wants to know who was this Michael Jordan

Used to play for the Wizards.

Has his number retired by the Miami Heat

Cologne Developer

Don Chaney
Doug Collins
Alvin Gentry
Doc Rivers
Johnny Davis
Chris Jent
Brian Hill
Stan Van Gundy
Mike D’Antoni
Terry Porter
Alvin Gentry

that’s 11 NBA, what am I missing?

Interim coaches?

would have been listed on the head coach list, as Brian Hill was

Ah. Also, Chris Jent is clearly a made-up name. You might as well have listed Guy Person.

I think that is three ex-Clipper coaches
Don Chaney
Alvin Gentry
and
Alvin Gentry again

George Irvine too

Hill left before he took over

He coached 24 games in the 1999-2000 season, Hill’s final year in Detroit.

huh, did not realize

I was ready to give you props for out Ungle Googling Eric….

but we knew it was just a matter of time

George Irvine will be playing the Italian soccer team soon.

The lesson, as always, fuck Christian Laettner.

WOW

THATS ALOT OF COACHES

I KNOW!!!

Like special assistants to the GM

The Astros hired Mike Fast, he of the outstanding work on catcher framing and other Pitch fx analysis on Baseball Prospectus.

Awesome – all these smart baseball people making actual careers out of their knowledge.

It just gives you warm fuzzies inside doesn't it
it reminds me of the Dodgers

They are like fancy carburetors, teams are buying them up and then burying them so no one else can benefit from the knowledge.

I'm sure reg

Is waiting by the phone

An article out of a high school paper it looks like

From a girl who thinks women should never go to college because “they are too busy with life and their family” and they should just marry men who will support them.

http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/398529_2778003841936_1013334626_32826059_483762160_n.jpg

If there’s ever been anything I’ve put on here I wanted to be read, this was it. You won’t be sorry you read it (except for the fact that you might question how someone can write something like this, lol)

this is making me angry…..ANGRY!!!!

I thought of you and Maddz specifically when I read this "story"

because you can’t find a man to marry who will support you, or because a woman has a view that is destined for failure because few men can support a woman on there own anymore, or because she might have a differing view on your take?

I just figured she was mad because of the obvious lack of editors at the paper.

Yes

I don’t usually get angry at opinions, I may disagree.

I do get angry at those who can’t write/speak clearly, and who have absolutely nothing to say.

and yet are put in a position to influence opinion of others who also have no opinion.

I get you.

that’s really it. If you want a life of getting your nails done, eating, and shopping by marrying some rich guy, that’s fine. But that article was barely more intelligent than the lyrics to “Friday”, and has no business being printed.

Also, college guys with nice incomes tend to like things like conversation, and culture, you waste of space

According to 4down, it was in a high school paper not the New York Times.

The New York Times

would need at least something like “N.C.A.A.” so they can insert periods.

still represents a series of editorial choices and spilt ink

one shouldn't cry over spilt ink, though.
I have to assume it's a high school paper

I have no way of knowing for sure, but it most definitely would not be in a college paper, and I’d hope and pray it couldn’t be in a legitimate newspaper.

That's how I feel about it

She can be an idiot all she wants and just be a drain on society and the fool who marries her, but trying to get others to be like her is insulting to women who are not losers.

I do get angry at those who can’t write/speak clearly, and who have absolutely nothing to say.

Hmmm

She sounds like she’d make an excellent stepford wife

I like how she didn’t get an F, but an F+. I hope that helps her GPA.

lmao

I just noticed that

It's blocked

but I like your “If you read one misguided high school level essay this year . . .” tease.

“When your husband gets home from work you can go out to eat with the money he makes and also pay all the bills. Girls should all have back up plans but nothing that is full time and nothing that needs college to succeed.”
"I'm dumb so everyone else should be dumb too"

Such as the Iraq. Such as.

I had to get people to read, I knew it would get the job done ;)

I could transcribe this for you, but I’ll save the time and recap:

This girl thinks girls shouldn’t go to college “becasue” they don’t need to, and only boys and men should go to college. After this, the girls and women can marry the men so the men can take care of them with their money. Girls and women, in the mean time, are too busy with their lives and family, and should just have fun going shopping and getting their nails done.

The title says College really isn’t necessary (notice only the first word is capitalized), then proceeds to show exactly why someone like her would benefit so well from an extended education…hell, going back and doing high school again, lol.

she’ll go to JC, pump out a few kids, work at the Dairy Queen and eventually try community theater. This is the life I imagine for her. Two marriages….maybe three

no chance she goes to JC

all that peer pressure your senior year with folk getting acceptance le..

actually come to think of it, I know nothing of public school life. My high school had a 98% going to higher education rate.

You know nothing of us common folk!

are we sure this isn’t a joke?

that was my initial thought, but Friday was real so…

It's possible

But I know there are people who are like this, so it would shock me if it is fake.

Just went to a rally for immigrants (no politics!) and there were a lot of LA Dodgers hats.

I went to a Clippers game this week. There were no small seafaring vessels.

nor anyone related to Joe DiMaggio, that I saw at least.

Whenever

I see an “unofficial” but licensed Dodger cap, I think of Eric knocking it off that person’s head.

I die a little inside every time I see one.

The black on

black ones remind of Oregon Duck uniforms

Please, not here. I read this site to get awaaaay, far away from that stuff.

Update: AJ Ellis kind of liked my Woody Harrelson suggestion

to play him in Moneyball 2.

You talking “Kingpin” Woody or “No Country for Old Men” Woody?
No

we are thinking “Woody” Woody.

I suggested a little of each, plus some of Cheers Woody + Zombieland, but not Rampart.

He rules. Wonder if he counted the floors from the low minors to the bigs.

You know AJE underdog?? Does he still want us to go fuck ourselves?

Okay, break is over, and thanks to IVDown a perfect time so we can a look at some real bad writing with nothing to say

Back to the Telethon and make those phones ring

NPUT
http://www.truebluela.com/2012/1/23/2717040/a-camel-for-eric

Nothing to say is just Seinfeld, which works when it's funny

Which is an understatement to your story :)

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