Worst Owner in Sports History, How Frank McCourt Ruined the Dodgers & Made a Fortune Doing it

[@ReanuKeaves1]

So glad and appreciative at how Dodgers have been ran. These are the golden years for Dodgers modern baseball.

[@jakes3799]

For the amount of talent that the Dodgers have, you should be only mildly happy. One championship is great, no question. It's not an easy thing to get. But with the amount of talent on that team, they should already be a dynasty, like the '96-'03 Yankees. That hasn't happened. It still could, but it hasn't happened so far. I would consider what they've done so far as mildly successful at best.

[@ReanuKeaves1]

@@jakes3799 The other two times the Dodgers made it to the World Series the past 5 years, they went up against to teams that cheated. On top of that, baseball is going to baseball. It’s much easier to win a NBA finals championship when your front office puts in work whereas baseball it doesn’t mean you’re a shoe in to win. Plus, regardless of championships, the Dodgers have been a very well ran organization, especially when you lived thru the McCourt era.

[@jakes3799]

@@ReanuKeaves1 The A's went to 3 World Series in a row from '88-'90. I don't consider them a dynasty. So yes, I know that the Dodgers made it to the World Series a couple of times in addition to their win. It doesn't matter. Maybe it would matter more if they had won more championships like the Yankees did. Then those WS losses add to the dynasty. But IMO you have to win at least 3 championships within a short period of time to be considered a dynasty. And hard as it is, it has been done. The Giants won 3 in 5 years. That's a dynasty. The Yankees won 4 out of 5 and then made it to two more World Series after that. They also did the best record in AL in 1994 and had a great team in 1995 that lost by a hair. Now, that's definitely a dynasty. The only team that didn't win multiple championships that I would also consider a dynasty is the Braves of the 90s. And that's because they won so much and so consistently, and had such amazing players, that you just can't ignore them.

[@ReanuKeaves1]

@@jakes3799 Not sure why you’re talking about the giants, A’s, or dynasties. Your point is convoluted at this point. All I said was these are the modern golden years for the Dodgers dude.

[@jakes3799]

@@ReanuKeaves1 I suppose you didn't specifically address the dynasty point I originally made. But you did state that these are the Dodgers' golden years. That statement seems a little bit strong IMO for a team with such high expectations, talent, and such high team salary. Maybe if it was the Guardians that statement would fit better. But for the Dodgers? With the amount of talent they have on that ball club? Maybe they don't have to be a dynasty. But anything less than 2 championships within the span of 5 years is a disappointment.

[@clintloewenstine2996]

Great piece D-Mac. I'm a long time Dodger's fan and have a relative that was a Dodger's employee for 30+ years. I think McCourt is the luckiest SOB on the planet. The only saving grace is that they been so good for the last decade that people forget how bad things were under McCourt.

[@kendallevans4079]

yeah, lets not also forget the "60 Game exhibition" they won in 2021....which will go down in history as NOT a W.S

[@capgucci9378]

@@kendallevans4079 it will everybody had they chance to fight for it if your team won it u wouldn’t say this bro

[@Steve00077]

It’s already gone down in the record books as a championship.

[@kendallevans4079]

@@Steve00077 Look for the asterisk at the bottom of the list!

[@Steve00077]

Is there an asterisk on the championship trophy? On the rings? On the banner? In the record books? Nope.

[@goatyachty1762]

Wow Doug, I'm speechless... this was an amazing video. I knew that someday you guys would tell this story and I knew Doug would be the one to tell it. It's so important for people to know this because so many people love to say, "the dodgers are just a bought team, they pay for playoffs and world series" but that is not the case. The Dodgers have been through hell and have literally risen from the ashes. I grew up in the mccourt Era. I remember being a little kid going to these games and even though the dodgers could've been so much better, I still had so much love for the team. The Dodgers work so hard now, from the front office to the farm system itself. Andrew friedman and the new owners, are the best thing to happen to the dodgers in a long time. I have so much pride in being a dodger fan, even through the hardest times.

[@ezk1921]

Thanks for untangling the Frank and Jamie McCourt Era in Los Angeles. Excellent job explaining. Especially the complicated financial mess. You made it easy to follow. What a key role MLB Commissioner Bud Selig played in all the drama. What I really remember the most is the Dodgers had some very exciting teams during the six McCourt years. Had Ned Collette as G.M. He made several big trades. For Normar Garciapara Manny Ramirez, Adrain Gonzales and others. It’s “poetic justice” McCourt didn’t wait a bit longer to sell his Dodgers. Sold before an $8.3 Billion Spectrum Cable Deal was put together and finalized. New ownership, with Magic Johnson, fell into that gold mine!

[@elpepedepepes]

And yet we still pay for his mistakes via parking.

[@Captain-wc6vj]

And ticket prices... 👎

[@georgehigh4723]

What does that tell you?

[@davidduranmorales550]

I don't blame him on the parking. Blame your piece of shit current ownership. Bunch of fucken greedy Cocksuckers. Course he wants his cut because he sees these current greedy assholes fuck fans over with their stupid seating ticket prices, concession stands, etc. Not to mention the seating charts are stupid too. Good for him fucking these current assholes

[@Captain-wc6vj]

@Erik Moreno Somehow I knew you were going to say that. I bet half the crowd is...

[@luisagregan9466]

Park on the neighborhood streets and walk to the stadium. That's how you stick it to the McCourts.

[@24n8]

The fact that McCourt still profits because of his holding interest in the parking lots and land around Dodger Stadium makes me sick. Thank God for the current ownership group who not only gives a shit about putting the best team on the field year after year, but also have made massive improvements to the stadium itself. Let's hope they can figure out how to make getting in and out of the stadium gates less of a nightmare.

[@LunaRa22]

yeah like building some parking structures and having a light rail system to transfer fans around the stadium lot and up and down the main streets. of course that will involve mcevil and the city of LA to agree but maybe one day

[@SW2799]

I’m in Southern California, I’m a Dodgers fan. Fortunately now in 2022, as for the last few years we have been doing really well including a World Series win in 2020. We will not miss Frank McCourt. Only problem is he still owns the parking at Dodger Stadium! Excellent video.

[@uchihadabba699]

In 2020 there was no WS. It was Fall Ball tournament

[@PeekaPeep]

@@uchihadabba699 Spin it however you want, still a legit WS title as far as MLB's concerned. Now the 2017 one's a different story altogether, dare ANYONE on here to successfully argue that it was indeed won fair-and-square by that team I won't mention by name anymore (lol)... 😅

[@SmoothCriminal12]

@@PeekaPeep no definitive evidence has come out to suggest that the Astros cheated during the playoffs. And considering the Dodgers have just recently been accused of stealing signs illegally as well (albeit not as severe as Houston did), fans shouldn't be talking about cheating

[@PeekaPeep]

@@SmoothCriminal12 Sounds like typical "cover-up" nonsense to me. Astros cheated that year, they didn't deny it, END OF STORY.

[@dianeschroeder3980]

Just WOW!! A superb piece of journalism, Dmac! Thanks for reminding us where we at DodgersNation came from⚾️⚾️🍀

[@rockyracoon3233]

You know it Sista!!

[@tomogorman3947]

This was amazing to watch! I started following the Dodgers in 2010 when I was on a family holiday in LA (I'm from Europe) and attended a couple of games. So i was never that familiar with the MCCourt era, so this was super helfpul!

[@1davejsutdave1]

Closing Dodgertown in Vero Beach, FL was just awful. I grew up there, it was spring training institution. Florida hasn't been the same since.

[@fatmanchew909]

Sterling and McCourt put LA sports into shame. Can we officially crown Art Moreno the new McCourt?

[@irisk934]

Great video Doug. I feel so lucky to have the ownership and managing team that we have now.

[@slashismyhommie8182]

I think the worst part was the organization as a whole, from operations standpoint, was in good shape when he stepped in. Just a couple of right moves could have taken the team to the world series. But the playing it cheap picking players at the end of their careers to fill needs was exactly how it sounds, depressing. I think Lofton was in that era, and he could still play a bit. But everyone including coaching etc was looking to springboard to better organizations in that era.

[@Azulberry]

Man, Dodgers could have had a better chance against those dang Phillies in 08 and 09 with Cliff Lee or Sabathia.

[@brianlind4456]

Great video; The sports world is just better when the Dodgers are doing well.

[@captfido100]

"FRANKRUPT" You crack me up Dmac. Outstanding piece you did hear. You got a future kid! Keep the hits comin'.

[@Amrepdude499]

I’m surprised that this doesn’t get more coverage. Times were incredibly dark back then and not many know about the complete 180 Guggenheim did with the dodgers. The McCourt era was a dark time but I still rooted for the Dodgers no matter what, going to games though, not during the McCourt era haha

[@zachleary108]

I was a season ticket holder during these years and when we found out that he had 3 homes in LA alone, a personal hair stylist and masseuse all on the Dodgers payroll while simultaneously not being able to make payroll was one of the biggest f-yous to fans ever. It was really hard to be a fan during the McCourt years. He was an awful POS and to this day still owns the stadium parking lot.

[@brooks-e8249]

This is great! This is something that everyone who appreciates how professional the current ownership is. We are so lucky to have this A-hole gone. This guy was horrible! He should have went to prison for the way he treated the Dodgers, and yes he wanted to move the stadium too.

[@paulallen1621]

Just think of how awesome and bright Dodger Blue would have been without McCrook at the helm!!!

[@brooks-e8249]

@@paulallen1621 In retrospect, he really screwed Los Angeles, to the point where baseball was not even important to the city anymore. In fact, the Dodgers were frowned upon because of the violence in the seats. It was awful. WE should have run that guy out of town long before he left with his pockets full of money. If im not mistaken, i think he was going to try to sell the ravine to build houses at one point. Looking back, it makes me sick to my stomach. LA could have easily slipped into a city where the baseball team was an afterthought.

[@xmanc5687]

I never realized how bad he really was. Great documentary.

[@jasongiannaros4091]

This is cool - I hope you guys do more short docs on Dodgers history

[@ricksamericana749]

I don't know how you can list the McCourts failures without mentioning the man orchestrated his purchase, Bud Selig? Selig engineered McCourt's purchase to ensure the richest franchise in baseball cash strapped.

[@reggieterry6720]

Rick I think Bud Selig is overrated as being a good commissioner. I am a braves fan and was speechless when he allowed libery media to buy them. He knew corporations will not operate with the intent on winning but to line their pockets. Selig must have an affinity for the super rich

[@georgesouthwick7000]

Just a perfect of the difference between the fans definition of success versus ownership’s definition of success. The fans want a championship. Ownership wants to make the most money possible and could not care less about winning.

[@evermar1]

The parking lot lighting is dangerous. I've parked on the south side of the parking lot, and they were using portable lights that you see in carnivals. Shameful, that they let him keep the land.?

[@danielmulato4184]

Great content fellas. Been following y’all for years and keeps getting better. Good shit!

[@higueradezaragoza247]

Great Great report, very detailed and didn’t miss a beat great good D-Max and the Rest of the crew that put in the work on this amazing report 👍

[@jovanniredpill5399]

The fact we could've had Cliff Lee just makes me irate

[@arsenal-slr9552]

I was like 13-16 when most of this happened so catching up on it now is crazy.

[@mattirish1498]

Whoa! You're missing a bunch of more stuff. Paul Depodesta was McCourts go-to-guy way before Ned Confetti. In 04, Depodesta traded Loduca, pitcher, Mota, and Encaracion to the Marlins for Brad Penny and Hee Seop Choi. Depodesta was all for a complete different color scheme of dodger stadium, in fact all seats had gone to a really dark blue and it was McCheap who actually followed that lead. I remember very well seeing piles and piles of old original seats in the the Dodger Stadium parking lot. A few years later McCheap (McCourt) did not even have last names on jerseys. Finally, he relented but the font in the players' names was terrible. Another bum move and not mentioned by you, is the Dodgers moved from their iconic Dodgertown in Vero Beach FL courtesy of F.M. Finally, don't think Guggenheim is your Savior, just because they finally won the WS, the division(s), reg season etc. Prices have gone up across the board, from food prices to bare minimum seats/top deck and now considering ads on jerseys.

[@DodgersnationTV]

Stay tuned for part 2

[@trentproctor3402]

The worst part by far was the amount of crime happening at dodger stadium

[@maylitosss]

Can’t help but think, of what could’ve been if Guggenheim owned the Dodgers sooner… we could’ve signed prime free-agents such as CC Sabathia, Miguel Cabrera, Pujols, Cliff Lee, Lackey, etc… and the trades that could’ve happened back then… 🤔

[@georgehigh4723]

You're kidding right

[@flavor805]

Great job. Need more videos like this. Maybe Tommy Lasorda Era

[@DodgersnationTV]

Great idea!

[@Al3xg13]

Great video. McCourt was the reason why I didn’t watch as much and go to the games.

[@natebellville3621]

This is something UrinatingTree would look into, but this is great piece. Good work!

[@supt529]

AWESOME piece DMac. Hope to see more of these in the future

[@JoseNavarro-gd9sb]

I remember the Dodgers had $1 beer day game were only 3,000 fans showed up. My brother sent me pictures of the stands. I couldn't believe it. That was the lowest point.

[@lachanclaimages2810]

Can’t believe that he hung onto the parking lot around the stadium! Still a creep!

[@GreggK6EGG]

gotta hand it to him.. he played it very well..

[@Captain-wc6vj]

GREAT documentary Doug. Thanks. I've learned a lot watching your channel and I appreciate all the hard work you put in. 👍

[@k9spjack]

Well, Frank McCourt can now thank Cincinnati Reds owner Bob Castellini as the worst owner in MLB history. As the Reds are off to their worst start in team history because he got rid of 75% of last years offensive players to "save money." As a Reds fan I pray that MLB steps in and saves the Cincinnati Reds franchise from Bob Castellini like they did when they stepped in to save the Los Angeles Dodgers from a corrupt owner!

[@jesseavila6014]

Don't go to games make it 2k people per game

[@ed7848]

I’m a lifelong Dodger Fan and former season ticket owner during the Fernandomania Era & The Last LA ALL STAR GAME. My advice to all suffering Reds fans is to spread the word to BOYCOTT the games & let it be known why the BOYCOTT is taking place. Hopefully somehow the fortunes will change for the better and then you fans can return to root for your team. Good Luck……. OR better yet to save a lot of headaches the best option I would recommend is just bail out & JumpShip on the REDS & become A DODGERS FAN! 👍🏽😉😂 Come on board, there’s plenty of room for new Dodger Fans. 🙌🏽

[@natebellville3621]

Marge Schott would like a word

[@DanielRivera-ld7iq]

And if I do remember you got Manny Ramirez Hanley Ramirez and all the postseason stuff they talk about Kershaw was during that time when the Dodgers couldn't get past the Cardinals or else we would be singing a different tune

[@ssshhclos405]

Yup... we should have won in 08 had a lot of momentum going into the playoffs. We just needed another arm. Had young Kershaw and the baby blues and ManRam.

[@jjrossitee]

Randomly here for the first time.... You make really awesome stuff, really awesome. You have a perfect voice for baseball. Subbed.

[@DodgersnationTV]

Thanks a lot for rockin' with us, Justin!!

[@jjrossitee]

@@DodgersnationTV 👍😎

[@Timasion]

He's a genius. I still despise the man. The worst moment was when I heard that the Dodgers couldn't make payroll. It was in May of 2011 and, as a fan, I had no idea if the Dodgers were going to play anymore games.

[@ZhangtheGreat]

What the Dodgers fans did to protest ownership is what all fans should do: stop going to games and stop purchasing team merchandise until ownership changes. Easier said than done, but it's the only way ownership has a chance to change. Ownership values their wallets above all else.

[@mjsabet33]

Great video!!! Got to say that he was a terrible owner but an excellent business man. Leveraged the entire franchise and walked away with $1 billion.

[@gabrielsandoval7331]

I boycotted going to Dodger games the last two years of his ownership. Settled for going to the games in San Diego. God I disliked that guy.

[@annecollins1741]

Frank McCourt was the worst ..He made my beloved Dodgers a laughing stock in the league.. I'm was so happy that Magic Johnson and his investors bought the Dodgers and the Dodgers been doing good ever since. And Frank McCourt was a cheapskate. And thank you for showing this.

[@maxkoon1220]

You dropped a BOMB DMac!!! 👍👏👍👏 as a Dodgers Fan.. I think other Dodgers fan needed to hear and learn about this Brutha.. thank you for the info..

[@LETS_GO_DODGERS]

McCourt was not even the worst dodgers owner. FOX/NEWSCORP couldn't even get to a playoff game with 5 straight ROY.

[@stephanieponce7456]

This was a really good video. Glad the new ownership is making the Dodgers golden years

[@-C.S.R]

But if it wasn’t for him we wouldn’t have what we have today in a first class run organization! Our ownership now is a home run!

[@splashnskillz37]

Meanwhile my Lakers stuck with the Pussy family 😔

[@danielduquette3066]

Hey Mac I believe McCourt still owns the parking lot at Dodger Stadium , let us know that bit of information if you would please. 50 years of bleeding Dodger Blue ! Keep up the great work you do

[@DodgersnationTV]

Gonna get a part 2 poppin'!

[@DodgersnationTV]

Thanks for rockin with us Daniel!

[@bryanlewis4828]

I've been a Dodger fan since 1975 and the entire Frank McCourt era was a train wreck. Here is to a future in which Frank McCourt never ruins another sports franchise

[@wesleybarker5845]

He now owns the olympique de Marseille pro soccer team. Their fans aren't happy with him and want him to sell the team

[@patrickfurlong9169]

New owners also did a spectacular renovation of Dodger stadium.

[@joeynumbers33]

I barely could watch the Dodgers during his era, a Red Sox fan running the Dodgers.

[@gadgetimpulse3833]

Donald Sterling: Hold my beer

[@jakebkilgore2086]

I remember how cheap he was with security. Going to a Giants game at the worst of his ownership was not safe at all

[@88spaces]

When you bleed blue it's hard to see them spiral into a hole. That's what McCourt did. Drove them underground. It was a sad time for the Dodgers. But I'm glad the franchise went through those turbulent times because it gave rise to the new and improved Dodgers that don't play around. They spend money where it's needed to build a champion. It warms my heart to see how good they are now.

[@craigbhill]

The lowest point for me came when, after the sale to the great Guggenheimers, it was revealed McCourt was stiffing Vin Scully out of his paycheck, giving him IOU notes until he could wrest the Dodgers out of the bankruptcy he put them in; Vin never publicly complained about it, keeping it quiet from the fans who, if we had known, we might have stormed the one of McCourt's 14 mansions he lived in, and lynched him. The 2nd worst moment came when it was revealed Bud Selig, the supposedly heroic commissioner of baseball who forced McCourt to sell the team out of bankruptcy, had been the guy who manipulated the sale of the Dodgers to McCourt in the first place in a sweetheart deal after McCourt was disapproved from buying the Red Sox, as a cheap consolation prize! To which all I can say is Fuck Bud, who was up to his hips in scandal himself, forcing the National League to accept the small market Boring Brewers in a switch with one of the two original 1962 NL expansion teams, the Houston Astros, because Bud, who owned the AL Brewers before he became commissioner of baseball, yearned for the days of his youth when the Braves moved to Milwaukee, his first baseball love, and Selig wanted to recreate the situation with Milwaukee being part of the NL, so as noted forced the Boring Brewers into the NL and to even it out forced the Astros into the AL, just to satisfy his ridiculous wetdream of bringing the NL back to Boring Milwaukee, a nothingburger of a city not interested enough in baseball to ever equal the NL's greater popularity than the AL, born 28 years later than the NL with The Best of city locations vs the AL's lesser, smaller and more suburban sites when they were formed, the NL having established themselves in the larger and better citues. Until Milwaukee became an NL team again, the NL annually outdrew the AL by multiple millions of fans vs the AL which consisted of 2nd tier cities with lower fan interest. Being a Dodger fan since they escaped a crappy small park in rundown Brooklyn to become THE premier most popular team in baseball in LA, annually setting the highest standard of team attendance by a wide margin, verging on 4 million every year, whereas Boring Milwaukee rarely ever approached 2 million. Bud Selig lowered the high standards of the National League with his self-serving Milwaukee switcheroo. Take that, Selig. And shove it.

[@brianchua4240]

"In Sports history"? Yeah.......Dan Snyder, James Dolan would like to have a word with you. "In Dodgers history" sure

[@flat_life750]

Donald Sterling enters the chat. Lol

[@johnnycage1057]

Dont forget former Clippers owner Donald Sterling

[@dodger1214]

Amazing to think where the Dodgers are now after the ownership of McCourt. Those were truly some dark days for Dodger fans.

[@slickricktheruler]

Very well laid out. If I’m not mistaken I think Frank McCourt still owns or gets a cut of all dodgers parking proceeds? Can anyone confirm this?

[@thegoodfella2045]

Yes he does

[@dimasavila5606]

Parking 45 bucks Dodgers high price tickets Beer 18 bucks Better win another Chip Man I miss the early 90s

[@dianeschroeder3980]

I was around for the prices in the 60s and 70s

[@justinllamas1]

u miss the early 90’s ? u miss 2 first round exits and no playoffs the remaining 8 years ? I was born in 1996 but if u miss the team being losers in the early 90’s then the dodgers are the wrong team for u, bud. go support fucking cincinnati or pittsburgh or baltimore then.

[@outofcompliance1639]

If he lost his parking lots in Boston in the deal then he DID have his own money invested.

[@jennyvega8]

great video!

[@jackcarreno907]

I remember around 2004 (I think? Could be wrong?) the Dodgers were poised to win it all and then all of a sudden they traded away ALL their talent (Beltre, LoDuca and others) halfway through the season and they just IMPLODED!! Depedesta, McCourts puppet was the fall guy but, we know who was behind it all. That season ended abysmal. Don't get me started on Selig and now Manfred. Let Rose into the HOF ALREADY!!!!

[@sportscardsreportcards]

The worse part under the Frankfrupt McCourt era was that the dodgers had a chance to win a few WS but he held back from spending an extra 4 million and thus we had to see the escape artists from SF win a few first before Magic and the gang took over🤦🏻‍♂️

[@colbypupgaming1962]

When he said he'd tear down FENWAY PARK should have been the warning to MLB that he was a toxic owner.

[@Monrovia1]

Guggenheim Baseball management is how you run a baseball team , Develop the farm system until just have an embarrassment of riches, Make key trades and sign key free agents to reasonable contracts, Spend what is needed invest in the ballpark and find hidden gems like Muncy and Turner.

[@BradenENelson]

And Manfred continues the McCourt legacy: sitting on the Dodgers, desperate to choke the life out of them.

[@Trinibarragan]

Such a great breakdown thank you for this video

[@theDavidChannel1]

The three worst things McCourt did that bothers me to this day: 1. He still owns the parking lot, which is why parking is so expensive there to this day. 2. He started playing "Sweet Caroline" and "God Bless America" at Dodgers Stadium, because he really wanted to buy the Red Sox, and that's what the Red Sox do. 3. He fired longtime Dodgers broadcaster Ross Porter, and replaced him with former Yankees broadcaster Charlie Steiner, to bring over that East Coast feel McCourt was so used to.

[@mh-do3pe]

Ned Colleti along with Grady Little, Joe Torre, and Don Mattingly don't get enough credit for how they shaped the Dodgers to the powerhouse it is today.I didn't care who the owner was, I was too busy watching Jeff Kent and JD Drew, Rafael Furcal, Brad Penny, Greg Maddux, Derek Lowe, Russell Martin, Andre Eithier, Matt Kemp, James Loney, Takashi, Hong Chi Kuo, Juan Pierre.

[@lucasgarciajr.8242]

This comment took me back to the dodgers games on channel 9 during the 2000s !!! Great people you mentioned there. What about when Milton Bradley had that outburst in the outfield and ripped of his jersey !!!! Jim Tracy had to hug him so he could calm down. LoL!!!!

[@ThomasPartida]

With the exception of a few names here, most of these guys were on their way out, btw mattingly was a horrible manager.

[@charlesfragoso3932]

@@ThomasPartida BTW so is Roberts...

[@Kobe_Jay_Kenobii]

Rafael Furcal was the most underrated shortstop i ever seen, the guy was a vacuum , incredible player

[@ThomasPartida]

@@charlesfragoso3932 agree 100%

[@ronaldrose7593]

He was lucky!! It's a wonder his remains were not in the nearest dumpster. He was a believer in 'greed is good'.

[@gerrythrash6563]

Worst owner? John Fisher is saying, 'hold my beer'.

[@goldeneve]

So is comesky yawkey and marge

[@Beast_1996]

I remember when I was 12 seeing the low attendance As the years passed on I was learning about the Frank McCourt era but after watching this video everything makes sense now! I can’t imagine how this team would be doing if he was still our owner The way the team performs it’s not just the players coaches or the scouts, it’s also whoever owns the team cause who else writes their checks 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@goldeneve]

Frank destroy the potential dodgers dynasty 2005-2010…..and also that team up north got there dynasty

[@Kobe_Jay_Kenobii]

That was the straw the broke the camels back for the McCourt situation, after coming so close but short in 08 & 09, the Dodgers go into a decline with hated SF Giants winning multiple, achieving a dynasty Worst time to be a Dodgers fan, I'm still not satisfied we need to win more titles, I'm grateful for 2020 but we can win more with the rich moves

[@johnmcgarry9519]

Oh. Let's not forget the TV deal that left lower income fans hugging their radios. Love you, Vin!

[@BigB932]

He bought the team. His money his team his decisions.

[@Jameswilllee]

I refuse to park at Dodger Stadium since it's still owned by McCourt. I park at Union Station and take the free shuttle.

[@PeekaPeep]

I'm surprised most (if not ALL) true Dodger fans that still drive to the games haven't already gone that route instead of blindly paying McCourt for the stadium parking that he still owns to the best of my knowledge. At the very least, Guggenheim ownership should've had a sign right outside the parking area saying flat-out: "DODGER STADIUM PARKING AREA PROPERTY OF FRANK MCCOURT. ALTERNATE PARKING SITES AND FREE DODGER SHUTTLE SERVICE NEAR STADIUM STRONGLY ADVISED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. OTHERWISE, PAY AT YOUR OWN RISK!" Bet that would get Frank to give it back real quick, lol... 😅

[@dustinrossg]

Pretty sure he still owns the parking lot at Dodger stadium, and he's making bank off it.

[@brandensimmons653]

I thought the wilpons were the worst owners ever (mets fan here) but the mcourts were drunk with power using money for their own gains

[@Belowthaheavenz]

Tbh I can’t even be mad at the guy . He finessed the MLB

[@estigia]

Great piece!!!

[@Sherriff_Bart805]

Great job on this DMac, it's still hard to imagine an owner worse than Donald Sterling, but Frank is definitely as bad if not worse. Didn't the "Blue home uni" experiment happen under McCourt? Nuff said.

[@lucasgarciajr.8242]

Yeah.hes the one that had the players last name removed from the back of the uniform to copy the n.y Yankees & Boston red Sox.

[@RicardoMartinez-vk1pd]

Dodgers Nation great video D Mack keep it up. Go Dodgers

[@invaderace777]

Damn Frank McCourt with this resume could be the next President of the US.

[@jcueto75]

Should also make a video on how bad it was when Fox owned the team

[@jonphillips2623]

Another dark time in Dodgers history.

[@southsidecompton9668]

Worst part about Frank McCourt, he's still owns Dodgers Stadium parking lot 😔

[@sharontighe3745]

The part that continues to hurt.....he still owns 50% of the parking lots/area around Dodger Stadium....and will get profits from any future development of the land.

[@KyleJett]

Hands down, the worst part was not keeping Adrian Beltre. He was a monster in 2004 and easily our best player. Instead of offering him the money he deserved, we signed Jeff Kent (a person no one in LA liked) and JD Drew (won a title with the Red Sox after opting out in LA). However, I am pretty sure Dodger GM at the time, DePodesta, is more to blame for this than McCourt.

[@germayne05]

The era is not over as he still owns the parking lot and the prices go up every year.

[@CIF-pm7tk]

30 for 30! as a dodger hater, this man was gold!!

[@MIKELIN8]

McCourt got lucky. I'm sure Steve Cohen wouldn't have given him permission to share his bid with other prospective buyers, too. He was a real low-life.

[@_Jake.From.Statefarm_]

Crazy story.. As a Padre fan.. We have had bad owner after bad owner until recently (Fowler and Seidler + O'Mally's).. The only difference was he actually spent money.. lol our payroll was 60m, the highest being 110m until the team was bought by the newer ownership. Crazy how things work out.

[@carlosv728]

MLB should never have approved the sale to Frank McCourt.

[@PeekaPeep]

Nah, they had to because the majority of team owners at the time simply wouldn't have it any other way. Dodgers have always been the absolute envy of MLB (even more so than the "hated" Yankees, lol) ever since being the first to officially break the baseball color barrier with the signing of Jackie Robinson 75 years ago. Handing the franchise over to a two-bit Boston carpetbagger in McCourt was in their eyes the best way of finally knocking the long-celebrated Dodger brand down a peg, or so they initially thought 😏. What they didn't count on was McCourt being so outrageously bad at running a high-profile baseball team that he was on the verge of exposing MLB itself as a MASSIVELY incompetent pro-sports league soon to be made financially irrelevant. Looking back, I'm amazed then-commissioner Selig actually put his foot down and forced the Dodgers out of McCourt's hands just long enough to hand it over to an ownership with legitimately deep pockets because he was 100% in league with the other owners that wanted to see the Dodger franchise bent over a barrel in the absolute worst way. Guess the old saying still holds true: BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR!!! 😆😂🤣💀

[@Kobe_Jay_Kenobii]

@@PeekaPeep don't forget Selig still screwed us by letting Ryan Braun (Brewers player from a team he used to be affiliated with) get away with cheating and winning the MVP over Matt Kemp who deserved it that year

[@PeekaPeep]

@@Kobe_Jay_Kenobii Oh believe me, I haven't forgotten AND NEVER WILL FORGET IT! 👿

[@Nothing-e3e]

I wish he was forced to pay back the embezzlement back to the Dodgers.

[@partypartida]

worst part of the mc court era.. hiring paul de podesta as GM and dismantling the 2004 team after the all star break. his money ball mentality got rid of paul lo duca, Dave roberts, among a few and crippled the team into the post season. especially without a true starting catcher they were useless.

[@roberttullos9334]

Coming from an Astros fan. That sucks Dodger fans. No team deserves that crap