Dodgers Downfall

For those of you in the dark, the juiciest divorce scandal of the year is that of the McCourts, the family that owns the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team. Despite the fact that the team made the playoffs four times in the six seasons the team was run by the McCourts, the divorce proceedings have revealed that the family squandered hundreds of millions of dollars from the team in order to live a lavish lifestyle. Moreover, the divorce proceedings continued to punish the team this season by hindering the management's ability to attract, sign, and pay much needed players.

Jamie McCourt, the now ex-wife of Frank, is claiming that she deserves control of the team upon the divorce. Frank thinks otherwise, of course.

Yet, regardless of what happens in the proceedings and which spouse ends up with the team, the fans and Angelenos are sick of the McCourts. The public perception of a money grubbing family is a PR nightmare and one that the family may not escape when this fight is over, regardless of who takes ownership. Even former Dodgers owner Peter O'Malley has spoken out against the McCourts and is pleading for new ownership or someone to care for the team as he did.

The McCourts are not letting go of their troubled franchise and will continue to ignore its needs until their own selfish disputes are resolved. But if they do not hurry, they may lose the team forever, because an uprising is being fueled by their greed.