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

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  • Worst Owner in Sports History, How Frank McCourt Ruined the Dodgers & Made a Fortune Doing it.
    ► How Frank McCourt purchased the Dodgers without spending a dime of his own money.
    ► How Frank McCourt used Fox and his parking lots to buy the Dodgers.
    ► Frank McCourt cut all international spending. LA found success with Fernando Valenzuela, Pedro Martinez, Hideo Nomo, Adrian Beltre, Chan Ho Park, but McCourt refused.
    ► Frank McCourt could have traded for CC Sabathia and Cliff Lee, but refused.
    ► Frank McCourt's role in Bryan Stow assault at Dodger Stadium.
    ► Frank McCourt settles most expensive divorce of all time.
    ► How Guggenheim group turned the Dodgers around.
    and more! #Dodgers
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  • @elpepedepepes
    @elpepedepepes 2 роки тому +139

    And yet we still pay for his mistakes via parking.

    • @Captain-wc6vj
      @Captain-wc6vj 2 роки тому +7

      And ticket prices... 👎

    • @georgehigh4723
      @georgehigh4723 2 роки тому

      What does that tell you?

    • @davidduranmorales550
      @davidduranmorales550 2 роки тому

      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
      @Captain-wc6vj 2 роки тому +1

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

    • @luisagregan9466
      @luisagregan9466 2 роки тому +3

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

  • @24n8
    @24n8 2 роки тому +44

    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
      @LunaRa22 2 роки тому +7

      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

  • @ReanuKeaves1
    @ReanuKeaves1 2 роки тому +112

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

    • @jakes3799
      @jakes3799 2 роки тому +12

      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
      @ReanuKeaves1 2 роки тому +9

      @@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
      @jakes3799 2 роки тому +1

      @@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
      @ReanuKeaves1 2 роки тому +1

      @@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
      @jakes3799 2 роки тому +2

      @@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
    @clintloewenstine2996 2 роки тому +91

    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
      @kendallevans4079 2 роки тому +1

      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
      @capgucci9378 2 роки тому +9

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

    • @Steve00077
      @Steve00077 2 роки тому +6

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

    • @kendallevans4079
      @kendallevans4079 2 роки тому

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

    • @Steve00077
      @Steve00077 2 роки тому +7

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

  • @goatyachty1762
    @goatyachty1762 2 роки тому +43

    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
    @ezk1921 Рік тому +5

    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!

  • @zachleary108
    @zachleary108 2 роки тому +5

    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.

  • @fatmanchew909
    @fatmanchew909 2 роки тому +7

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

  • @Azulberry
    @Azulberry 2 роки тому +11

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

  • @tomogorman3947
    @tomogorman3947 2 роки тому +11

    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!

  • @dianeschroeder3980
    @dianeschroeder3980 2 роки тому +12

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

  • @slashismyhommie8182
    @slashismyhommie8182 2 роки тому +18

    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.

  • @ricksamericana749
    @ricksamericana749 2 роки тому +17

    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
      @reggieterry6720 2 роки тому +1

      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

  • @SW2799
    @SW2799 2 роки тому +4

    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
      @uchihadabba699 2 роки тому +1

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

    • @PeekaPeep
      @PeekaPeep 2 роки тому +4

      @@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
      @SmoothCriminal12 Рік тому

      @@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
      @PeekaPeep Рік тому

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

  • @trentproctor3402
    @trentproctor3402 2 роки тому +3

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

  • @georgesouthwick7000
    @georgesouthwick7000 2 роки тому +3

    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.

  • @xmanc5687
    @xmanc5687 2 роки тому +8

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

  • @arsenal-slr9552
    @arsenal-slr9552 2 роки тому +3

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

  • @Amrepdude499
    @Amrepdude499 2 роки тому +5

    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

  • @evermar1
    @evermar1 2 роки тому +3

    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.?

  • @lachanclaimages2810
    @lachanclaimages2810 2 роки тому +3

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

  • @brooks-e8249
    @brooks-e8249 2 роки тому +14

    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
      @paulallen1621 Рік тому +2

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

    • @brooks-e8249
      @brooks-e8249 Рік тому

      @@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.

  • @maylitosss
    @maylitosss 2 роки тому +25

    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… 🤔

  • @jovanniredpill5399
    @jovanniredpill5399 2 роки тому +3

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

  • @joeynumbers33
    @joeynumbers33 2 роки тому +5

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

  • @irisk934
    @irisk934 2 роки тому +9

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

  • @brianlind4456
    @brianlind4456 Рік тому +2

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

  • @gabrielsandoval7331
    @gabrielsandoval7331 2 роки тому +7

    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.

  • @mattirish1498
    @mattirish1498 2 роки тому +5

    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.

  • @k9spjack
    @k9spjack 2 роки тому +9

    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
      @jesseavila6014 2 роки тому

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

    • @ed7848
      @ed7848 2 роки тому +1

      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
      @natebellville3621 2 роки тому

      Marge Schott would like a word

  • @-C.S.R
    @-C.S.R 2 роки тому +11

    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
      @splashnskillz37 2 роки тому

      Meanwhile my Lakers stuck with the Pussy family 😔

  • @JoseNavarro-gd9sb
    @JoseNavarro-gd9sb 2 роки тому +2

    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.

  • @danielmulato4184
    @danielmulato4184 2 роки тому +1

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

  • @higueradezaragoza247
    @higueradezaragoza247 2 роки тому +1

    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 👍

  • @joeysucks6669
    @joeysucks6669 2 роки тому +1

    This was amazing my dude. You have yourself some talent and I look forward to more of your content.

  • @brianchua4240
    @brianchua4240 2 роки тому +12

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

    • @flat_life750
      @flat_life750 2 роки тому +4

      Donald Sterling enters the chat. Lol

    • @johnnycage1057
      @johnnycage1057 2 роки тому +1

      Dont forget former Clippers owner Donald Sterling

  • @captfido100
    @captfido100 2 роки тому +1

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

  • @jackcarreno907
    @jackcarreno907 2 роки тому +3

    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!!!!

  • @Timasion
    @Timasion 2 роки тому +8

    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.

  • @theDavidChannel1
    @theDavidChannel1 Рік тому +1

    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.

  • @dimasavila5606
    @dimasavila5606 2 роки тому +4

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

    • @dianeschroeder3980
      @dianeschroeder3980 2 роки тому

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

    • @justinllamas1
      @justinllamas1 2 роки тому +1

      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.

  • @1davejsutdave1
    @1davejsutdave1 2 роки тому +1

    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.

  • @goldeneve
    @goldeneve 2 роки тому +2

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

    • @Kobe_Jay_Kenobii
      @Kobe_Jay_Kenobii 2 роки тому +2

      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

  • @ssshhclos405
    @ssshhclos405 2 роки тому +3

    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.

  • @supt529
    @supt529 2 роки тому +1

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

  • @jakebkilgore2086
    @jakebkilgore2086 2 роки тому +3

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

  • @gadgetimpulse3833
    @gadgetimpulse3833 2 роки тому +2

    Donald Sterling: Hold my beer

  • @outofcompliance1639
    @outofcompliance1639 2 роки тому +4

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

  • @brandensimmons653
    @brandensimmons653 2 роки тому +3

    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

  • @patrickfurlong9169
    @patrickfurlong9169 2 роки тому +2

    New owners also did a spectacular renovation of Dodger stadium.

  • @annecollins1741
    @annecollins1741 2 роки тому +4

    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.

  • @natebellville3621
    @natebellville3621 2 роки тому

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

  • @Trinibarragan
    @Trinibarragan 2 роки тому

    Such a great breakdown thank you for this video

  • @dustinbossmusic
    @dustinbossmusic 2 роки тому +3

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

  • @Captain-wc6vj
    @Captain-wc6vj 2 роки тому +4

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

  • @jasongiannaros4091
    @jasongiannaros4091 2 роки тому +7

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

  • @estigia
    @estigia 2 роки тому

    Great piece!!!

  • @maxkoon1220
    @maxkoon1220 2 роки тому +1

    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..

  • @jennyvega8
    @jennyvega8 2 роки тому +2

    great video!

  • @sportscardsreportcards
    @sportscardsreportcards 2 роки тому +2

    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
    @colbypupgaming1962 2 роки тому +1

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

  • @Al3xg13
    @Al3xg13 2 роки тому +3

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

  • @BradenENelson
    @BradenENelson 2 роки тому +4

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

  • @bryanlewis4828
    @bryanlewis4828 2 роки тому +3

    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
      @wesleybarker5845 Рік тому +2

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

  • @haraldgriefbacon1373
    @haraldgriefbacon1373 2 роки тому +3

    For those of you who think that karma is real and there is some Agent of Justice in this universe, Dodgers Nation presents the case of Frank McCourt, the grifter who bankrupted the Dodgers and walked away with a billion.
    I have wealthy relatives, they are shameless and amoral, but I will always be grateful to them for educating me about how the world works, more than anything I learned at school.

  • @Jameswilllee
    @Jameswilllee 2 роки тому +3

    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
      @PeekaPeep 2 роки тому +1

      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...
      😅

  • @flavor805
    @flavor805 2 роки тому +1

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

  • @dodger1214
    @dodger1214 2 роки тому +3

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

  • @mh-do3pe
    @mh-do3pe 2 роки тому +9

    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
      @lucasgarciajr.8242 2 роки тому +4

      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
      @ThomasPartida 2 роки тому +3

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

    • @charlesfragoso3932
      @charlesfragoso3932 2 роки тому +1

      @@ThomasPartida BTW so is Roberts...

    • @Kobe_Jay_Kenobii
      @Kobe_Jay_Kenobii 2 роки тому +3

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

    • @ThomasPartida
      @ThomasPartida 2 роки тому +1

      @@charlesfragoso3932 agree 100%

  • @Monrovia1
    @Monrovia1 2 роки тому +1

    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.

  • @DanielRivera-ld7iq
    @DanielRivera-ld7iq 2 роки тому +2

    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

  • @ronaldrose7593
    @ronaldrose7593 2 роки тому +2

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

  • @Beast_1996
    @Beast_1996 2 роки тому

    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 🤷🏽‍♂️

  • @germayne05
    @germayne05 2 роки тому +1

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

  • @invaderace777
    @invaderace777 2 роки тому +1

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

  • @johnmcgarry9519
    @johnmcgarry9519 Рік тому

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

  • @2006LIYAH
    @2006LIYAH 2 роки тому

    Great video

  • @stephanieponce7456
    @stephanieponce7456 2 роки тому +1

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

  • @jjrossitee
    @jjrossitee 2 роки тому

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

    • @DodgersnationTV
      @DodgersnationTV  2 роки тому

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

    • @jjrossitee
      @jjrossitee 2 роки тому

      @@DodgersnationTV 👍😎

  • @mjsabet33
    @mjsabet33 2 роки тому +1

    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.

  • @ginonunez4460
    @ginonunez4460 2 роки тому

    Very intriguing

  • @southsidecompton9668
    @southsidecompton9668 2 роки тому +2

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

  • @lanternAVARICE
    @lanternAVARICE 2 роки тому

    this was a great video .

  • @carlosv728
    @carlosv728 2 роки тому +2

    MLB should never have approved the sale to Frank McCourt.

    • @PeekaPeep
      @PeekaPeep 2 роки тому +1

      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
      @Kobe_Jay_Kenobii 2 роки тому +1

      @@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
      @PeekaPeep 2 роки тому +1

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

  • @nowtheworld138
    @nowtheworld138 2 роки тому +2

    Whoa... Doug.. Andrew and Jason maybe.. but Juan you watch your mouth on

  • @douglaslowe5
    @douglaslowe5 2 роки тому +2

    i want one of those chapter 11 jerseys. it wasnt funny then, but it is now

  • @haraldgriefbacon1373
    @haraldgriefbacon1373 2 роки тому

    Fantastic job.

  • @88spaces
    @88spaces Рік тому +1

    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.

  • @RicardoMartinez-vk1pd
    @RicardoMartinez-vk1pd Рік тому

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

  • @jaysonrolon5925
    @jaysonrolon5925 2 роки тому +3

    He was a certified crook he wanted greed and power

    • @Djkm23
      @Djkm23 2 роки тому

      You got that right. The team suffered because of his selfish greed!

  • @KyleJett
    @KyleJett Рік тому

    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.

  • @LETS_GO_DODGERS
    @LETS_GO_DODGERS Рік тому +1

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

  • @MIKELIN8
    @MIKELIN8 2 роки тому +4

    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.

  • @jakes3799
    @jakes3799 2 роки тому

    Wow, 1:37 in and McCourt has already been shredded to bits.

  • @danielduquette3066
    @danielduquette3066 2 роки тому +2

    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

  • @roberttullos9334
    @roberttullos9334 2 роки тому +1

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

  • @socalred16
    @socalred16 2 роки тому +3

    Terrible owner, but all time worst has to be the Glazers. They’ve taken one of the biggest teams/brands and made them into team that is fighting for mediocrity

    • @ZackfromNoHo
      @ZackfromNoHo Рік тому +1

      Also, right here in Los Angeles we had Donald Sterling as the owner of the L.A. Clippers for far too many years. That guy has to be in the running for worst sports owner ever.

  • @HYPERPANTHER
    @HYPERPANTHER 2 роки тому +1

    Remember when he removed names from jerseys and tried to force feed fans Sweet Caroline?

  • @keepitmovin4028
    @keepitmovin4028 2 роки тому +1

    It’s a shame he still owns the parking lots! That’s why they look like crap, dark and full of pot holes.

  • @Ryan-bc2wh
    @Ryan-bc2wh Рік тому

    For me personally it was running out minor league players,bad contracts and not developing their farm system. What players did contribute (Loney,Martin,Ethier,Kemp) It was such a colossal waste of their talents. I can only imagine what success they would have had had they invested in their Dominican scouting building youth around the core of the 4..