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Tuesday, July 29, 2003

a business so terrible even Rupert can't make it work 

Posted by Nick : 3:19 PM

News Corp. has agreed to sell the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team to the owner of the NFL champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Malcolm Glazer. The deal is pending review by the NFL due to "rules on football team owners also owning teams in other sports, and how they pay for and fund those teams."

Why exactly would anyone from the NFL want to buy into baseball? MLB and its guaranteed contracts are a long way from the manageable salaries and owner-friendly contracts of the National Football League. The Los Angeles Dodgers are the epitome of this fact. Just look at how their fortunes have faired with respect to the health of Kevin Brown: 

Year       Kevin Brown IP    LA Record

2003           131.1               54-50

2002           063.2               92-70

2001           115.2               86-76

2000           230.0               96-76

1999           252.1               77-85


He of the $15,000,000.00 contract this year has not made a noticeable impression on the fortunes of his team, and the Dodgers have never made a playoff appearance with Kevin Brown on their roster.
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