April 24, 2004
Kings of LA
A funny thing happened on the way to the Angels domination of LA. The Dodgers started winning. They have the largest lead of any first place team in baseball. Granted, they aren't any better than the Angels; so far they've just been luckier (Dodgers have outscored their opponents 75-73; the Angels have outscored their opponents 93-92). But the Dodgers winning at the start of the season will keep their fans in their ballpark; long term, the Angels may be better off with Moreno at the helm. But the Dodger have DePodesta, so even if the Dodger's debt makes them cut salary, DePodesta knows how to put a low price, quality product on the field. All in all, it looks like a great time to be a baseball fan in LA.
Posted by David Pinto at
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I'm not a Dodger fan, but I got the sense,, at the start of the year, that Dodger Fan was getting ready to turn on the team -- mostly because of McCourt and the inactive offseason. Not Northeastern-baseball-fan levels of hate, but getting there.
Then they started winning and they're selling out the joint. They can't stay mad.
I think they still hate McCourt, though.
If you read Dodgers-oriented blogs, the feeling about McCourt is more of distrust than absolute hate, I think.