But two people with knowledge of the location bad said, that he also strongly in his team consider forcing the sale draws by calling "fit interests of baseball" forces has managed the team of Frank McCourt, since 2004, snatch, he believes owners who enrich the franchise while.
Blessed said in a statement that he taught McCourt was made of his decision, he said, "The best interests of the Club, his big fans and all of the major league baseball protect."
Blessed added that his Office "his thorough examination the operation and finances of the Dodgers of Mr. McCourt still would property at the time."
McCourt has charged the once renowned franchise with more than $400 million in debt, and was involved in an ugly and long legal battle with his wife on the conditions of their divorce.
Earlier this month, San Francisco Giants fan was severely beaten outside Dodger Stadium in an incident, the McCourt a lack of adequate security admitted at once venerable ballpark exposed.
When Selig, his calls extraordinary powers, he would seek the support of three quarters of sports 30 owners, and then sell the Dodgers in McCourt's name.
The two people with knowledge of Selig's would think not identified because they had not authorized, publicly talk about possible action plan of the Commissioner.
You said, blessed is the view that McCourt is heavily damaged, has the value, and the reputation which the Dodgers while only with his own profits concern and benefits.
Buy McCourt, a Boston real estate developer, who previously tried the Red Sox, did not try, sell the Dodgers despite its financial difficulties and very public dispute with his wife, Jamie.
William Nicholas Selig had a stand against McCourt earlier in this year when he refused McCourt's request available$ 200 million by Rupert Murdoch's Fox Entertainment Group, which previously owned the team.
Rejected McCourt Selig the 433 million US dollars, which he already owes to add more debt.? Blessed has approval rights over all the team credits. But earlier this month McCourt a personal loan of $ 30 million of Fox got, which is not in Selig the jurisdiction to deny the Los Angeles Times reported.
McCourt bought the team seven years ago for $430 million of Fox, a subsidiary of News Corporation. There were a few other bidders, including Malcolm Glazer, the owner of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers; Alan Casden, a real estate developer; and, to a lesser extent, Dave Checketts, former President of the Madison Square Garden, the now the sale of its stake in the St. Louis Blues.
But contain his deals, the a 145 million US-dollar loan from Fox, McCourt as the winner despite the financial structure, which was like to unload the Dodgers. Although the entire transaction considered was heavily used, it also meets baseball's debt rules and mitigated Fox wearing baseball at national level and the Dodgers locally on his Fox Sports Network sports West regional.
The divorce trial and the advertising around's McCourt divorce have Selig displeased. The McCourts took $ 108 million in personal distributions from the team between 2004 and 2009, nearly half for personal mortgages and real estate, according to court records cited by the Los Angeles Times.
And concerns, beating the Giants fan outside Dodger stadium that McCourt had not enough on the aging ballpark security attention or put into service of its upkeep enough money.
Although McCourt not blessed the inner circle, such as Fred Wilpon, belonging to main owner of the Mets, one other troubled franchise, it simply out even an unpopular owner force may not.
"It would be messy and might set a precedent, the other owners might not want," said Marc Ganis, a sports industry consultant. He said it could better failure to its debt and then step waiting for McCourt to pay in run and to sell the team. Blessed Hicks by Thomas O., who had preferred Selig, in default for its loans to a group helped orchestrated last year's sale of the Texas Rangers under the leadership of Nolan Ryan.
Selig pushed out by suspensions and strong conviction and other officials baseball Marge SCHOTT as lead owner of the Cincinnati Reds in 1999, largely for its insensitive remarks about ethnic groups.
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