Here is but one excerpt from McCourt’s chat. This is not for the faint hearted:

meloco912: Frank, how do you plan on changing the mind set of us naysayers who question your ownership?

McCourt: I can talk about it until I’m blue in the face, no pun intended, but I’m a firm believer that actions speak louder than words. I have set out, I hope very clearly, the three goals for my stewardship. No. 1, championship caliber baseball, year in and year out and yes, that means winning more than our fair share of world championships. No. 2, the best experience for all of our fans, including making Dodger Stadium the No. 1 venue in all of sports. And No. 3, making the Dodgers a model franchise when it comes to partnering with and being an integral part of the greater Los Angeles community, as I spoke about earlier. These are our goals and objectives and I should be judged based on how well the organization achieves them. We’re here for the long haul and I truly hope that I’ll know that I’ve started to succeed when I’ve turned you from a naysayer into a supporter. In short, we plan to be a part of the community for a long, long time and I can assure that nobody wants to win as badly as I do.

I noticed his approach at the plate has improved since being called up. Shows alot more patience now drawing more walks, and hitting to all fields.
Definitely a keeper. I hope he doesn’t go on a trade, or fire sale. . .

vl, if Billz doesn’t like what Navarro calls for, he can shake him off. Vinny puts it so well – the catcher suggests what should be thrown. So maybe Billz just rested on his “laurels” for a little bit. After all, it’s so rare the team scores for him.

I’m glad they got rid of Cormier but I hope they don’t ruining De La Rosa. Now can we get rid of Navarro and get Ellis back up. What the heck I miss a Gibbons homerun to. I really hate that I miss a rare hit with the bases loaded especially a GS.

Forgot about Tronco. I’d still option Rubby before Tronco though. Keep him starting. In a couple years you could have Kersh, Rubby, Lee and Billz as 4 of the five. Then you could go out and get a Lilly or Garland type to truely be your 5th starter and you’d be in pretty good shape.
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I’ve read something somewhere that Logan and Ned don’t get along too well. Doesn’t surprise me when one can recognize and draft talent, and the other can’t and trades it away for nothing.

Position players its pretty much a no brainer [which suits Ned perfectly] – Castro and Mitchell shouldn’t be on any team anywhere. Neither should Gibbons unless he strictly does what he should be doing only – PHing. But the fact that Gibbons would be your third choice to cut off your roster doesn’t say much for your roster in the first place.

When Blake comes off I’d expect Mitchell to be optioned back to AAA. When Thames is ready I’d suspect Castro will be cut loose. Not to worry though, no one will want him and he can go back to Albuquerque and wait for his next call up. Ned will never just get rid of him.

Good afternoon all. Just enjoying a day off, and looking forward to this afternoons game.
I see Rick Monday is a guest on the Astros pre game show discussing the draft. He was the 1st over all pick in the very first one in 1965. What do you know? I never knew that. It goes to show you can always learn something new every day. He gave some good insight to the draftees. Pitchers can’t expect to win every start, and hitters & fielders have to realize there will be peaks & valleys over the course of their careers. Take the good with the bad, and don’t get too stressed.
I hope Lilly does well, and he gets some decent run support. It sure would be a much needed shot in the arm. This team needs to win the rubber game today, and take this series. After their dismal performance over the last 10 days, they need all the help they can get.

That’s a good question. Let’s take a look on the ol’ Navarrosuckometer:
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1-2-3-4-5-6-Lilly-8-Gibbons-Navarro-11-12-13-14-Mitchell-16-17-18-19-20-21-22-23-24-25-26-27-25-29-30-31-32-33-34-35-36-37-38-39-40-41-42-43-44-45-46-47-48-49-51-52-53-54-55-56-57-58-59-60-61-62-63-64-65-66-67-68-69-70-71-72-73-74-75-76-77-78-79-80-81-82-83-84-85-86-87-88-89-90-91-92-93-94-95-96-97-98-99-Ned
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Scale used to only go up to 10, but I had to make some exceptions.

It was pretty common there before they started using the humidor. I saw a game there in 2000 when the Rox played the Braves. Never before had I seen a ball travel so far & fast. Piazza used to crush 460 footers on a regular basis there.

HOUSTON — Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Hong-Chih Kuo, who abruptly left the team two weeks ago to deal with an apparent case of the yips and was placed on the 15-day disabled list with what was termed “anxiety disorder,” appears to have regained his command while throwing off a mound at the team’s spring-training facility in Glendale, Ariz.

For more news, notes and analysis of the Dodgers, check out Dodger Thoughts from Jon Weisman. Blog

“He has been throwing a lot,” Dodgers manager Ned Colletti said. “He is at about 90 percent intensity and having no problems with his command. We’ll see where we go from here.”

Colletti said Kuo eventually will face hitters in extended spring-training games, but that there is no target date for that to happen, nor is there a target date for Kuo to begin a minor league rehabilitation assignment.

Kuo, a National League All-Star for the first time last year, had an 11.57 ERA in nine appearances this season, with a highly uncharacteristic six walks in 4 2/3 innings. He left the team before a May 11 game in Pittsburgh, and while team officials were guarded that day as to his whereabouts, it quickly became clear that Kuo was dealing with the yips — an inability to control where his pitches were going — albeit a milder case than the one that briefly plagued him in 2009.

Colletti declined to say whether Kuo also is receiving any psychological counseling as part of his effort to overcome the problem.

Remember, I’m not paid to think, only to make people think this team can be competitive so they come out to the park and put more money in bosses pockets. BTW, I’ve just learned that because of you fans that still come out to the park, boss will probably make his next payroll, yippee, more mustache wax for me.

This whole season’s a joke. But then, we knew it would be when we saw the roster. AND because Ned’s such an idiot and signed Fuckal and Waddles Uribe to big contracts, getting anyone to take them at the trade deadline is near impossible. At best you’d probably get a 4th or 5th tier prospect and still have to eat half the salary.

Well 2 yrs ago the contract wasn’t that bad for Furcal until he got hurt the past 2 season now the contract is hurting us. I don’t know about Furcal considering he’s always hurt but you might get a good prospect back from Blake. Gosh to bad Broxton had to screw up his trading value if he had one for pitching crappy in the 2nd half last year.

Just so all of you assholes know, a hot dog won’t fit up my butt. I just tried it and it’s a no-go! (Anyone got a Handy-wipe?)
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I also want you all to stop complaining, I’ve saved the day. I had Ned get me a pepperoni pizza and a new starting pitcher. Seems the stupid Pirates and Mariners just let the kid go! Shoot, he was half-way decent back in ’07!http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2011/05/dodgers-sign-ian-snell.html

Holy smoke ex Dodgers players Baez went 5 innings and Valdez 1 2 3 innings. no freaking way. I love to see the box score that said 2nd baseman and than switch to pitcher and Valdez came in late to play 2nd bases.

I can’t bite my tounge any longer, y’all know me and my belief that negativity, is self serving…Y’all also know that I stand by whom ever we out in the field…That’s what ball players do. However, Frank and Jamie, have reached a crossroad, one that given the slightest opportunity, will reap rewards that are in no way shape or manner good for us fans, the Dodgers, or anything pertaining to what we and I am a native…even know, I reside elsewhere now, have grown, not only to enjoy, but to appreciate, what being a Dodger ( and we all are Dodgers .) At least everyone of us that believes in our proud history. I’m not just talking Jackie and his struggles, or Sandy and his Mastery on the mound. I’m talking about what, I as a middle aged man, have based my love upon. This love was handed to me by my father and I believe it was handed down to him by his father. I made the statement, sometime last year, (maybe) that our beloved Boy’s in Blue could play just as well ( maybe better ) with an empty stadium just as well as with a full one? ( and I truly believe this ), after all…they’re professionals, now! Up until this point they have excelled without much fanfare. Please do your part in restoring what is and should always be, the best and most enjoyable expierince that our grand ole game has to offer. This expierence rest not souly on the amout of money we spend, or the amount of frustration we endure, but on what we as true caretakers of a proud and truly treasured organization believe to precious. This is, and has always been in our ( as the loyal paying publics hands. ) If you want what you grew up loving, or you want what your parents grew up loving, now is the time to restore what we all…believe to be the greatest place to not only play the game of baseball, but to see it played as well. The Dodger Way is more that just how we conduct ourselves on the field of play, it is in how we go about enjoying the game itself. That has always been the best of the best, without this we are just anither run of the mill franchise…and I won’t give that up without a fight. ( We… me and you ) as fans are what is going to continue this wonderful tradition and nothing else. forget Frankm and Jamie, forget the payroll, forget the fact that we are the one of the biggest makets in baseball, and focus on what brought us all here.
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Boo…..
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“Dodgers owner Frank McCourt has told Major League Baseball officials that he expects to meet the team’s payroll next week, three people briefed on the matter said Wednesday.
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McCourt needs about $9.8 million to meet the May 31 payroll, said a person familiar with the situation who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the potential for litigation. McCourt could obtain at least some of that money by accelerating payments the Dodgers were due later this season, one of the people briefed on the matter said.
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The amount of money needed to meet payroll will increase in June, when the Dodgers must pay Manny Ramirez more than $6 million in deferred compensation, according to two people familiar with the Ramirez contract. The payroll comes due on June 15 and 30, with the Ramirez payment slated for June 30, one of the people said.”
.http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-0526-dodgers-mccourt-20110526,0,648446.story
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Mccourt is scum
Changing ownership is a must
Colletti needs to go with him
O’Malley never shamed us like this
Underhanded ownership is not welcome here
Real class comes from within, and he is empty inside
This week held a lot of hope but not so much now
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You have to look longer and harder for his supporters
Only ostriches like him
Usually you have to turn over a rock to find stuff like him
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Maybe we’ll have better luck next month
Only another month
There’s a good chance that Manny might make a difference
How much longer can he really hold out?
Everyone around me will be happy when he’s gone too
Really
For now we just gotta hang in there
Unusually low attendance will still matter
Chumps like him will never really succeed
Knowing how much he’s raped the franchise can’t be forgotten
Even pond scum doesn’t like him
Rejection by an entire city must be humiliating
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Inside The Dodgers will not let him relax
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Believe it louse, you’re dead in this town
Early polls are in, turd, and you’ve lost
Try and keep this team and you’ll regret it
There are too many of us that will never quit fighting you
Even Vin is embarrassed by your actions (I hope)
Ross Porter’s departure was a huge clue
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Now my resolve is stronger than ever
Even with this news tonight you’re a loser
Victory is still within our grasp
E’s are getting harder to come up with something
Resolute is our determination
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Shit, more e’s coming up
Eric is my name
Erick is not my name
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Yellowstone is somewhere I haven’t yet seen
Oh, I’ve been to a lot of places
Unfortunately just not to Yellowstone
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I think I’ll make it there eventually
No, not real soon but in a decade or so
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Probably not in the next five years
Understand that I’m not scared of bears
Bear attacks aren’t that common
Lemon pie is really good
I can’t remember why I started this in the first place
Criminy, it was that bastard’s claim he could make payroll…..

Sorry for the horrible spelling…but my point should still resonate boldly. It is just as much our responsibilty to adhere to the standards, we belive in, as it is anyone’s. Past, present or future. Unless we give into other beliefs, as opposed to what we enjoy at the ballpark…This legacy will continue…

Thank you fans for your continued support. I know boss is very happy when he sees the parking lots and the stadium filled. It means he’ll be able to keep his team, and buy himself more necessary things, like his weekly manicure and pedicure.

I feel sorry for Posey.
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But I feel worse for us – to the extent that Posey’s injury will be a drag on the Giants’ ability to win, that’s bad news for us. Why? It improves the odds that the Dodgers will be within striking distance of first place come the trading deadline. That means that unless a regime change comes through soon, Ned will be trading away the few prospects we have left for more PVLs. :(

We drafted Konerko as a catcher and what’s sicking me is Price wanted to go to college such a waste pick but he was pick in the 19th rounds in 2004 but was TB 1st round overall pick in 2007 same with Utley other than him being a 1st overall pick.

Surprise McCourts ranked last as owners in independant poll, yet Dodger Stadium was ranked in the top 5 parks to see a babeball game. Now let’s remove the owners so we can actually see a good Dodgers team play at Dodger Stadium. If not, the owners may ruin one of the best stadiums in MLB, they are trying, enough foul teritory has been removed for seats I can’t afford already.

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