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I have lots of questions. Lots and lots of questions.

Now I am not saying he will answer our questions, but since Frank McCourt seems to be on this publicity tour of sorts, I thought perhaps if I compiled a bunch of my questions, as well as some from the public, he could respond to them. What better forum for all of us? After all, when he was on the Mason & Ireland show yesterday, then Petros & Money, he took calls from probably no more than 10 people combined.

The internet world would be a great place for Frank to answer up to. We are the ones reading everything out there. We are on Twitter, message boards, blogs, etc. We are probably the most cynical group with the most questions.

I have been one of Frank’s biggest critics. Now would be a great time to come clean. And here, he has all of the time he needs to think of an answer.

My questions are below. Put yours in the comments or email them to ryan@dodgersfyi.com. I will not pick and choose, I will include everything, as long as it is a relevant question. And one last rule, keep it clean, please.

Once I have everything together, I will push this to some sources and see if he would be willing to answer.

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What can you tell us about the thought process in hiring Vladimir Shpunt and paying him a six-figure salary to send good vibes to the team remotely?

 

Why did you choose New York as the place to make your first real public comments in quite some time? You had to know the Los Angeles you have been avoiding for some time was not going to think positively about this?

 

 

Did the timing of your press conference in New York have anything to do with the fact that Tom Schieffer was scheduled to have his own press conference shortly after yours?

 

 

We are seeing lows in attendance that we have not seen in quite some time. Why do you think this is?

 

 

Considering that the Dodgers have made the playoffs twice in the last three years, why do you think season ticket sales have declined?

 

 

How is it that when you left your meeting with MLB and had your press conference, MLB released a statement essentially calling you a liar in regards to the conversations that happened only a matter of hours earlier?

 

 

What makes you think it is a good idea to constantly refer to your efforts to react to the Brian Stow incident as “turning a positive into a negative.” It seems insensitive to constantly try to spin this event into a positive when somebody is fighting for their life.

 

 

The public can recall public officials. Do you understand how all of the turmoil and off-the-field distractions could cause the public to want to recall you? After all, Dodger fans want to care about baseball, not constantly be surrounded by all of this stuff.

 

 

Also regarding the Brian Stow incident, how could you possibly have sat idly by and wait for what essentially felt like your hand to be forced to say anything? You are the top dog with the Dodgers, yet the true face, Tommy Lasorda was on camera at the donation rally with tears in his eyes crying.

 

4 Responses to Do you have a question you would like to ask Frank McCourt?

  1. You should ask Frank "How can you justify splitting the Dodger Stadium parking lots into a separate company (Blue Land Co), then renting them back to the team at exorbitant rates of 14-15 million dollars per year? And is Blue Land Co the "other company" that you keep referring to when saying you didn't take money out of the team?"

    • dodgersfyi says:

      Will definitely include it, but I see that being a dodged question because of the IRS investigation. He may not be legally able to answer. Good one though.

      Also, something came up during his press conference about the ownership in the TV revenue going to an entity that is not the Dodgers. Probably a similar setup.

  2. wkyy AKA kp says:

    Dear Frank,

    How is it possible to be unable to make payroll two months into the season? With two years remaining on the existing t.v. contract, where is the revenue stream from that? How is the Steve Sobokoff hiring working out? How does it feel to drive one of the premiere sports franchises into the ditch? How does it feel to be the worst owner of any team in any sport ever? What was the rationale for paying your boys six figure salaries for not even working? etc etc etc

  3. bill says:

    Why are you Satan?

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