Writing still alive at the LA Times

[yk9001]

Opening paragraph in an article talking about Steve Ballmer

 

Frank McCourt had a psychic on his payroll while driving the Dodgers into bankruptcy. Stan Kasten and his Chicago-based financiers agreed to a broadcasting deal that removed Vin Scully from most of our television sets. Arte Moreno signed a recovering drug addict before coming to the shocking realization that addicts are prone to relapse.

 

Good Stuff.

 

http://www.latimes.com/sports/clippers/la-sp-ballmer-griffin-hernandez-20160205-story.html

 

 

[yk9001]

Its funny, in the dead tree version, it read:

Arte Moreno signed a recovering drug addict before coming to the shocking realization that the player was a drug addict.

[Jay]

Kind of dumb actually

 

Moreno didn't come to a shocking realization, he knew addicts are prone to relapse, which is why he tried to protect himself with language in Hamilton's contract.

 

Still got screwed but...

[ABC]

Sell the team. 

[Angel Oracle]

LOL at the issue with SportsNetLA still existing TWO years later, Dogs fans must be beside themselves not being able to watch their team.

[Hollyw00d]

mark Cuban wants to own a baseball team

[DailyHalo]

mark Cuban wants to own a baseball team

...Wouldn't that be something else, If/when Arte eventually decides to sell the Team.

[Blarg]

What, that we go from a Mexican to a Cuban owning the team?

[QuinlansMinion]

Kind of dumb actually

Moreno didn't come to a shocking realization, he knew addicts are prone to relapse, which is why he tried to protect himself with language in Hamilton's contract.

Still got screwed but...

Haha thats a funny way to justify it. So this was Arte's thinking at the time

"Ill sign Josh but im fully aware he could relapse at any moment. If that happens, ill simply trade him to any team he chooses, and ill pay most of his contract."

For a "businessman," thats a pretty stupid line of thinking. Why even take the risk if you know youre just going to get fed up and ship him off for free if he relapses, losing millions in the process? Unless of course, he wasnt aware Josh could relapse, which would explain why he signed him in the first place.

[Hollyw00d]

In which case, he is a moron if he truly believe that.

Which he didnt. He knew what Hamilton is. He just didnt care.

[Hollyw00d]

Kind of dumb actually

Moreno didn't come to a shocking realization, he knew addicts are prone to relapse, which is why he tried to protect himself with language in Hamilton's contract.

Still got screwed but...

Fat lot of good that did him.

I'm kinda glad arte got screwed. Not because I like Hamilton, I just think Moreno is an even bigger ahole

[halomatt]

What, that we go from a Mexican to a Cuban owning the team?

Props.  

[QuinlansMinion]

Fat lot of good that did him.

I'm kinda glad arte got screwed. Not because I like Hamilton, I just think Moreno is an even bigger ahole

Im not. Because at the end of the day we just end up getting screwed because now we have no Left Fielder, no money to spend, and next years free agent class sucks.  Now if Arte got screwed like Donald Sterling did and had to sell his team because of some ignorant comments he made or something, that would be great. 

[Jay]

I'm sure it's crossed his mind.

[Stradling]

Haha thats a funny way to justify it. So this was Arte's thinking at the time

"Ill sign Josh but im fully aware he could relapse at any moment. If that happens, ill simply trade him to any team he chooses, and ill pay most of his contract."

For a "businessman," thats a pretty stupid line of thinking. Why even take the risk if you know youre just going to get fed up and ship him off for free if he relapses, losing millions in the process? Unless of course, he wasnt aware Josh could relapse, which would explain why he signed him in the first place.

No that's not what Jay posted.

[Stradling]

Fat lot of good that did him.

I'm kinda glad arte got screwed. Not because I like Hamilton, I just think Moreno is an even bigger ahole

Of all the stupid stuff you post this is at the very top of it.

[VariousCrap]

Kind of dumb actually

 

Moreno didn't come to a shocking realization, he knew addicts are prone to relapse, which is why he tried to protect himself with language in Hamilton's contract.

 

Still got screwed but...

 

 

 

There was no special language in the contract. lol

 

That was Arte being Arte.

[Hollyw00d]

Im not. Because at the end of the day we just end up getting screwed because now we have no Left Fielder, no money to spend, and next years free agent class sucks. Now if Arte got screwed like Donald Sterling did and had to sell his team because of some ignorant comments he made or something, that would be great.

Who cares? I don't. I wont be spending a dollar on the angels this year

[Hollyw00d]

Of all the stupid stuff you post this is at the very top of it.

Why? Do you like Moreno?

Its not your money

[Stradling]

Why? Do you like Moreno?

Its not your money

You hating Arte more than Josh is pathetic.

[Stradling]

I don't see Arte as some villain because he is tight with HIS money this off season even though I don't get it. I think Josh is a piece of garbage, not because he's an addict, but because he took zero responsibility.

[Chuck]

I don't see Arte as some villain because he is tight with HIS money this off season even though I don't get it. I think Josh is a piece of garbage, not because he's an addict, but because he took zero responsibility.

+1

[laagamer]

Quick someone beat a dead horse. 

[Blarg]

Who cares? I don't. I wont be spending a dollar on the angels this year

So can you please explain why you are on the message board?

[VariousCrap]

So can you please explain why you are on the message board?

 

 

 

Probably because he knows this message board will be more entertaining than that Angels.