Friday, April 29, 2011

McCourt Takes SoSG Advice, Attempts More Conciliatory Approach

Frank McCourt's Thursday's bombast revolved around how MLB Commissioner is avoiding a rational discussion between reasonable individuals:

Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt said Thursday that commissioner Bud Selig is "ducking" him as he makes his case to retain control over the team.

McCourt spoke to MLB officials in New York on Wednesday, but Selig was not present. The league has taken control of the franchise in the best interests of baseball and has installed Tom Schieffer as monitor.

McCourt has argued that MLB just has to approve a proposed television deal with Fox and uncertainties over his divorce and the finances of the team will disappear.

"I want to talk to Bud, and I want to know why he's ducking me," McCourt said during an appearance on MSNBC Thursday. "I'm here to solve a problem, not make a problem, and you know, we'll deal with the next steps if he says. I can't make a person talk to me and can't make a person focus on the issue. [...]

"I just want to talk to Bud," he said to CNBC. "I'm sure I'll learn a lot more. You know, guys, we all you know run into different jams at different times, and how do you solve them? You communicate. You sit down if you're interested in solving a problem, you sit down to talk about a solution. At least that's what I've found in my business career. And I've tried to talk to Bud for several weeks. He's ducking me. I don't know why. We should be having a conversation about this. This is about solving a problem."

All Frank wants to do is talk, right? Maybe he read our post yesterday and took our advice to heart? Not likely (on either count)...

1 comments:

rbnlaw said...

Simple solution, Frankie:

SELL, SELL, SELL!!!!!!!!!!!!