tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post3617685098683471703..comments2024-03-28T13:45:22.510-07:00Comments on Sons of Steve Garvey: The Giants Anomaly Will PassSteve Saxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00930320282262607468noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-2170550945297641512012-11-05T15:56:40.301-08:002012-11-05T15:56:40.301-08:00*cries**cries*Franklin Stubbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13391264447066995962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36360371.post-30600234519004811352012-11-05T14:25:25.373-08:002012-11-05T14:25:25.373-08:00Gentle readers, this comes down to stability. See...Gentle readers, this comes down to stability. See, back in 1999 or thereabouts, the O'Malley family wanted to build a foosball stadium using part of the enormous parking lot in Chavez Ravine.<br /><br />The city council, including Mark Ridley Thomas (who was also on the Colosseum commission) said "No." Why? Because LA had an aging relic of a stadium they thought suited an NFL team. Why build a new one with private funds?<br /><br />This pissed the O'Malleys off to no end; prompting them to sell our beloved franchise to evil incarnate (Fox). After Fox's failed attempts at ownership (bye, bye, Mike Piazza), our Blue hearts were put in the hands of a Boston parking lot attendant. The rest, as we say, is history.<br /><br />Lesson? Blame the inept LA city council and the idiotic Colosseum Commission for their short-sighted mishandling of the whole NFL/stadium/piss off of the O'Malleys and the resulting mess they made of the Dodgers.<br /><br />May Stan Kasten have mercy on our souls. rbnlawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192692349456006520noreply@blogger.com