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October 30, 2009

Dodgers' Owners Cheated on Fans

Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times

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Dodgers fans didn't need to witness this week's divorce wrecking ball to feel the rubble and cough the dust.

By the time Frank and Jamie McCourt chose to publicly level their marriage, their ownership legacy had already been disintegrating.

To those who watched the Dodgers fall three wins short of a World Series for the second consecutive season, perhaps none of the salacious allegations are as disturbing as the team's inability to trade for Cliff Lee.

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