Doctors are once again working to bring San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow, beaten in the Dodger Stadium parking lot after the team’s season opener, out of a medically induced coma. The coma was induced to allow his damaged brain time to heal. Stow was beaten by two assailants after the Giants/Dodgers game on March […]
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Schieffer new Dodgers monitor
Talk about a potential culture clash: MLB Commissioner Bud Selig appointed J. Thomas Schieffer, a former Texas Rangers president and a Lone Star State guy through and through, to oversee the floundering finances of the Los Angeles Dodgers as the team gets its house in order. Schieffer, currently an attorney specializing in oil and gas […]
McCourt response to Selig: Strong words, no lawsuit
So far the only response from Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt to the takeover of his team by MLB has been some strong words coming from a subordinate — but no lawsuit yet, despite some reporting to the contrary by iffy media outlets. New Dodgers hire Steve Soboroff, a Los Angeles political insider installed […]
Selig seizes Dodgers from McCourt
Distressed over the deteriorating financial condition of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Commissioner Bud Selig has seized control of the flagship MLB franchise and will appoint a trustee to oversee “all business and day-to-day operations” of the ballclub. The surprise move came after a questionable $30 million personal loan to Dodgers owner Frank McCourt from Fox […]
Stow still in critical condition
San Francisco Giants fan Bryan Stow, beaten in the Dodger Stadium parking lot after the Dodgers’ season opener, is still in a medically induced coma after an attempt to bring him back to consciousness ended poorly. On Friday doctors reduced Stow’s medication in order to bring him out of the induced coma and evaluate his […]
The Week That Was: April 17
Issues with security at Major League Baseball ballparks, the return of Jose Canseco to professional baseball, random talk of contraction and new life for California ballparks. The top stories on Ballpark Digest this past week, as measured in page views. Pirates employee found dead near PNC Park Dodgers scrap half-price drink promotion Cansecos hits North […]
No arrests at Dodger Stadium with new security system in place
The increased police presence at Dodger Stadium last night certainly paid off when it came to public perception of the proceedings: There were no arrests made during the Dodgers–Cardinals game, a clear contrast to the opening series when a Giants fan was severely beaten in the parking lot. It sounds like the new approach to […]
Dodgers scrap half-price drink promotion
In the wake of a nasty beating of a San Francisco Giants fan in the Dodger Stadium parking lot on March 31, the Los Angeles Dodgers are scrapping a half-price drink promotion slated for midweek day games and preparing for increased security at tonight’s game. The six-game promotion that runs throughout the season will continue […]
All quiet at AT&T Park last night
It was a normal AT&T Park night, with no major fights or public incidents, as the San Francisco Giants hosted the Los Angeles Dodgers for the first time since Giants fan Bryan Stow was beaten March 31 at Dodger Stadium. Giants officials implemented security measures at AT&T Park on the par for a World Series […]
Security tight tonight at AT&T Park for Dodgers-Giants tilt
Security for tonight’s Los Angeles-San Francisco game at AT&T Park will be played with extra security both within and outside the ballpark, as the Giants front office brings in World Series-level measures to prevent any retaliatory moves from fans in the wake of last month’s Dodger Stadium beating. Giants fan Bryan Stow was beaten in […]
Pirates employee found dead near PNC Park
A Pittsburgh Pirates employee was found dead early Saturday morning — bleeding, face down on the pavement — after working the Friday night PNC Park Bucs game, in what police are calling a suspicious incident. Michael Schacht, 58, had been an usher for the Pirates since 2004. He was found unresponsive and bleeding around a […]
The Week That Was: April 10
The preservation of a historic playing field, franchise shifts and sales in the independent-baseball ranks, a San Francisco ballpark visit, and some bad news from Clark and Addison were the biggest stories this week. A look at the top stories on Ballpark Digest this week, as measured by page views. Giants fan severely beaten in […]
Dodgers up security; will it be enough?
Most of us grew up with the image of Dodger Stadium as this bucolic paradise, a wide swath of verdant happiness in what’s become a rough-edged city. But now the rough edges of the city have intruded on the field of dreams, and there are definite issues with drunken, rowdy fans showing up to Los […]