Get Ready Cali

Magic Johnson said to be in the running for buying the Los Angeles Dodgers. Now this is far from being over, but you have to like his chances with the group speculated to be in on the purchase with him. Stan Kasten, former president of the Atlanta Braves and Washington Nationals seems to head this group as far as bringing them together. Mark Walter, CEO of Guggenheim Partners seems to be the main source of finances to this operation, and Magic a good guy to brand a team. Magic is one of, if not the biggest sports stars in L.A. history, playing for the Lakers of the NBA. This group seems to have a real shot with the money, the brains, and the brand they are trying to put together for this endeavor. It will very much come down to money and who can put forth the most, but you have to like the groups chances as long as they can compete in that sense, which it seems they can as of now. They will definitely bring a lot to the table that owner Frank McCourt hasn’t in recent years for the Dodgers. They should be able to restore this team to prominence in the NL West and they have some building blocks if they succeed with this buy. Kemp, Kershaw, Either, Loney, those are some good players and with Magic in town I’m sure some more could be persuaded to join them. Another consideration to the purchase of the Dodgers is Mark Cuban. He has the wealth and the presence to come in and buy the team as well, and I believe would also be a good fit as owner if the Magic, Walter, Kasten group doesn’t get it. It has been said that Cuban will make a bid. Cuban won it all with the Dallas Mavericks as their owner, and the NBA has a salary cap, so maybe the “Cubes” could take the Dodgers to the top. I am for either of these two getting the team; I think it would be good for the Dodgers and baseball. Get ready for the bidding war because this will be a big deal. (See what I did there)