Published on Sunday, January 31, 2010
By JIM ALEXANDER
Maybe Frank McCourt picked the wrong decade to buy a baseball team.
If the underfinanced but constantly spinning Dodgers owner were in charge in the '70s or '80s, or even the '90s, he might have pulled it off. People would have grumbled, but it would have been a thousand water cooler conversations in search of a groundswell.
But as we undertake our annual examination of the State of SoCal Sports, the land has shifted under our feet. And the running debate about McCourt's ownership offers a particularly instructive example of how the Internet age has made being a fan more egalitarian than ever.
Among the owners of this region's professional franchises, only the Lakers' Jerry Buss receives the unconditional support of his fan base. Elsewhere, with the pursuit of championships less clear, the degree of mistrust (or angst) varies
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